Directed by Howard Hawks, 1937 This film is another of those “screwball comedies” I like, and in this era when comedies are rare in feature films, it’s a treat to watch. It stars Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in two off-beat roles for both of them. Perhaps that explains why it wasn’t a hit at …
Directed by Joe Talbot, 2009 One immediately enters the challenging world of young black man Jimmie Fails in this powerful movie. Jimmie (played by himself) and his friend Montgomery “Mont” Allen (Jonathan Majors) wait each morning for a bus for work, Jimmie is a nurse at a Senior Care facility, Mont works at a supermarket …
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Directed by Lewis Milestone, 1946 Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas It’s time now to walk on the dark side of the street, in a film noir from that great period of the genre in post-World War II America. Strange things happen behind closed doors and this movie has that in spades. …
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Directed by Marc Webb, 2009 The two young stars in this movie will enthrall you. And the writer and director will ensnare you in their storytelling web. The 500 days here are the length of the relationship between Summer (Zooey Deschanel) and Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). But this romance story is not your typical romantic comedy. …
Directed by Norman Jewison, 1987 CAST: Cher as Loretta Castorini – Won Academy Award for Best Actress Nicolas Cage as Ronny Cammareri Won Golden Globe for Best Actor, Olympia Dukakis as Rose Castorini Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Vincent Gardenia as Cosmo Castorini, Danny Aiello as Johnny Cammareri, Julie Bovasso as Rita Cappomaggi, Louis Guss as Raymond Cappomaggi, John Mahoney as Perry, Feodor …
Columbia Pictures Directed by Frank Capra Produced by Frank Capra Screenplay by Robert Riskin Based on You Can’t Take It with You1936 playby George Kaufman and Moss Hart Starring Jean ArthurLionel BarrymoreJames StewartEdward Arnold There’s nothing like a great ensemble cast from the Golden Age of Hollywood – even when most of them play whacky members of an …
INTO THE NIGHT (1985) Sleep is one of those things that we don’t always get when we want it, and for Jeff Goldblum as Ed Okin, he doesn’t seem to get any at all. He’s troubled by his boring job and his wife’s inattention. His friend tells him to take a trip to Vegas and …
MY MAN GODFREY (1936) Directed by Gregory La CavaWriters Morrie Ryskind, Eric HatchWilliam PowellCarole LombardAlice BradyGail Patrick If you don’t think there’s salvation and the plot of a screwball comedy in a homeless camp during the Great Depression, you haven’t seen My Man Godfrey. Make sure and watch this screen gem on the American Film Institute’s list …
PLACES IN THE HEART (1984)Cast: Sally Fields (won the Best Actress Oscar) Danny Glover, John Malkovich, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Yankton Hatten, Gennie James Rating PG (adult situations/language, violence)Genre DramaDirected By Robert BentonWritten By Robert BentonRuntime 113 minutes Studio Twentieth Century Fox Home EntertainmentPerseverance and redemption, love and forgiveness, are themes of great literature, and of …
STAGE DOOR (1937) The 1930s was the era of “women’s films,” and here’s a perfect movie of the type. It is witty, it has an all-star women’s cast, and it is simply unforgettable in its resolution of the conflicts inherent in a boarding house full of struggling actresses. The 1930s was also the era of …