“I’ve done more living in the past two weeks than I did in the last six years.”
Synopsis:
When an ex-convict (Peter Fonda) accidentally shoots a country-western star (James Callahan) who has stolen his song, he goes on the lam with a sympathetic singer (Susan Saint James) who hopes to make him a star.
Genres:
Composers
Ex-Cons
Folk Heroes
Outlaws
Review:
Much like [...]
Posted on September 27th, 2009 by admin
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“I do not think it is easy to be a successful scoundrel.”
Synopsis:
A caddish social climber (George Sanders) in 19th century England woos a series of women, then discards them — all while remaining in love with a penniless widow (Angela Lansbury).
Genres:
Historical Drama
Literature Adaptation
Social Climbers
Womanizers
Review:
George Sanders starred in all three of director Albert Lewin’s literary [...]
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by admin
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“Sure, I’m legit. I’m in favor of law and order.”
Synopsis:
At the end of Prohibition, a bootlegger (Edward G. Robinson) goes legit but struggles to sell his awful-tasting beer. As his business tanks, he goes more and more into debt, and soon owes nearly half a million dollars. Meanwhile, his daughter (Jane Bryan) becomes engaged to [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2009 by admin
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“I got cheated, and I wanna get even.”
Synopsis:
A country-western songwriter (Willie Nelson) tries to get out of a corrupt contract with his agent (Richard C. Sarafian) by having an aspiring singer (Lesley Ann Warren) put her name on his songs.
Genres:
Alan Rudolph Films
Composers
Musicians
Revenge
Review:
Alan Rudolph was called in at the last minute to direct this amiable, [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2009 by admin
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“I’ve been living that diary tonight — living the strange, distorted lives of Nick and his sister.”
Synopsis:
A psychiatrist (George Brent) falls in love with a woman (Hedy Lamarr) whose husband (Paul Lukas) is possessively jealous of her.
Genres:
Gaslighting
Jacques Tourneur Films
Jealousy
Review:
Released the same year as Alfred Hitchcock’s Gaslight (1944), this Victorian-era melodrama by Jacques Tourneur (his [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2009 by admin
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“If you ask me, anybody that offers a million bucks to solve a crime that ain’t been committed yet has lost a lot more upstairs than his hair.”
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Synopsis:
An eccentric millionaire (Truman Capote) invites a group of renowned detectives — including Sam Diamond [...]
Posted on September 11th, 2009 by admin
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“I am precisely what I am because I have eaten my way to the top.”
Synopsis:
A renowned pastry chef (Jacqueline Bisset) invited to France by a portly food connoisseur (Robert Morley) fears for her life when the greatest chefs in Europe are mysteriously murdered, one by one; meanwhile, her insistent ex-husband (George Segal) pursues her [...]
Posted on September 11th, 2009 by admin
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“You have to wear that capsule like you wear your own skin.”
Synopsis:
When a scientist (James Caan) is chosen over his more experienced military friend (Robert Duvall) to be the first man sent to the moon, rivalries ensue.
Genres:
Astronauts
Cold War
Robert Altman Films
Space Exploration
Review:
After making two feature-length films in 1957 (The Delinquents and The James Dean Story), [...]
Posted on September 11th, 2009 by admin
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“What will you have? A human form with animal instincts!”
Synopsis:
A mad scientist (John Carradine) transforms an ape (Ray Corrigan) into a beautiful but mute woman (Acquanetta) with a strange power over wild animals. She provides invaluable assistance to a circus performer (Milburn Stone) working with lions and tigers, but seeks jealous revenge when she realizes [...]
Posted on September 7th, 2009 by admin
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“We cannot always do what we wish without harming others.”
Synopsis:
An opium-addicted choirmaster (Claude Rains) is jealous of his nephew’s (David Manners) betrothal to a beautiful young girl (Heather Angel). When a stranger (Douglass Montgomery) comes to town and falls in love with Rosa (Angel), further rivalries ensue, and Edwin Drood (Manners) suddenly disappears.
Genres:
Literature Adaptation
Love Triangle
Mysterious [...]
Posted on September 4th, 2009 by admin
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