Category: Film Reviews
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Review: My Left Foot (1989)
My Left Foot Rating Director Jim Sheridan Screenplay Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan (Book: Christy Brown) Length 103 min. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee, Cyril Cusack, Phelim Drew, Ruth McCabe, Fiona Shaw, Ray McAnally MPAA Rating R
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Review: Cactus Flower (1969)
Cactus Flower Rating Director Gene Saks Screenplay I.A.L. Diamond (Play: Abe Burrows; Play “Fleur de cactus”: Pierre Barillet & Jean-Pierre Gredy) Length 103 min. Starring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn, Jack Weston, Rick Lenz, Vito Scotti, Irene Hervey, Eve Bruce MPAA Rating PG
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Review: Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Foreign Correspondent Rating Director Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay Charles Bennett, Joan Harrison, James Hilton, Robert Benchley Length 120 min. Starring Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Basserman, Robert Benchley, Edmund Gwenn, Eduardo Cianelli, Harry Davenport, Martin Kosleck, Frances Carson, Ian Wolfe MPAA Rating Approved
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The Morning After #6: August 2, 2010
This week, I have no new releases to update you on. It was a busy weekend. Should have a new one next week. But, for now, have my thoughts on my three Netflix entries (including Feed the Queue vote winner Foreign Correspondent). There’s also Oscar-winning features My Left Foot and Cactus Flower. I’m also posting…
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Feed the Queue #5
It’s time for a new vote. Last week’s winner is Advise & Consent which received one first place vote and one second place vote. The Great Escape came in second with one first and one third place vote followed by Suddenly with a second and third. I added Advise & Consent to my queue today…
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Review: Salt (2010)
Salt Rating Director Phillip Noyce Screenplay Kurt Wimmer Length PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action Starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Olbrychski, August Diehl, Daniel Pearce, Hunt Block, Andre Braugher, Olek Krupa, Cassidy Hinkle MPAA Rating 100 min.
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Review: The Accidental Tourist (1988)
The Accidental Tourist Rating Director Lawrence Kasdan Screenplay Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan (Book: Anne Tyler) Length 121 min. Starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley Jr., BIll Pullman, Robert Gorman, Bradley Mott, Seth Granger, Amanda Houck, Caroline Houck, London Nelson MPAA Rating PG
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Review: The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
The Diary of Anne Frank Rating Director George Stevens Screenplay Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett (Based on their own play; Book: Anne Frank) Length 180 min. Starring Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Lou Jacobi, Diane Baker, Douglas Spencer, Dody Heath, Ed Wynn MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona Rating Director Woody Allen Screenplay Woody Allen Length 96 min. Starring Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Evan Welch, Chris Messina, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn, Julio Perillán, Javier Bardem, Manel Barceló, Josep Maria Domènech, Penélope Cruz, Pablo Schreiber, Carrie Preston, Zak Orth, Abel Folk MPAA Rating PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality,…
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The Morning After #5: July 26, 2010
Another fine (and not-so-fine) batch of mini-reviews this week. Starting off is this week’s new release of Salt. Then my three Netflix DVDs for The Diary of Anne Frank, Vicky Christina Barcelona and The Accidental Tourist. Also, I continue my review of the final season of Soap. So, here is what I watched this weekend:…
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Feed the Queue #4
It’s time for a new vote. Last week’s winner is Foreign Correspondent which received all first-place votes. The Train and Nosferatu tied for second with an even number of second- and third-place votes. I added Foreign Correspondent to my queue today and will receive it next week to be reviewed that subsequent weekend and reviewed…
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Review: I Sell the Dead (2009)
I SELL THE DEAD Rating Director Glenn McQuaid Screenplay Glenn McQuaid Length 85 min. Starring Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm, John Speredakos, Eileen Colgan, Brenda Cooney, Daniel Manche MPAA Rating Unknown
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Review: Julia (2009)
JULIA Rating Director Erick Zonca Screenplay Roger Bohbot, Michael Collins, Aude Py, Erick Zonca Length 144 min. Starring Tilda Switnon, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo, Aidan Gould, Jude Ciccolella, Bruno Bichir, Horacio Garcia Rojas, Mauricio Moreno MPAA Rating R for pervasive language, some violent content and brief nudity.
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Review: Jezebel (1938)
Jezebel Rating Director William Wyler Screenplay Clements Ripley, Abem Finkel, John Huston (Play: Owen Davis Sr.) Length 104 min. Starring Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Crisp, Fay Bainter, Richard Cromwell, Henry O’Neill, Spring Byington, John Litel, Gordon Oliver, Janet Shaw, Theresa Harris, Margaret Early, Irving Pichel MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: Key Largo (1948)
Key Largo Rating Director John Huston Screenplay Richard Brooks, John Huston (Play: Maxwell Anderson) Length 100 min. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor, Thomas Gomez, Harry Lewis, John Rodney, Marc Lawrence, Dan Seymour, Monte Blue, William Haade MPAA Rating Approved
