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Sense and Sensibility (1996)

August 22, 2016by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: During England’s Georgian era, two very different and newly impoverished sisters (Emma Thompson, The Remains of The Day, and Kate Winslet, Titanic), face the capricious whims of fate and destiny […]

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1996

The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

August 17, 2016by Eric Binford 8 Comments

Synopsis: Henry “Lou” Gehrig (Gary Cooper, High Noon), the only son of poor German immigrants, dreams about playing Baseball. After joining the Yankees in New York, Gehrig soon becomes the number […]

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1942

Rawhide (1952)

August 16, 2016by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In a remote mail outpost, a stagecoach employee (Tyron Power, The Black Swan), his boss (Edgar Buchanan, Ride the High Country) and a woman (Susan Hayward, I Want to Live!) traveling with a baby […]

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1952

Wild Rovers (1971, Roadshow Edition)

August 15, 2016by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: Two cowboys, one old and cynical (William Holden, The Bridge on the River Kwai), the other one young and cocky (Ryan O’Neal, Love Story), decide to rob a bank, and yes, […]

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1971

The Last Unicorn (1982)

August 12, 2016by Eric Binford 3 Comments

Synopsis: A beautiful unicorn (voiced by Mia Farrow, Rosemary’s Baby) suddenly realizes that she may very well be the last of her kind. With the help of an inept wizard, […]

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1982

Dumbo (1941)

August 9, 2016by Eric Binford 12 Comments

Synopsis: A circus baby elephant with overly large ears is bullied by fellow pachyderms who cruelly nickname him “Dumbo.” The circus manager decides to use Dumbo in the clown show, […]

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1941

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

August 4, 2016by Eric Binford 10 Comments

Synopsis: The dysfunctional family of a wealthy Mississippian, Harvey “Big Daddy” Pollitt (Burl Ives, East of Eden and The Big Country), who may or may not be dying of cancer, […]

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1958

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, Director’s Cut)

August 3, 2016by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: Vivien Leigh (Gone with the Wind) is Blanche DuBois, a faded Southern belle who moves in with her kid sister, Stella (Kim Hunter, The Planet of the Apes) and […]

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1951

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