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All About Eve (1950)
The Best Picture of 1950 is....."All About Eve." This is a classic show business melodrama about a young actress who maneuvers her way into the life and circle of friends of a veteran Broadway star with the intent of promoting her own career. Director-screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz ("Woman [..]
Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
"Battle: Los Angeles" is a science fiction film about Los Angeles being the last stand against an alien invasion of Earth, with a staff sergeant and his platoon taking the lead in fighting them. Director Jonathan Liebesman ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" 2006) gave much [..]
Mother Lode (1982)
Charlton Heston directs and stars in "Mother Lode," the story of two "city slickers" who fly into the wilderness of British Columbia to search for a missing colleague. Their plane crashes and they find themselves at the mercy of a crazed old Scottish miner, with the drama proceeding [..]
Tootsie (1982)
Dustin Hoffman plays a talented but difficult New York actor who cannot find work and resorts to disguising himself as a woman in "Tootsie." Director Sydney Pollack ("They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" 1969) created an engrossing and entertaining motion picture reminiscent of the old Hollywood screwball comedies. The [..]
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
"The Legend of Billie Jean" is an action film about a Texas teenager who accidentally shots a millionaire bully, then goes on the run all over the state with her brother, becoming a media icon as they are pursued by law enforcement and the paparazzi. Mediocre [..]
Ithaca (2015)
"Ithaca" is a drama film set in World War II centered on 14-year-old Homer who is a telegram messenger in his home town. After losing his father, his older brother goes to fight in the war, leaving Homer to care for his mother and two younger [..]
Father of the Bride (1950)
Spencer Tracy plays the father of Elizabeth Taylor as he shares with the audience the problems, frustrations, and joys of organizing and paying for her wedding in "Father of the Bride." Director Vincente Minnelli ("The Pirate" 1948) gave us an absorbing old-fashioned family story from a [..]
A Great Awakening (2026)
"A Great Awakening" is a historical drama detailing the unlikely friendship between fiery evangelist George Whitefield and Enlightenment thinker Benjamin Franklin in the 1730's and 1740's during the Great Awakening religious revival in Britain and her thirteen American colonies. Director Jonathan Enck created a riveting drama about these [..]
The Name of the Rose (1986)
"The Name of the Rose" is a medieval murder mystery where a monk and his young novice travel from England to a Northern Italian abbey for a theological conference only to find fellow monks dying mysteriously. The pair investigate and find more than expected, with the drama proceeding [..]
The Grifters (1990)
"The Grifters" is a noir crime thriller depicting a lifelong con artist reuniting with her estranged son and, along with his girl friend, becoming embroiled in a complex web of criminal activity. Director Stephen Frears ("Dangerous Liaisons" 1988) has put together what could be called the [..]