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‘Child’s Play’ has some genuinely scary scenes, but some of them are a bit disturbing. The story is like a twisted Pinocchio tale. Serial killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) is shot and mortally wounded while in a toy...

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Director: Don Chaffey Starring Cast: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond This Hollywood classic story begins with Jason, the son of a fallen king, assembling a collection of...

“101 Dalmatians” is one of Disney’s most beloved animated classics. Adapted from the novel by the same name, the film tells the story of Pongo and Perdida, the Dalmatian mother and father, their pets (human pets, that...

Genre: War Director: Howard Hawks Starring Cast: Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond Alvin C. York is an irresponsible Tennessee mountain farmer trying to scratch a living out of the rocky earth. He...

“L.A. Confidential” hearkens back to a Los Angeles of the 1940s and 50s, when the film noir of John Huston and Howard Hawks was en vogue. Like the great detective movies, “L.A. Confidential” invests in its seedy, warped...

Genre: Comedy Director: Howard Hawks Starring Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy An ace reporter, Hildy Johnson (Russell), goes to the quick witted, self serving managing editor Walter Burns (Grant) who...

When movies started being made the technique of synchronising sound with the pictures hadn’t been invented, so they were silent. For todays audiences this concept is hard to imagine. Even now, when watching these old...

This is an Iranian film that tells the story of a young boy who is placed in an almost impossible situation, but handles it like someone much older than his tender years. Growing up poor, he accidentally loses his...

Tom Hanks’s first somewhat-serious role is a big home run. In “Big”, Hanks plays Josh Baskin, a preteen with a crush on a girl six inches taller than him. At a carnival, young Josh finds a mystical arcade game that...

The movie ‘Secretary’ debuted in 2002. It features an array of stars which collectively produced several impressive performances. Two of the most notable performances are delivered by the movie’s lead characters. James...

During the 40s, 50s and 60s musicals were at their prime. They lit up the screens and audiences flocked in to see the latest work of the greats as well as learn the songs and steps to sing and dance along. Here are the...

The original version of ‘King Kong’ probably ranks as one of the granddaddies of monster/horror films. It was quite sensational for its use of stop-motion animation in the creation of the monster Kong and the others of...

This movie is pure escapism at its best. It is a love story between a ghost and a workaholic who moves into his new San Francisco apartment, only to find out that he has a ghost sharing his digs with him. The ghost...

Queen Latifa, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys… you’d think there was enough here to keep this movie going for the entire 1 hour 40 minutes. But there just wasn’t. Lily Owens (Fanning), a young girl...

Classic film actors are still talked about today and many of today’s current actors are compared to them in terms of their skills, charm and appearance. Here are the top ten actors of the classic film era. 10. Gregory...

Classic film actresses are still talked about today and many of today’s current actors are compared to them in terms of their skills, charm and appearance. Here are the top ten actresses of the classic film era. 10...

Often times, people complain that a movie isn’t as good as the book it’s based on. Well, ‘Jurassic Park’ may not be the same at the book, but it is definitely a great movie. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by...

‘Scream’ is one of the new modern horror films that is worthy of the title “Classic.” It has such a blend of humour and horror. Best of all, it’s populated mostly by smart people! Too often the characters in horror...

I’ll be honest. I only watched this movie because I heard it was written by a former stripper turned screenwriter. I honestly didn’t think it would be good, but amazingly, the movie did have its redeeming qualities, and...

Until recently, Martin Scorcese embodied the phrase, “Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.” He had previously been nominated for Best Director on five occasions, before his win in 2006 for “The Departed”. When...