A Soldier’s Story (1984)
Synopsis: Howard E. Rollins (Ragtime) is Captain Davenport, an African-American Amy officer assigned to investigate the murder of an African-American (Adolph Caesar, The Color Purple) in the Deep South in […]
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The Young Lions (1958)
Synopsis: During World War II, two American soldiers (Dean Martin, Rio Bravo, and Montgomery Clift, A Place in the Sun) try to adjust to the military structure, while on the […]
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Synopsis: An American demolition expert, Robert Jordan (Gary Cooper, High Noon), helps a group of anti-fascist fighters during the Spanish Civil War in 1937. Jordan’s mission is simple: he is […]
Ryan’s Daughter (1970)
Synopsis: In a small Irish village during the 1916 Easter Rising, a young woman (Sarah Miles, Blow-Up), who is married to a local school teacher (Robert Mitchum, The Night of […]
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Synopsis: Charismatic and ruthless film producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas, Spartacus) will stop at nothing in order to achieve success in Hollywood, even if it means ruining the personal lives […]
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
Synopsis: Governess Henriette Deluzy (Bette Davis) is hired by a French aristocrat, the Duke de-Praslin (Charles Boyer, Hold Back the Dawn), to look after his children, but the Duke’s emotionally […]
The Bell Jar (1979)
Synopsis: Poetess Sylvia Plath’s semi-autobiographical story of a 1950s college girl, Esther Greenwood (Marilyn Hassett, The Other Side of the Mountain), who gradually cracks under pressure. Reaction & Thoughts: I’m […]
The Time Machine (1960)
Synopsis: Rod Taylor (The Birds) plays H. George Wells, a scientist who, in the late 1800s, creates a time machine that takes him into the year 802,701, with startling results. […]
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Synopsis: During the Russian Revolution, an idealist doctor, Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif, Lawrence of Arabia), falls in love with a mysterious young woman, Lara Guishar (Julie Christie, Darling). Zhivago decides, […]
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Synopsis: This historical drama revolves around the tempestuous relationship between British monarch Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) and her lover Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex (Errol Flynn, Captain Blood). Reaction […]
Stand by Me (1986)
Synopsis: In 1985, a writer, Gordon “Gordie” Lachance (Richard Dreyfuss, The Goodbye Girl), recalls an incident that took place over Labor Day weekend in 1959. The then 12-year-old Gordie (Wil […]
Heavenly Creatures (1994, Uncut Version)
Synopsis: In the 1950s, two high school girls (Kate Winslet, Titanic, and Melanie Lynskey, Up in the Air) become instant best friends. The friendship blossoms into sheer obsession, with the […]
A Little Romance (1979)
Synopsis: A 13-year-old American girl (Diane Lane, Unfaithful) attending school in Paris, France, meets and falls in love with a precocious French boy (Thelonious Bernard), who is also a huge […]
The Old Maid (1939)
Synopsis: Set at the height of the American Civil War, The Old Maid tells the story of two cousins — Charlotte (Bette Davis) and Delia (Miriam Hopkins, These Three) — and their […]
Tap (1989)
Synopsis: Cat burglar and ex-dancer, Max Washington (Gregory Hines, White Nights), has just been released from jail. As he asses his options, Max must decide between returning to his old […]
Staying Alive (1983)
Synopsis: Five years have passed since Tony Manero (John Travolta, Grease), “The Fred Astaire of Brooklyn,” conquered the dance floor at the ‘2001 Odyssey’ nightclub. Tony is now among dozens of […]
Diary of A Movie Maniac 