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The Judge Steps Out (1948) starring Alexander Knox, Ann Sothern Review of The Judge Steps Out The Judge Steps Out is a surprisingly enjoyable drama. A probate court judge (Alexander Knox) is comfortable with his lot in life – but his wife isn’t. She’s far more worried about what “her friends will...
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July 18, 2018 admin
Drama
Woman’s World, (1954) starring Clifton Webb, Lauren Bacall, Fred MacMurray, Cornel Wilde, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Arlene Dahl Synopsis of Woman’s World In Woman’s World, the chairman of a large automobile maker is left to find a new second in command. Believing that an executive’s wife is crucial to her husband’s success he examines each...
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July 8, 2018 admin
Drama
Midnight Lace (1960), starring Doris Day, Rex Harrison, Myrna Loy, John Gavin, Roddy McDowall Synopsis of Midnight Lace In Midnight Lace, Doris Day portrays a rich young wife living in London who is the target of life-threatening phone calls and near-fatal accidents. Everyone becomes a potential murderer, including her debonair...
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March 26, 2018 admin
Drama
Shadowlands (1993), starring Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Joseph Mazzello, directed by Richard Attenborough Synopsis of Shadowlands Shadowlands: This lavishly mounted adaptation of the play by William Nicholson tells the true story of the doomed love affair between novelist and noted Christian scholar C.S. Lewis and a Jewish-American poet. Anthony...
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February 13, 2018 admin
Christian, Drama
The Cincinnati Kid, starring Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, Rip Torn, Joan Blondell Synopsis of The Cincinnati Kid The Cincinnati Kid is to poker what The Hustler was to pool, a fascinating suspense study of masters at work. Steve McQueen brings his cool fire to the role...
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January 8, 2018 admin
Drama
The Adventures of Mark Twain, starring Fredric March, Alexis Smith Review of The Adventures of Mark Twain I’ve often said that Hollywood takes enormous liberties with biographies. That’s true in The Adventures of Mark Twain as well. But that doesn’t mean that it’s not a very enjoyable movie. It...
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December 29, 2017 admin
Drama
Damnation Alley (1977) starring George Peppard, Jan-Michael Vincent Synopsis of Damnation Alley Damnation Alley – In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all-terrain vehicles.
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December 10, 2017 admin
Drama
Separate Tables (1958) starring Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Burt Lancaster, Wendy Hiller Synopsis of Separate Tables A look into the lives of several residents at a seaside hotel where guest have their meals at separate tables. They all share one trait – loneliness. John Malcolm is a...
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December 2, 2017 admin
Drama
The Whales of August (1987) starring Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern Synopsis of The Whales of August The Whales of August – Summer in Maine: things are changing. Two elderly widowed sister share a seaside home there. Whales no longer pass close to the shore as...
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November 5, 2017 admin
Drama
Death Defying Acts (2007) starring Guy Pierce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan The movie Death Defying Acts is a Hollywood fantasy, based very loosely on the life of Harry Houdini. The basic plot of the movie has Harry Houdini crusading against false psychics (which was true), offering a...
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October 13, 2017 admin
Drama
