THE BISHOP’S WIFE Review: A bishop’s prayers are answered when an angel (Cary Grant) enters his life to help him build a new cathedral and also to… Read more “The Bishop’s Wife”
Category: 1940s
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP Review: Clive Candy a British Officer leads his way into three wars, three loves and also a lifetime friendship across… Read more “The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp”
La Belle et la Bete
LA BELLE ET LA BETE Review: A beautiful young woman, Belle, takes her father’s place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast after he is caught stealing a… Read more “La Belle et la Bete”
Dumbo
DUMBO Review: Dumbo the elephant gets separated from his mother. He is ridiculed because of his long ears, a little mouse befriends him and encourages him to… Read more “Dumbo”
Blithe Spirit
BLITHE SPIRIT Review: Charles and his second wife, Ruth, find that they are haunted by his first wife, Elvira. They get help from Madame Arcati by contacting… Read more “Blithe Spirit”
The Big Sleep
THE BIG SLEEP Review: L.A. private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. He has been given a really complicated case but even before it… Read more “The Big Sleep”
Kind Hearts and Coronets
KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS Review: A distant poor relative of the Duke of D’Ascoyne goes on a murder spree in order to eliminate eight other heirs so… Read more “Kind Hearts and Coronets”
The Bicycle Thief
THE BICYCLE THIEF Review: A working-class man’s bicycle is stolen in Rome, he and his son go in search for it. Director: Vittorio De Sica Actors: Lamberto Maggiorani,… Read more “The Bicycle Thief”
Rome, Open City
ROME, OPEN CITY Review: A harrowing drama about the Nazi occupation of Rome, 1944 and the brave few who struggled against it. It is conceived and directed during… Read more “Rome, Open City”
Double Indemnity
DOUBLE INDEMNITY Review: An insurance man is corrupted into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator’s suspicions. Director: Billy Wilder Actors: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck… Read more “Double Indemnity”
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