Oliver Twist (1948)
Synopsis: Oliver Twist (John Howard Davies, The Rocking Horse Winner) is an orphan who is “sold” to a funeral home where he is constantly mistreated. Tired of being abused, little […]
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Quintet (1979)
Synopsis: In a dystopian world, the last survivors of an Ice Age try to stay alive. Seal hunter, Essex (Paul Newman, The Verdict), and his wife, Vivia (Brigitte Fossey, Forbidden […]
Sunset (1988)
Synopsis: Legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (James Garner, Victor/Victoria) arrives in Hollywood, circa 1929, to supervise a movie about his life. Earp quickly establishes a friendship with the star of the […]
The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
Synopsis: Marvin Blake (Richard Barthelmess, Broken Blossoms), a son of poor cotton farmers, aspires to go to college and his dream comes true when rich plantation owner Mr. Norwood (Berton […]
Great Expectations (1946)
Synopsis: A poor country boy named “Pip” (John Mills, Ryan’s Daughter) becomes a gentleman with the help of a mysterious benefactor (Finlay Currie, Ivanhoe). However, money and social status don’t […]
The Late Show (1977)
Synopsis: Aging L.A. gumshoe, Ira Wells’s (Art Carney, Harry and Tonto) glory days are long gone. Once an ace private detective, he is barely making ends meet nowadays. When Ira’s […]
American Gigolo (1980)
Synopsis: Julian Kaye (Richard Gere, Days of Heaven) is a young man who makes a living as a “companion” to wealthy older women. Julian makes a point of never getting […]
One Is a Lonely Number (1972, aka Two Is a Happy Number)
Synopsis: Trish Van Devere (The Changeling and The Hearse) plays Amy, a twenty-seven-year-old housewife who falls into deep depression when her husband (Paul Jenkins, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) […]
The Dark Horse (1932)
Synopsis: When bird-brained country bumpkin Zachary Hicks (Guy Kibbee, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) inexplicably wins a gubernatorial primary, party leaders hire sleazy campaign manager Hal Samson Blake (Warren William, […]
Brief Encounter (1945)
Synopsis: A man and a woman (Trevor Howard, Ryan’s Daughter, and Celia Johnson, In Which We Serve) are sharing a cup of tea while waiting for the train. They say […]
Butterflies are Free (1972)
Synopsis: Against the wishes of his domineering mother (Eileen Heckart, The Bad Seed), a blind young man, Don (Edward Albert, 40 Carats), leases an apartment in downtown San Francisco. He […]
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Synopsis: Ex-dancer Paula McFadden (Marsha Mason, Cinderella Liberty) lives with her daughter (Quinn Cummings, TV’s Family) and boyfriend in a New York apartment. After the boyfriend suddenly takes off, Paula […]
Explorers (1985)
Synopsis: In a small town, three friends — brainy Wolfgan (River Phoenix, Stand by Me), sci-fi geek Ben (Ethan Hawke, Boyhood) and blue-collar cynic Darren (Jason Presson, Lady in White) […]
Black Sunday (1977)
Synopsis: Dahlia Iyad (Marthe Keller, Marathon Man) is a Palestinian agent who has enlisted a wacky Vietnam veteran Michael Lander (Bruce Dern, Nebraska) to help her place a bomb inside […]
The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)
Synopsis: Socialite Caroline Van Dyke (Ruth Chatterton, Dodsworth) has everything she ever wanted: friends, money and a good husband. However, when she finds out that her hubby (John Miljan, The […]
Breaking Away (1979)
Synopsis: In Bloomington, Indiana, a group of young blue-collar friends (Dennis Christopher, Chariots of Fire, Dennis Quaid, The Day After Tomorrow, Daniel Stern, Home Alone, Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children) […]
More American Graffiti (1979)
Synopsis: The teenagers from American Graffiti are back. Now, a little older but not much wiser, these youngsters struggle to find their purpose in life. Reaction & Thoughts: “We’re gonna open […]
So Big! (1932)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century, a young woman, Selina (Barbara Stanwyck, Double Indemnity), finds herself penniless after the sudden death of her beloved father (Robert Warwick, Sullivan’s Travels). Selina […]
American Graffiti (1973, Director’s Cut)
Synopsis: In 1962, a group of teenagers spends the last night of their summer vacation “cruising” the streets of their small town in Modesto, California. The youngsters, most of them […]
The Goonies (1985)
Synopsis: “The Goonies” is the name of a group of kids (Sean Astin, The Lord of the Rings, Jeff Cohen, This is a Business, Corey Feldman, Friday the 13: The […]
The Man Who Played God (1932)
Synopsis: A famous concert pianist, Montgomery Royle (George Arliss, Disraeli), loses his hearing after an assassination attempt on one of his guests. The bitter Royle retires, and even contemplates suicide. […]
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
Synopsis: Bob Weston (Tony Curtis, Spartacus) is the managing editor of a sleazy magazine. After writing a hit piece on Dr. Brown (Natalie Wood, Splendor in the Grass) and her […]
Diary of A Movie Maniac 