Drama

The Agony and the Ecstasy

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September 10, 2021June 27, 2021

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) starring Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison , Diane Cilento

Synopsis of The Agony and the Ecstasy

During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison) contracts the influential artist Michelangelo (Charlton Heston). He wants him to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. However, the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope’s demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.

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August 13, 2021June 27, 2021

Voice of the Whistler (1945) starring Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick, James Cardwell

Voice of the Whistler is an interesting mystery story. Unfortunately, it’s rather slow paced. Also, the ending is somewhat predictable.

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August 6, 2021August 7, 2021

Man of the World (1931) starring William Powell, Carole Lombard, Wynne Gibson, Lawrence Gray, Guy Kibbee, George Chandler

Review

Man of the World is an riveting movie with a bittersweet ending. It’s the story of an American expatriate writer, living in Paris. He’s become a suave, debonair, blackmailer. He pretends to act as a go-between for the “real” blackmailer. This way, he keeps his reputation. Until he falls in love with a visiting American woman.

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July 9, 2021August 6, 2023

HE Who Gets Slapped (1924) starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert

HE Who Gets Slapped is a sad, bittersweet story of love, betrayal, revenge. And the circus.

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December 7, 2020December 16, 2022

The Forest Rangers (1942) starring Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, Susan Hayward

In The Forest Rangers, Fred MacMurray fights arson, forest fires, and a romantic triangle with Paulette Goddard and Susan Hayward!

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November 21, 2020March 26, 2024

Sherlock Holmes and The Secret Weapon (1942) starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill

In Sherlock Holmes and The Secret Weapon, Sherlock Holmes battles his nemesis Professor Moriarty. This time, to keep him away from a newly developed bomb sight the English hope to use on Hitler.

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November 2, 2020July 30, 2023

The Fountainhead (1949) starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas

In The Fountainhead, Academy Award winners Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal star in this adaptation of Ayn Rand’s groundbreaking novel. It’s about an architect who refuses to compromise or accept the status quo. And he’ll sacrifice anything to preserve the integrity of his work.

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November 1, 2020September 6, 2023

Killer McCoy (1947) starring Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth

In Killer McCoy, a boxer accidentally kills his friend in the ring. Then, he gets mixed up with an unscrupulous manager and racketeers.

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October 6, 2020March 15, 2024

Most Dangerous Game (1932) starring Leslie Banks, Joel McCrea, Fay Wray

Most Dangerous Game is set on an isolated island in the South Pacific. A deranged Russian exile hunts a shipwreck victim, since other game bores him.

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September 27, 2020December 18, 2021

The Office Wife (1930) starring Dorothy Mackaill, Lewis Stone, Natalie Moorhead, Joan Blondell

The Office Wife is a drama about a married executive, who shortly after his marriage to a younger woman, hires a new secretary. The secretary is determined to be all business … But she unexpectedly falls in love with the older man anyway.