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Born to Dance (1936) – full review!

Born to Dance (1936) – full review!

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Born to Dance (1936) – full review! Directed by Roy Del Ruth with a story co-written by Sid Silvers who plays the unluckily married sailor ‘Gunny’ Sacks this average Cole Porter musical features a singing James Stewart in only his tenth film! Porter received the first of four Best Music Oscar nominations (without a win) for his Song “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” (sung by Virginia Bruce); the previous year’s Oscar [...]
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Made on Broadway (1933)

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Made on Broadway (1933) Directed by Harry Beaumont (The Broadway Melody (1929)) with a Gene Markey script that was based on a Courteney Terrett story this average comedy drama stars Robert Montgomery Sally Eilers Madge Evans & Eugene Pallette and features several other recognizable actors in other minor (cameo) roles like C. Henry Gordon Jean Parker and Vince Barnett (among others). What begins as an interesting comical tale about a spin [...]
THE WORLD THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL (1959)

The World the Flesh and the Devil (1959)

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The World the Flesh and the Devil (1959) The World the Flesh and the Devil (1959) starts out fine before it goes awry. Its most basic flaws are its awkward clumsy attempts to make a social statements – about race and humanity – which are unearned by the depth of its exploration. However given the fact that the movie was released years before the Civil Rights Act was signed by President Johnson in 1964 – something which is [...]
FACTS OF LIFE THE (1960) – FULL REVIEW!

Facts of Life The (1960) – full review!

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Facts of Life The (1960) – full review! Directed by Melvin Frank who co-wrote it with producer Norman Panama this romance drama was originally written as a Brief Encounter (1945) type movie for James Stewart & Olivia de Havilland who’s only film together ended up being Airport ‘77 (1977). Eight years later it was modified into a more comedic look at two persons who are frustrated by their attempts to have an affair. Hence it [...]
EDWARD G. ROBINSON

Edward G. Robinson

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Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson was born in Bucharest Romania on December 12 1893. Though he’d begun his Hollywood acting career years earlier (first appearing onscreen during the silent era) it was director Mervyn LeRoy’s Little Caesar (1931) that made him a star. Playing the title role of a diminutive gangster that wanted to be a big shot Robinson gave his character Enrico Bandello an energy akin to James Cagney’s portrayal of Tom [...]
Damon and Pythias (1962) aka Il tiranno di Siracusa

Damon and Pythias (1962) aka Il tiranno di Siracusa

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Damon and Pythias (1962) aka Il tiranno di Siracusa Directed by Curtis Bernhardt this classic story was scripted by producer (with Sam Jaffe) Samuel Marx and Franco Riganti with English dialogue from Bridget Boland and Barry Oringer. Guy Williams and Don Burnett respectively play the titled leads. Ilaria Occhini plays Pythias’ (pregnant) wife Nerissa while Liana Orfei plays Damon’s girlfriend-come-wife Adriana. Marina Berti plays Pythias’ [...]
JUDGE PRIEST (1934) – FULL REVIEW!

Judge Priest (1934) – full review!

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Judge Priest (1934) – full review! Not one of John Ford’s better films in fact it’s quite dull for most of the first hour which might explain why the director felt the need to remake this comedy drama as The Sun Shines Bright (1953) with Charles Winninger. This one features Will Rogers in the title role and a screenplay by Dudley Nichols and Lamar Trotti. The cast also includes Tom Brown Anita Louise Henry Walthall David Landau [...]
Day the Earth Stood Still The (1951)

Day the Earth Stood Still The (1951)

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Day the Earth Stood Still The (1951) Directed by Robert Wise with a screenplay by Edmund North that was based on a story by Harry Bates this above average sci-fi thriller was added to the National Film Registry in 1995. The drama which begins with a flying saucer landing in Washington D.C. involves an alien visitor named Klaatu (Michael Rennie) who along with his bodyguard robot Gort (Lock Martin) has come to Earth shortly after our World had [...]
The jack LEMMON Film Collection

The jack LEMMON Film Collection

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The jack LEMMON Film Collection Purchase this DVD Collection now at Phffft! (1954) – in his screen debut Jack Lemmon was fortunate enough to play opposite Judy Holliday in one of her too few films the comedy It Should Happen to You (1954). Later that same year (in his second movie) he was paired again with the comedienne in this slightly above average battle-of-the-sexes romantic comedy directed by Mark Robson and written by George Axelrod [...]
ROCKY (1976)

Rocky (1976)

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Rocky (1976) Titled boxer Balboa (AFI’s #7 hero) helped this film and its director John Avildsen win Oscars. What if Oscar nominated Best Actor Sylvester Stallone had accepted the $150000 the producers offered him to let Ryan O’Neal play the lead? Thankfully we’ll never know. The fight scene was filmed in reverse order starting with the fifteenth round and Stallone and Weathers in heavy make-up. As filming continued the make-up [...]
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