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I recently watched Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” and couldn’t even finish it. This disappointed me because it’s become a personal Halloween tradition. But films are permanent and don’t change. It is people that change...

Peter Shaffer’s original screenplay, “Amadeus”, may have nearly no historical accuracy to it all. And yet, it doesn’t have to; the story is compelling enough on its own. Anyone watching the film for the first time will...

Since author Truman Capote’s death in 1984, it seems as though there are as many films about him as there are adaptations of his writing. He led a bizarre life, but “Capote” hones in on the time he spent writing his...

This is a series that has only recently been released on DVD. It is a hit American television series that is still running and being filmed in the Hawaiian islands. It’s a drama and this first season gave us a lot of...

This is one of those British horror films of the 1950’s; so there isn’t much in the way of blood and guts. By and large, the thrills and chills are psychological. Dana Andrews plays an American psychologist, John...

If you like older films, this one is a classic that you will definitely want to see. It is a film about show business in its glory days and especially about the backstage life of the female thespians on Broadway as it...

Genre: War Director: J. Lee Thompson Starring: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Stanley Baker A unit of commandos comprised of Allied and Greek soldiers, each with special skills, is formed by British intelligence with the...

Now, here’s something unique in the history of horror sci-fi movies: a sequel as good as the original. Writer-Director James Cameron wisely decided not to just give us another “haunted house in space”. Instead, he picks...

‘Lord of the Flies’ has some chilling scenes to it, and can be seen as an allegorical story for human society. A group of boys from an English school are shipwrecked, and they try to form their own society. Initially...

Here is a fine, old drama/thriller starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. The former is Sam Bowden, attorney at law, and the eye witness who put Max Cady (Mitchum) in prison years ago. Well, now he’s out, and he...

This is one of those classic horror/thrillers from the 1950s, and as an added bonus, it was shot in 3-D. If you’re able to see it that way, it’s a great movie to watch. It was filmed in Florida in one of the warm...

Genre: Drama Director: John Ford Starring Cast: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine Following one family’s struggle to survive during the Great Depression, The Grapes of Wrath struck a real chord with audiences of...

This movie really didn’t seem to have much of a premise. It supposedly was based on a true story of three couples who hadn’t seen each other since their college days. They decide to rent a yacht and go out to sea to...

This was an interesting film, to say the least. It covers a 36-hour period in the somewhat heated era of post-September 11th in Los Angeles. It is a film that makes us all sit back and analyze our prejudices. Don’t kid...

Genre: Science Fiction Director: Robert Wise Starring Cast: Michael Rennie, Lock Martin A flying saucer lands in Washington, sparking the world into a state of panic. Its two passengers are Klaatu and Gort, his robotic...

For anyone who has enjoyed the music of Chess Records, this movie is a must-see. The film tells the tale of the Cadillac Records label and its rise from obscurity to national fame. It contains the music of a long-lost...

This is a film by Francis Ford Coppola and, as would be expected from such a legendary artist, it is a great one. It’s a musical set in the days of the famous speakeasies where gangsters relaxed while being entertained...

In the early 1970s, Paul Newman and Robert Redford took the buddy picture to the next generation. Carrying on in the tradition of Abbott and Costello, the duo starred in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “The...

Genre: Drama Director: Billy Wilder Starring Cast: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Nancy Olson For many, “Sunset Boulevard” is still seen as the best film ever made on the subject of Hollywood and its seedy underbelly...