Directed by French filmmaker Marcel Camus, this 1959 tragedy is based on the Greek story of Orpheus and Eurydice. Set in Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval, the film follows Orfeu (Breno Mello) as he unenthusiastically...
One of many Hitchcock classics, North by Northwest is a suspense thriller of mistaken identity. When ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant - I’m No Angel) is mistaken for a government agent, he...
This movie passed 3 of 3 tests. It was entered by jm on 2012-03-14 04:15:54
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There is one instance where Moira speaks to Mary, saying “Mary, Mary”, but Mary does not respond....
This movie passed 3 of 3 tests. It was entered by jm on 2011-08-29 23:26:04
This movie passed 1 of 3 tests. It was entered by Alberich Nibelung on 2010-07-23 00:39:52
This movie passed 1 of 3 tests. It was entered by Jennifer Milligan on 2011-04-23 19:08:51
Secret Mitchell #11 - For Jalen
Ride Lonesome follows the High Noon formula; two subplots back-dropped against a terse, economical script with a small handful of characters. It's also much akin to Rawhide in...
This movie passed 0 of 3 tests. It was entered by qwerty on 2023-12-10 00:37:27. qwerty said:
Carrie Lane is the only female character in this western.
How do you make such a powerful movie where Jesus is a central part of it but you never or hardly hear him speak. I guess I haven't seen many like it. This movie focuses on a Jewish Nobel Juda Ben -Hur and the wrongs done to he and his family by the Roman Consulate he thought his dear friend. I won't spoil how powerful this movie becomes once it focuses on Jesus. It's a long sit down and watch but...
Does everyone remember when Disney was fun and wholesome. It was made years before my time. But it's the Disney I grew up on. Great music playing off the Tchaikovsky score from his ballet. Following the lives of Princess Aurora and Prince Philip. It's fun and fantastical, the art is beautiful. It makes me sad seeing how Disney has cast away it's original core audience to bastardize so many of it's...
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The Rebel Set
Directed by Gene Fowler, Jr.
Starring Don Sullivan, Gregg Palmer, Kathleen Crowley, Edward Platt, Ned Glass, & John Lupton
Written by Bernard Girard & Louis Vittes
Cinematography:...
Between my recent column on Christian film making and the arrival of Holy Week, I decided that it was time for me to watch...
My first attempt to really watch this anthology show, not completely finished yet, but I get a really clear picture what makes this show so popular in the public imagination. There are in my opinion 4 elements that make this show stand out. First there is often times high quality of storytelling found in many of the episodes, this may change from episode to episode, some are little masterpieces on...
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Listening, they were listening. — John Foxx, The Quiet Men
Ultravox! were a band out of time. — My brother
Genres in music, like genders elsewhere, keep multiplying....
This movie passed 3 of 3 tests. It was entered by qwerty on 2023-02-25 22:02:42. qwerty said:
Comedy in which Brigitte Bardot becomes a spy for the French resistance during WWII and is given a mission...
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There is an elective affinity — a relationship of reciprocal attraction and mutual reinforcement — between a) John Locke’s argument that a child’s mind initially resembles an “empty...
not as good as the book but not bad for a movie older than half a century. it deviates from the book some with most of its character but is still very enjoyable. following prof. Linddenbrock and his accomplice axel as they and others journey down at rout into the earths interior left by Arne Saknusem. inside they find a world unimaginable