“Plunder of the Sun” (1953) Drama Running Time: 82 minutes Written by: Jonathan Latimer Directed by: John Farrow Featuring: Glenn Ford, Diana Lynn, Patricia Medina and Francis L. Sullivan Julie Barnes: “You stood me up because you think I’m a tramp.” Al Colby: “I don't think you're a tramp.” Julie Barnes: “Yes you do... cuz I am. I'm a tramp and everybody knows it; Julie …
“City That Never Sleeps” (1953) Drama Running Time: 90 minutes Written by: Steve Fisher Directed by: John H. Auer Featuring: Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Edward Arnold, Chill Wills, Marie Windsor and Paula Raymond Sally 'Angel Face' Connors: “When I first came to this town I was gonna be - oh, there were a lot of things I was gonna do. Become famous. But …
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“Hollywood Story” (1951) Drama Running Time: 77 minutes Written by: Frederick Brady and Frederick Kohner Directed by: William Castle Featuring: Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Richard Egan, Henry Hull, Fred Clark and Jim Backus Larry O'Brien: “They only made silent pictures here?” John Miller: “The first ones and the best ones. Ever since 1915, Mr O'Brien. Why, this street has been everything from Klondike Gulch to …
“Jennifer” (1953) Drama Running Time: 73 minutes Written by: Bernard Girard and Richard Dorso Directed by: Joel Newton Featuring: Ida Lupino, Howard Duff, Robert Nichols and Mary Shipp Critical Commentary "Jennifer" is a film noir directed by Joel Newton, and Lupino plays the lead role of Agnes Langley, a woman who suffers from a split personality disorder. The …
“Beware, My Lovely” (1952) Drama Running Time: 77 minutes Written by: Mel Dinelli Directed by: Harry Horner Featuring: Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan and Taylor Holmes Howard Wilton: “You think I'm funny?” Ruth Williams: “Not particularly.” Howard Wilton: “I don't like being laughed at.” Ruth Williams: “Well, aren't you the bundle of nerves! Listen, you. I don't see many men around polishing floors. It's a …
“The Enforcer” (1951) Drama Running Time: 85 minutes Written by: Martin Rackin Directed by: Bretaigne Windust Featuring: Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel and Everett Sloane D.A. Martin Ferguson: “You think you can shut people up by killing them, but you're wrong. Maybe not in the courtroom but they'll be talkin' to you, Mendoza! At night when you're trying to sleep!” Critical …
"Appointment with Danger" (1950) Drama Running Time: 104 minutes Written by: Richard L. Breen and Warren Duff Directed by: Lewis Allen Featuring: Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert and Paul Stewart Earl Boettiger: “What's the matter with you? You got a face a foot long.” Joe Regas: “You look as if you just lost your best friend.” Al Goddard: “I'm my best friend.” Joe Regas: “That's what I …
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Drama Running Time: 104 minutes Written by: Walter Doniger Directed by: William Dieterle Featuring: Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains and Peter Lorre Toady: “I am here, free as the wind, fountain of extraordinary knowledge, splendidly corrupt and eager to be of profitable service.” Critical Commentary "Rope of Sand" is a film-noir adventure movie released in 1949, directed by William Dieterle. Starring Burt …
Warner Bros. Pictures and Mattel Film have released a new third trailer for the live-action “Barbie” movie – one showcasing much more of the story. In the film, a doll living in ‘Barbieland’ is expelled for not being perfect enough and sets off on an adventure in the real world. Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) directed …
Drama Running Time: 113 minutes Written by: Terry George and Jim Sheridan Directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley and Kenneth Cranham Maggie: “I do have a mind of my own, Danny. I know very well I might be losing it, but I do have a mind of my own.” Critical Commentary "The Boxer" is a 1997 film directed …
“In the Name of the Father” (1993) Drama Running Time: 133 minutes Written by: Terry George and Jim Sheridan Directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson and Pete Postlethwaite Gerry Conlon: “I'm an innocent man. I spent 15 years in prison for something I didn't do. I watched my father die in a British prison for something he didn't do. And this …
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“The Field” (1990) Drama Running Time: 103 minutes Written and directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Brenda Fricker, Frances Tomelty and Tom Berenger "Bull" McCabe: “There's another law stronger than the common law.” Father Doran: “What's that?” "Bull" McCabe: “The law of the land.” Critical Commentary "The Field" is a 1990 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. Set in rural Ireland, the …
“My Left Foot” (1989) Running Time: 103 minutes Drama Written by: Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan Directed by: Jim Sheridan Featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Adrian Dunbar and Ruth McCabe Christy Brown: “What'll we drink to?” Mary: “Let's drink to Dublin.” Christy Brown: “To Dublin? Why?” Mary: “Because Christy Brown was born there.” Critical Commentary "My Left Foot" is …
"Dirty Dancing: The Keepsake Limited Edition" Drama Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: Eleanor Bergstein Directed by: Emile Ardolino Featuring: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach and Cynthia Rhodes Baby: “Me? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared of what I saw, I'm scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I'm scared of walking out of this room …
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“World Without End” (2012) Drama Eight Episodes Written by: John Pielmeier based on the book by Ken Follett Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones Featuring: Cynthia Nixon,Miranda Richardson, Ben Chaplin, Peter Firth, Charlotte Riley and Tom Weston-Jones “We’re all good when it suits us, he used to say: that doesn’t count. It’s when you want so badly to do something wrong—when you’re about to make …
“The Pillars of the Earth” (2010) Drama Eight Episodes Written by: John Pielmeier based on the book by Ken Follett Directed by: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan Featuring: Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Matthew Macfayden, Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell and Sarah Parish Lord Stephen: “There's Gloucester.” Archbishop: “The king's bastard? He will never inherit.” Lord Stephen: “There's the king's legitimate daughter, Maud.” Archbishop: “A child. And female.” …
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“The Brotherhood” (1968) Drama Running Time: 96 minutes Written by: Lewis John Carlino Directed by: Martin Ritt Featuring: Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas and Luther Adler Critical Commentary "The Brotherhood" is a crime drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, and Irene Papas. The story revolves around a young man named Frank Ginetta (Alex Cord) who …
“Last Train from Gun Hill” (1959) Western Running Time: 90 minutes Written by: James Poe Directed by: John Sturges Featuring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn and Earl Holliman Gun Hill Sheriff Bartlett: “Far as I'm concerned, you can go out on the street and get yourself killed anytime you want to, but, you know something, 40 years from now the weeds'll grow just …
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“Man on a Swing” (1974) Drama Running Time: 110 minutes Written by: David Zelag Goodman Directed by: Frank Perry Featuring: Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson and George Voskovec Critical Commentary "Man on a Swing" is a 1974 mystery-thriller film directed by Frank Perry, starring Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, and Dorothy Tristan. The movie is based on the true story of …
“China Gate” (1957) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written and Directed by: Samuel Fuller Featuring: Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat King Cole and Lee Van Cleef Critical Commentary "China Gate" is a 1957 war film directed by Samuel Fuller. The movie is set in French Indochina during the First Indochina War, where a group of soldiers led by Captain Caumont …
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