Starring: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Plot: An insane general starts a process to nuclear holocaust that a war room of politicians and generals frantically try to stop.
But is it any good?
The line “No fighting in the War Room” is enough to make this film great. But it’s much more than that. Peter […]
Starring: Audrey Tautou
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Plot: Amelie, an innocent and naive girl in Paris, with her own sense of justice, decides to help those around her and along the way, discovers love.
But is it any good?
Is Amelie a girl movie? I know a lot of girls who say it’s in their top five. I like […]
Starring: Gene Kelly, Daniel O’Conner, Debbie Reynolds
Directed by: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Plot: A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
But is it any good?
I’m not a fan of musicals, so it was unlikely that Singin’ in the Rain would win me over. It didn’t, although the diva star with the […]
Starring: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle etc
Directed by: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
Plot: King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles.
But is it any good?
The world would be a much sadder place without Monty Python. They may have struggled to raise funds and bickered […]
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe
Plot: Two band players are witness to a gangster shootout and flee to Florida in a girls’ band disguised as women.
But is it any good?
The AFI (American Film Institute) considers it to be the funniest film EVER. That’s a lot of movies it’s supposed to be […]
Starring: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard
Directed by: Charles Chaplin
Plot: The Tramp struggles to survive in an industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
But is it any good?
Let me start by saying that I much prefer City Lights and The Great Dictator. Those two films had me actually crying with laughter, while Modern Times […]
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Plot: An upwardly-mobile office drone begins hiring out his apartment to senior management for their flings in return for promises of a fast-track rise through the company. But things get complicated once his own feelings come into it.
But is it any good?
I like Billy Wilder movies, […]
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Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
Directed by: Woody Allen
Plot:Alvy Singer, a neurotic and geeky New York comedian who acts coincidentally like Woody Allen, falls in love with ditsy nightclub singer Annie Hall. They bicker a lot and have therapy.
But is it any good?
Annie Hall was comedian Woody Allen’s breakthrough movie. It won four Oscars - […]
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Starring: Robin Wright (pre-Sean Penn), Andre the Giant, Christopher Guest, Peter Falk, Fred Savage, Mel Smith, Billy Crystal, etc etc
Director: Rob Reiner (This is Spinal Tap, Primary Colors)
Plot: Beautiful blond Buttercup (Wright) is kidnapped by a Spaniard, a giant and a cunning crook as she is waiting to marry a prince she despises. Will […]
