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Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
"Pocketful of Miracles" is the story of a homeless bag lady who must pose as a high society matron for a day, simply because her daughter is coming to town. This touching drama was directed by Frank Capra in his final film job. It is [..]
No Way Up (2024)
"No Way Up" is a disaster film about seven survivors of an airplane which crashes into the shark-infested waters of the Pacific Ocean on its way to Baja California. Swiss director Claudio Fah and the British producers actually did a good job of instilling this low-budget film with [..]
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
"Once Upon a Time in America" is an epic gangster film about members of the Jewish mob during the Prohibition Era, from their childhood through old age. Director Sergio Leone ("The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" 1966) was in control of the entire creative process, [..]
I Am Number Four (2011)
"I Am Number Four" is a science fiction action film telling the story of a teenage alien on earth on the run from other aliens from his home planet who are hunting him down. This passable scifi movie has the ring of familiarity, a storyline we [..]
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
"Sense and Sensibility" is the story of two sisters and their mother forced to move out of their home due to disinheritance by their father's will. Living in a cottage on the estate of a distant relative, the girls experience love, romance, and heartache. This [..]
Unstoppable (2010)
"Unstoppable" is a disaster thriller film about a huge unmanned locomotive out of control on railroad tracks in urban Pennsylvania, loaded with toxic chemicals which would cause an environmental disaster and massive loss of human life if derailed. The only hope of stopping the train is in the [..]
Morning Glory (2010)
"Morning Glory" is the story of a young producer, played by Rachel McAdams, who accepts the challenge of reviving a low-rated morning talk show with battling co-hosts, one a "happy talk" hostess (Diane Keaton) and the other a serious-minded veteran journalist (Harrison Ford). Roger Mitchell ("Notting Hill" 1999) [..]
Watermelon Man (1970)
"Watermelon Man" is the story of a bigoted white man who wakes up one morning to finds he has turned black. He becomes the victim of discriminatory practices, the very same behaviors he himself once used on black people. Director Melvin Van Peebles put together a thoughtful comedy [..]
12 Angry Men (1957)
"12 Angry Men" is the story of a jury deliberating a guilty/not guilty verdict on an inner city teenage boy accused of killing his father. At the beginning, one juror believes in the boy's innocence with the other eleven ready to vote guilty. The lone juror [..]
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
"The Manchurian Candidate" is a the story of a Gulf War veteran experiencing terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad member, now a candidate for U. S. Vice President, is the hero that people remember him being. The political and psychological drama continues from there, [..]