Some of my favorite re-watches
when you don't feel like a new movie .. visit these old friends of mine. TO be continued !
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- DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie ReynoldsA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.Always good for a cheer-me-up !
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsJames StewartWallace FordWilliam H. LynnA whimsical man is thought to be insane due to his insistence that he is best friends with an invisible, humanoid rabbit, but he may be wiser than anyone knows.People are basically good.
- DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsLon Chaney Jr.Burgess MeredithBetty FieldA mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.Visit with Old Friends ... even sad ones.
- DirectorReza BadiyiStarsRobert BlakeRandy QuaidMitchell RyanA TV adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel. George and Lenny travel through the Depression-era west working at odd jobs, hoping to make enough money to buy their own farm. George must always watch over his intellectually disabled friend, and keep him out of danger, both to himself and to others. After they take a new job at a ranch, Lenny gets into far more trouble than George can talk his way out of, leaving George to decide whether to help him, or leave him to his fate.Robert Blake and John Malcovich ... more old friends
- DirectorGary SiniseStarsJohn MalkovichGary SiniseRay WalstonA nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.The most recent and a good one !
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsMyrna LoyDana AndrewsFredric MarchThree World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.Some of the best coming home scenes of all times ... great story, great actors. great just about everything !
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsJames CagneyVirginia MayoEdmond O'BrienA psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.Cagney at his best "evil" mode !
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul HenreidA cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.Bogart, Bergman, Rains, Sam, incredible character actors ... what else do you need ?
- DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsHumphrey BogartJosé FerrerVan JohnsonWhen a U.S. Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardises the ship, the first officer is urged to consider relieving him of command.Horrible and Meatball and some guy named Bogart in the rain !
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartKatharine HepburnRobert MorleyIn WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.Always a favorite ... no matter how many times I see it... it always catches and keeps me there ! Wonderful on so many levels.
- DirectorJoseph AnthonyStarsBurt LancasterKatharine HepburnWendell CoreyDuring the Depression, a con-man promises rain to a desperate drought-ridden Kansas town and marriage to a local desperate spinster.Lizzy and Starbuck ! When I first went to see this my big brother said it was about a "con man" ... I was expecting a prison film and nearly did not go ! What a story it is ! For some reason, it never gets mentioned when talking of either of the stars ... one of MY FAVs tho.
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsBurt LancasterSusan SarandonKate ReidIn a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.The mature Lancaster and a youngish Susan Sarandon. Quiet but not too quiet. Very enjoyable.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsBurt LancasterSuzy AmisPatricia ClarksonAn old patriarch unites all members of his family for his birthday, but the group of people are full of personal and social problems.Another older Burt ... liked it very much.
- DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsKevin CostnerJames Earl JonesRay LiottaIowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.Went to the actual Field in Iowa when it was still open ... walked the bases and was reluctant to "cross the line" ... Doc !!! All the other characters are outstanding but ... DOC !!! The book is also well worth reading !
- DirectorLynne LittmanStarsJane AlexanderWilliam DevaneRossie HarrisThe life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.The aftermath of Atomic War... on a personal and not gory level... as a result ...chilling !
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishRichard BarthelmessDonald CrispA frail waif, abused by her brutal boxer father in London's seedy Limehouse District, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant with tragic consequences.My first Lillian Gish film ... wanted to take her home and keep her forever !
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsBurt LancasterAudrey HepburnAudie MurphyThe neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiowa tribe.Wow ... Lillian GISH ... still want to keep her !
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckAudrey HepburnEddie AlbertA bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.Audrey and Gregory in Rome ! sigh
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsHumphrey BogartAudrey HepburnWilliam HoldenAfter her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved with her.Audrey and Bill and Bogart !
- DirectorHenry CorneliusStarsDinah SheridanJohn GregsonKay KendallTwo British couples pit their vintage automobiles against each other in an exciting cross-country race.Old cars on the Brighton Run .. not a race you understand ! From that magical 1953 !
- DirectorsRay AshleyMorris EngelRuth OrkinStarsRichard BrewsterWinifred CushingJay WilliamsA young boy fears that he shot his older brother, who is only faking. He then runs away to Coney Island, a crowded beach area, and gets money by returning soda bottles for their deposits.Kid at Coney Island ... alone .. picking up bottles for the penny turn in money ... Been there done that ... rode the B&B !
- DirectorCharles CrichtonStarsAlec GuinnessStanley HollowaySidney JamesA meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers.Alec Guiness and company. Thanks mom for taking me to all those English pictures !!!
- DirectorJacques TatiStarsJacques TatiNathalie PascaudMicheline RollaMonsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation and accidentally, but good-naturedly, causes havoc.and this French one. Thanks again mom .. this is one of THE BEST ever !
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsJames StewartCharlton HestonBetty HuttonThe dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.We saw the circus that year and they filmed it so that I would have the ultimate souvenir ... and I still have the program that is in the movie !!! How cool is THAT ??? Went to Circus World in Baraboo, WI and saw some of the original costumes and a miniature reproduction of the show in the film !
- DirectorTod BrowningStarsWallace FordLeila HyamsOlga BaclanovaA circus' beautiful trapeze artist Cleopatra agrees to marry Hans the leader of side-show performers, but Hans' deformed friends discover that she is only marrying him for his inheritance. So they seek revenge.A whole nuther take on circus ... the Earles were called the Doll Family by the 50's and I have an autographed post card signed by all of them. The other stars of the film were before even my time but they are interesting to see in action. Would love to have met Johnny Eck and the Hiltons.