Saturday February 13, 2010 17:53
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Starring: Rock Hudson, Jane Wyman, Agnes Moorehead
First Viewing
Synopsis: A widow falls in love with her gardener, and then must deal with her judgmental friends and family.
It’s going to get a bit old if I keep mentioning something along the lines of “I’ve been meaning to watch this film for a while,” but, [...]
Wednesday February 10, 2010 15:40
Directed by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Starring: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielson
Third or Fourth Viewing
Synopsis: Disaster strikes on an airplane when food poisoning takes out all the pilots in this madcap spoof film.
I’ve been a fan of this movie for a while, though it’s been a few years since I’ve seen it — [...]
Saturday January 30, 2010 17:46
Directed by: Leo McCarey
Starring: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Cathleen Nesbitt
First Viewing
Synopsis: A notorious playboy, engaged to be married, meets a woman (also engaged) on a European cruise. They fall in love, and make a plan to reunite six months later at the top of the Empire State Building.
Well, this is movie number ten, which [...]
Tuesday January 19, 2010 23:29
Directed by: Bob Fosse
Starring: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer
First Viewing
Synopsis: A semi-autobiographical film by Bob Fosse about a hard-living, womanizing dance choreographer.
Like Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, this is another film that wasn’t particularly on my radar. If it weren’t for the list, there’s a good chance that I never would have watched [...]
Tuesday January 12, 2010 00:01
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
Seventh or Eighth Viewing
Synopsis: A strange, ominous black structure is found on the moon; months later, an interstellar expedition is sent to Jupiter to investigate.
I love this movie. Absolutely, positively love it. Stanley Kubrick is without a doubt my favourite director of all time, [...]
Monday January 11, 2010 00:08
Directed by: George Cukor
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday
First Viewing
Synopsis: A husband and wife find themselves on opposite sides of the courtroom when the wife decides to defend the woman that the husband is prosecuting.
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy are probably one of Hollywood’s most enduring on-screen couples; in fact, “Hepburn and Tracy” has [...]
Thursday January 7, 2010 00:15
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Warden
First Viewing
Synopsis: Twelve men enter a jury room to decide the fate of a man accused of murder. Eleven of them think he’s guilty; one thinks it’s not so clear-cut. It’s up to him to convince the others that the evidence isn’t as [...]
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