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.From Here to Eternity City Travel Guides > VHS > By Theme starring: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra directed by: Fred Zinnemann October 23, 2001 The Godfather got Sinatra the part of Maggio, but I think the producer was right; Sinatra stinks in that part. Talk about over acting; Sinatra has no subtlety at all. Now Lancaster is terrific, a soldier's soldier and Deborah Kerr slips into the part of a lonely wife of a louse effortlessly. The script of the James Jones book is a mess. The Lancaster-Kerr romance works almost, but the Cliff-Donna Reed love story is hurried and unbelievable. She's a dance hostess my a**. The mores of the 1950's did this interesting story wrong. These people are seething with sexuality, but somehow, Hollywood squeezed the juice out of em. >>See More Reviews & Details on From Here to Eternity |
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.Bedknobs/Broomsticks City Travel Guides > VHS > By Theme starring: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, John Ericson directed by: Robert Stevenson July 14, 1998 Made during the Disney wilderness years following Walt's death, Bedknobs is a re-tread of the hugely successful Mary Poppins. However, if you're going to re-tread a film, it might as well be a classic! Check off the ingredients: - initially cold matronly female lead who the children and audience quickly warms to, capable and charming child leads, a perky male side-kick, an animated/live action interlude that has nothing to do with the plot, a Sherman brothers score, an episodic structure, a general magical story-book quality to the film etc. Angela Lansbury gives her most likable screen characterisation (apart from perhaps Jessica Fletcher!) and shows to those not familiar with her Broadway career that she can sing and dance. David Tomlinson ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Bedknobs/Broomsticks |
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.The Guns of Navarone City Travel Guides > VHS > By Theme starring: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle directed by: J. Lee Thompson June 23, 1994 This was one of the first war movies I ever saw & even after watching modern masterpieces like Saving Private Ryan this is still one of my very favorites. This classic WW2 flick has it all: suspense, awesome & believable characters, great action (of course!), humor, & even romance. The three main stars are Gregory Peck, David Niven, & Anthony Quinn. Peck is perfectly cast as the leader of the group of commandos, & I've always thought he was great playing officers in war films (Pork Chop Hill, MacArthur, Twelve O'Clock High, etc.). Niven is both fun & annoying as the uptight Brit who constantly challenges Peck's authority. Quinn is a real treat as a deadly Greek who holds a grudge against Peck for a past "incident". This ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on The Guns of Navarone |
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.Land and Freedom City Travel Guides > VHS > By Theme starring: Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollaín, Tom Gilroy, Marc Martínez directed by: Ken Loach April 20, 1999 The acting in the film is exceptional, especially the female protagonist. The problem with the film is that it doesn't adequately develop its two principal concerns: the Stalinist/Marxist betrayal of the Spanish Civil War and the developing romantic relationship between the protagonists. Lesser concerns are left undeveloped as well, such as David Hart's life after his return from the revolution. All we know is that his granddaughter reads Hart's old letters and newspaper clippings after his death. The lifetime effect of the revolution on Hart is anyone's guess. The film's virtue is its historical accuracy. The significance of the Spanish Civil War can hardly be explored in 109 minutes. The film needed to be much longer. >>See More Reviews & Details on Land and Freedom |
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.Paradise Road City Travel Guides > VHS > By Theme starring: Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Ehle directed by: Bruce Beresford March 13, 2001 This movie was awesome!!! At first I was reluctant to watch it but my girlfriend forced me to. If it wasn't for her I never would have seen it. >>See More Reviews & Details on Paradise Road |
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.Memphis Belle City Travel Guides > VHS > By Theme starring: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane directed by: Michael Caton-Jones February 04, 1997 This is the first of a line of movies depicting shear guts in the face of a real enemy. Afterwards came the likes of Platoon, Saving Private Ryan, Thin Red Line, The Windtalkers, Blackhawk Down and We Were Soldiers. Memphis Belle gets a bit schmaltzy in the beginning, focusing on the crew and not the reality, but the scenes of flying into the fire makes you respect the guts that generation displayed. I really thought that using the actors (all around 21 to 25) was a great touch, and made me sit back and think about what I was doing at that age (Nam) and what my dad was doing (WWII). Whew, take a bunch of amped up young men and throw them into harms way. I wonder if older, more comfortable men would have done that? And I thought flyboys had it easy. ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Memphis Belle |
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.Hunley, the City Travel Guides > VHS > By Theme starring: Armand Assante, Donald Sutherland, Alex Jennings, Christopher Bauer, Gerry Becker directed by: John Gray May 16, 2000 I saw this movie a while ago on TNN and I loved it. I thought it was a great made for TV movie so I just had to order it. Problem is, that was 3 months ago. Amazon said it was in stock (still says that it is) yet ever 3 weeks like clock work they send me an email that it will be delayed. Amazon had no problem charging my credit card but has made ZERO effort getting the movie to me and/or compensating me for the extreme delay. Don't bother ordering this movie or any other that say there are a few left in stock, because they're all lies. >>See More Reviews & Details on Hunley, the |
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.The Dawn Patrol City Travel Guides > VHS > By Theme starring: Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Melville Cooper directed by: Edmund Goulding December 07, 1994 THE DAWN PATROL, Errol Flynn's final film of his busiest year as an actor (1938), is a fascinating counterpoint to his usual swashbuckling and light comic roles. A remake of Howard Hawks' 1930 classic, this is a tale of war-weary WWI aviators, called upon to risk their lives daily, in broken-down aircraft, on missions they consider impossible (a timeless war theme that would reappear in such WWII classics as COMMAND DECISION and TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH). Directed by WWI veteran Edmund Goulding, best known for his big-budget romances (GRAND HOTEL), the film counterpoints the gritty, harsh realities on the ground with the nearly surreal quality of early air battles, as bi-planes with open cockpits whirl and swoop like insects, and enemy airmen would occasionally drop out possessions of dead pilots ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on The Dawn Patrol |
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.China Beach / Premiere Episode (1988) City Travel Guides > VHS > By Theme starring: Dana Delany, Nan Woods, Michael Boatman, Marg Helgenberger, Robert Picardo directed by: Rod Holcomb January 22, 1992 I loved the 1 1/2 hour show. I was getting up at 4:00 am on Sunday morning to watch the series on History Channel, but it has been cancelled. I am really hoping the whole series will come out on DVD. I am waiting... >>See More Reviews & Details on China Beach / Premiere Episode (1988) |
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.The Story of Dr. Wassell City Travel Guides > VHS > By Theme starring: Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, Dennis O'Keefe, Carol Thurston directed by: Cecil B. DeMille May 14, 1996 This is a long (2 hour, 17 minute) film that is leisurely paced as it depicts dedicated Wassell, American M.D. stationed in Java during WW II, who goes against direct orders to stay with and then evacuate wounded men under his care. Technicolor is beautiful and Cooper is perfectly cast as the humanitarian doctor. Too slow for some, but nevertheless absorbing and inspiring. Oscar Nom for Special Effects. Worth a watch. >>See More Reviews & Details on The Story of Dr. Wassell |