Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
Synopsis: During Franco-Mexican War, an American mercenary (Clint Eastwood, Coogan’s Bluff) comes to the aid of a strong-willed Catholic nun (Shirley MacLaine, The Apartment) who is working with rebels against […]
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Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Synopsis: In nineteenth-century California, two gold prospectors (Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven, and Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou) vie for the affections of a feisty pioneer woman (Jean Seberg, Breathless), who, to everyone’s surprise, […]
The Empty Canvas (1963, aka La Noia)
Synopsis: A wealthy young Italian man (Horst Buchholz, The Magnificent Seven) wants to be an artist, but his powerful American mother (Bette Davis) has other plans for him. All hell […]
Dead Ringer (1964)
Synopsis: Twenty years ago, Edith (Bette Davis) married twin sister Margaret’s (also Davis) boyfriend. Still angry about the betrayal, Margaret kills Edith and assumes her identity, but Margaret begins to […]
Jamaica Inn (1939)
Synopsis: In Cornwall, England, during the first half of the 19th century, a young Irish woman, Mary (Maureen O’Hara, The Black Swan), slowly realizes that her aunt’s husband (Leslie Banks, The […]
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Synopsis: A socialite (Margaret Lockwood, Night Train to Munich) on vacation befriends a charming elderly governess (Dame May Whitty, Mrs. Miniver) on a train. When the governess disappears, the young […]
Fantasia (1940)
Synopsis: Walt Disney combines animation with classical music. Eight animated sequences are accompanied by the works of Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Schubert, etc. Reaction & Thoughts: “And now we’re going to hear a piece […]
Diary of A Movie Maniac 