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1.Forever Amber starring: Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, Glenn Langan directed by: John M. Stahl, Otto Preminger October 05, 1994
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Zanuck's elaborate and entertaining costume drama is arguably one of the era's most colorful and controversial films. Based on Kathleen Winsor's lush and scandalous (at the time) book, this film is a beautiful example of Technicolor spectacle at its finest. Sadly, the DVD version advertised here (the only way to see this film on DVD) appears to have been minted from a VHS copy, and a poor one at that. The film was censored and trimmed almost beyond repair before its release, and this print (like the existing VHS copies) eliminates the final scene, in which Amber accepts the invitation of King Charles' secretary to be his mistress, and the opening prologue, in which it was promised Amber would "pay" for her casual sexuality. The image itself is muddy, often too dark to see in night scenes, and ... Read More

2.Song of Bernadette starring: Jennifer Jones, Charles Bickford, William Eythe, Vincent Price, Lee J. Cobb directed by: Henry King March 15, 1995
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Excellent family movie with a tear-jerker ending. Cast of A-list actors from the old days.

3.A Place in the Sun starring: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere, Keefe Brasselle directed by: George Stevens January 01, 1998
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Charlie Chaplin called George Steven's 1951 A Place In the Sun the greatest American movie he had ever seen. The passing of fifty seven years has dulled this comment somewhat but it is still an amazing film experience. The film based loosely on Theodore Dreiser's American Tragedy transports Dreiser's story to 1950's America and confronts the problems faced by returning veterans as they try to move up in a stratified society. There are great performances by Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor and Shelly Winters as the principals caught in a love triangle that eventually leads to murder. The film is less an indictment against American capitalism than it is a love story and on the whole the editing that Steven's two screen writers (Michael Wilson and Harry Brown) did to the source material greatly ... Read More

4.Keys of the Kingdom starring: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rose Stradner, Roddy McDowall directed by: John M. Stahl March 15, 1995
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Gregory Peck, the supposedly inept priest becomes the kindly Christ-like spiritual shepherd to a group of Chinese peasants and is finally recognized for what he is in the last reel. It's a familiar formula, one Ingrid Bergman did with a larger screen, and color to boot, in "Inn of the Sixth Happiness." They are wholesome, they are touching, they even bring a tear to the eye. But unfortunately they are so predictable. Hollywood has always gone for the wholesome and the touching and the spiritually uplifting, knowing perhaps that audiences wouldn't buy any other product. I, for one, would like to see a little more tension in the story, a little more ambiguity, a priest who isn't quite so sure of himself, a congregation that maintains a healthy skepticism about its shepherd, even as it hungers for the real article so ... Read More

5.National Velvet (Aniv Clam) starring: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury directed by: Clarence Brown July 11, 1995
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This movie is not about a girl, or her love for horses. Nor is it about a young man who is about to go down the wrong path. This movie is about faith, hope, and love, with a dash of humility thrown in. It sets a high standard -- how to win people by trusting them, and treating them with respect. I love this movie. I'm 57 years old and have just seen it for the first time. I don't know why I didn't see it sooner. I certainly wish I had. If you have a Bible, go read 1 Corinthians 13. This is what this movie is about, and it is a fine example of how to live your life to the fullest under the example described in this Biblical verse.

6.Secret Beyond the Door starring: Joan Bennett, Michael Redgrave, Anne Revere, Barbara O'Neil, Natalie Schafer directed by: Fritz Lang July 26, 1990
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Universal Pictures presents "SECRET BEYOND THE DOOR" (1948) --- (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe Hollywood crime dramas that set their protagonists in a world perceived as inherently corrupt and unsympathetic...Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography, while many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression...the term film noir (French for "black film"), first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was unknown ... Read More

7.The Thin Man Goes Home starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson, Gloria DeHaven, Anne Revere directed by: Richard Thorpe April 24, 1991
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I love the old thin man movies and this is one of the best!! William Powell was a great actor and so was Myrna Loy. This is a good movie to curl up to on a cold night. Loved It!!!!

8.Flame of New Orleans starring: Marlene Dietrich, Bruce Cabot, Roland Young, Mischa Auer, Andy Devine directed by: René Clair September 29, 1998
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The Flame of New Orleans is an interesting film for Dietrich. It is a costume picture, but it is a comedy, something one would expect to see Carole Lombard in. It revolves around a gold digger (Dietrich) who masquerades as a Countess with the help of her maid (Theresa Harris) in order to secure a wealthy husband. She has had quite a past and when the man she is planning to marry (Roland Young) learns of her reputation, she pretends she has a twin cousin (see, it's really funny) to throw him off. In the meantime, a poor sailor who she almost has an encounter with learns of her secret and plans to use it to his advantage (Bruce Cabot). It might seem like a strange film for Dietrich to star in, but she is really quite funny in this movie. She is coy and beautiful with many different costumes to wear. Her supporting cast is great too. ... Read More

9.Birch Interval starring: Eddie Albert, Rip Torn, Ann Wedgeworth, Susan McClung, Brian Part directed by: Delbert Mann October 22, 1986
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Hey, my mom's in it with a cameo as an Amish woman, how could I not give it 5 stars? She was on vacation in southern Pennyslvania near the location of the filming and got tapped by director Delbert Mann to appear in a scene. But, since she was playing Amish, she couldn't wear her usual make up. Oh, well, the sacrifices people make for show biz. Miss you, mom. Hollywoodaholic: Confessions of a Screenwriter

10.Gentleman's Agreement starring: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm, Anne Revere directed by: Elia Kazan March 01, 1995
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Do you, as do I, have to fight an urge to run for cover when the term "message movie" crops up? Not to worry, because in this case GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT (1947) is a fine movie with a great cast, excellent pacing, and just enough wit and verve to highlight its headon treatment of post-World War Two anti-semitism. Gregory Peck plays Philip Green, writer for a NEWSWEEK-type weekly magazine, who sells himself on the subject of anti-semitism and goes semi-underground as "Philip Greenberg," a Jewish American who is determined to negotiate his life and get to all the good stuff (club memberships, social life, personal acceptance) that the then-WASP aristocracy controlled with varying degrees of denial and arrogance. Phil finds himself not only making waves trying to do some of the things he could effortlessly have done the week ... Read More

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