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HARD WAY THE (1943)

Hard Way The (1943)

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Hard Way The (1943) Joan Leslie stars as a woman with average (singing) talent that Jack Carson wants to make a star. Carson and partner Dennis Morgan are traveling vaudeville song & dance men with marginal talent themselves and Carson thinks he’s discovered just what their act needs – this “kid” with spunk. Ida Lupino playing Leslie’s sister uses Carson’s interest in (attraction to) her sister to help [...]
TITANIC (1997)

Titanic (1997)

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Titanic (1997) Believe it or not I liked this film more than L.A. Confidential (1997) (I really did no matter what you say). It shares the distinction of receiving the most Academy Award nominations (14) with All About Eve (1950) (and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)) AND winning the most (11) with Ben Hur (1958). It’s also by far the highest grossing film of all time (may I too one day make a film that has been panned [...]
A DATE WITH THE FALCON (1941)

A Date with the Falcon (1941)

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A Date with the Falcon (1941) The second film in the Falcon series In this film the Falcon (George Sanders) is about to travel on a trip to be married to his fiance Helen (Wendy Barrie) a woman who has finally "caught" him. James Gleason plays the police inspector Edward Gargan is his detective and Allen Jenkins is Goldy (perfect for this type of role and Sanders’ sidekick in all but his last in the series). Helen is naturally [...]
Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

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Beauty and the Beast (1991) This Walt Disney Feature was the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture; in fact it was the only one until the category was expanded to 10 nominees in 2010 (the studio’s Up (2009) and Toy Story 3 (2010) have subsequently been recognized; both of these won Best Animated Feature Film of the Year as a consolation prize). The movie did win for Best Music Original Score; its title song [...]
DALLAS (1950) – FULL REVIEW!

Dallas (1950) – full review!

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Dallas (1950) – full review! Directed by Stuart Heisler (who’d received his only Oscar nomination for Tulsa (1949) for Special Effects) and written by John Twist this needlessly complex and talky Western with a B movie feel that includes some comedy (intentional or otherwise) might please only fans of its lead actor Gary Cooper who plays a familiar role as a wronged man waging a solo battle of revenge. Coop plays Blayde [...]
Born to Dance (1936) – full review!

Born to Dance (1936) – full review!

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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 [...]
Carefree (1938)

Carefree (1938)

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Carefree (1938) Better than average Fred and Ginger fare Astaire plays a single psychiatrist who thinks women are silly. His friend played by Ralph Bellamy asks him to help him with his fiancé (Rogers) which he attempts to do through among other methods hypnosis. Of course you probably already know where this will lead and that the movie will include lots of great dancing and (Irving Berlin) songs which it does. One of the few films with [...]
LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER THE (1935)

Lives of a Bengal Lancer The (1935)

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Lives of a Bengal Lancer The (1935) A very entertaining film with a great cast and a story not to be confused with Gunga Din (1939). Gary Cooper Franchot Tone and Richard Cromwell are officers in the famous British regiment commanded by Colonel Stone (Sir Guy Standing) who battle a Muslim leader (Douglass Dumbrille) in Northwest India. Cooper and Tone also compete for the same girl (Kathleen Burke). Others appearing include: the ever reliable C. [...]
GMEN (1935) – FULL REVIEW!

‘G’ Men (1935) – full review!

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‘G’ Men (1935) – full review! Directed by William Keighley with a screenplay by Seton I. Miller (The Criminal Code (1931)) from a story by future Academy Award winning producer Darryl F. Zanuck (who earned his first Academy recognition with a Best Writing Original Story Oscar nomination) this above average crime drama features James Cagney as a client-less lawyer turned ‘G’ (for government) man an employee of the Department [...]
Of Human Bondage (1934)

Of Human Bondage (1934)

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Of Human Bondage (1934) Better than average this film stars Bette Davis (write in Academy Award Best Actress nomination!) as an unlovable waitress who’s pursued by club-footed artist come medical student played by Leslie Howard who loves her at his peril. She runs off with Alan Hale’s character only to later return to him pregnant. He breaks his relationship with Kay Johnson’s character because of his obsession with [...]
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