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The Tender Trap (1955)
Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds head up the cast of the romantic comedy "The Tender Trap." Charles Walters ("Easter Parade" 1948) expertly directed this breezy comedy into a big hit at the box office for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The script was written by Julius J. Epstein, [..]
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
"Sunset Boulevard" is a classic Hollywood melodrama about a struggling screenwriter who becomes involved with an aging silent movie star who refuses to acknowledge her "has-been" status. The heavy drama proceeds from there, as he is drawn further and further into her dark world of [..]
Birdman (2014)
The Best Picture of 2014 is....."Birdman." This is a black comedy about a faded actor, best known for playing a superhero named Birdman, attempting to make a comeback by starring in a Broadway play. Director-screenwriter Alejandro G. Inarritu ("Babel" 2006) put together a poorly [..]
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
The wonderful world of Disney in the early 1960's is recreated in "Saving Mr. Banks." This Walt Disney-BBC co-production tells the story of Walt's attempts over twenty years to obtain the screen rights to the children's book series "Mary Poppins" from author P. L. Travers. There are [..]
I’m Still Here (2024)
"I'm Still Here" is a Portuguese-language biopic drama about Eunice Paiva, a Brazilian woman who must care for her five children despite the disappearance of her husband, a former Congressman apparently abducted by the military dictatorship. Brazilian director Walter Salles put together a masterpiece biography with excellent production [..]
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
"Mary Poppins Returns" continues the story of the popular nanny returning to visit Michael and Jane Banks, the children she raised who are now adults, dealing with problems of their own. Director Rob Marshall ("Chicago" 2002) and screenwriter David Magee have turned out a high quality [..]
Mary Poppins (1964)
The story of two children and their nanny, a talented new star named Julie Andrews, and thirty years of Walt Disney's show business experience paid off big time in the massive box office hit "Mary Poppins." The musical-comedy fantasy film combined every area Disney had [..]
White Heat (1949)
"White Heat" is a film noir crime drama where James Cagney plays a ruthless psychotic criminal gang leader who gets into all sorts of trouble. Director Raoul Walsh ("Cheyenne" 1947) put together what is generally recognized as one the best gangster films of all time with [..]
The Three Musketeers (1948)
"The Three Musketeers" is the story of Charles D'Artagnan, a rural Frenchman who travels to Paris for fun and adventure. He finds enormous amounts of both in this classic version of the 1844 novel of the same name by Alexander Dumas. Director George Sidney [..]
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
"The Cat in the Hat" is a live-action comedy film about the famous Cat who invades the lives of two siblings and wreaks havoc on their household, where their mother is scheduled to have a work-related meeting later in the day. Director Bo Welch put together what is [..]