“Red sky at morning, sailors take warning…”
Synopsis:
During World War Two, a young teenager (Richard Thomas) whose father (Richard Crenna) has enlisted in the Navy cares for his unstable mother (Claire Bloom) and experiences first love in the desert town of Sagrado, Arizona.
Genres:
Coming-of-Age
Mental Breakdown
Literature Adaptation
World War II
Review:
This sincere but disappointing adaptation of Richard Bradstone’s classic [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2009 by admin
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Posted on April 27th, 2009 by admin
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“I’m just a little rag doll with a candy heart…”
Synopsis:
When Raggedy Ann (Didi Conn) and her brother Andy (Mark Baker) set forth from their playroom in search of a French doll (Niki Flacks) kidnapped by a pirate (George S. Irving), they encounter a series of malcontented creatures — including a homesick camel (Fred Stuthman), an [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2009 by admin
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“Don’t take my project. This is MY project!”
Synopsis:
Two idealistic scientists (Louise Fletcher and Christopher Walken) who have created a headpiece allowing users to experience someone else’s reality must fight to maintain the integrity of their invention when their boss (Cliff Robertson) sells their work to the military.
Genres:
Life After Death
Psychic Powers
Science Fiction
Scientists
Response to Peary’s Review:
Peary [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2009 by admin
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“Who could I talk to without you? Who could I confide in?”
Synopsis:
During World War II, a young Jewish boy (Alain Cohen) is sent by his concerned parents (Charles Denner and Zorica Lozic) to live undercover as a Catholic in the countryside with a kind but anti-semitic old man (Michel Simon) and his wife (Luce Fabiole).
Genres:
Childhood
French [...]
Posted on April 13th, 2009 by admin
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“I can’t quit this job; I’m frozen here.”
Synopsis:
During World War II, the divorced mother (Sissy Spacek) of two young boys (Henry Thomas and Carey Hollis, Jr.) has an affair with a sailor (Eric Roberts), which arouses the envy of two local hoodlums (William Sanderson and Tracey Walter).
Genres:
Romance
Single Mothers
Small Town America
World War Two
Response to Peary’s Review: [...]
Posted on April 13th, 2009 by admin
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“Why any kid would want to be an orphan is beyond me…”
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Synopsis:
During the Great Depression, a plucky orphan named Annie (Aileen Quinn) is rescued from the clutches of her evil caretaker (Carol Burnett) by the secretary (Ann Reinking) of a crusty billionaire [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2009 by admin
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“I’ll not have my fill of revenge until this village is a graveyard!”
Synopsis:
In the late 1700s, warlock Joseph Curwen (Vincent Price) is burned at the stake by the villagers of Arkham, and vows revenge. More than 100 years later, his great-grandson (also Price) arrives in Arkham with his new wife (Debra Paget), and becomes possessed [...]
Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by admin
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“Them that die’ll be the lucky ones!”
Synopsis:
In 18th century England, a young boy (Bobby Driscoll) is given a treasure map and sets sail on a ship with a mutinous crew, led by the one-legged pirate Long John Silver (Robert Newton).
Genres:
At Sea
Coming-of-Age
Gold Seekers
Literature Adaptation
Pirates
Review:
Disney’s first live-action film remains the most famous version among many (including [...]
Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by admin
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“Helen, you do act like a killjoy sometimes…”
Synopsis:
When the mothers (Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters) of two convicted murderers receive threatening phone calls, they flee to Hollywood, where they establish a song-and-dance studio for aspiring kid stars. Reynolds finds happiness by dating a wealthy admirer (Dennis Weaver), but Winters’ increasingly unstable mental state puts both [...]
Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by admin
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