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Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

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Synopsis: A convict with a habit of breaking out of prison, Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood, The Outlaw Josey Wales), is sent to serve the remaining of his life sentence to […]

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1979

The Lost Weekend (1945)

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Synopsis: After supposedly giving up drinking, alcoholic writer Don Birnam (Ray Milland, The Big Clock) is preparing to spend the weekend out of town with his younger brother, Wick (Phillip […]

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1945

The Blue Knight (1973, TV-Mini-Series)

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Synopsis: A 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, Bumper Morgan (William Holden, The Bridge on the River Kwai), suddenly decides to retire, but before he hangs his uniform […]

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1973

Ten Tall Men (1951)

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Synopsis: In the 1920s, An American serving in the French Foreign Legion, Sergeant Mike Kincaid (Burt Lancaster, Birdman of Alcatraz), and his motley crew attempt to stop an impending enemy […]

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1951

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979, TV-Movie)

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Synopsis: A tough New England widow’s (Bette Davis) quiet life is disrupted when she gets an unannounced visit from her estranged daughter (Gena Rowlands, A Woman Under the Influence) who […]

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1979

Midnight Lace (1960)

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Synopsis: After marrying a British businessman (Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady), an American woman (Doris Day, Pillow Talk) moves to London, where she immediately starts receiving threatening phone calls. Scared […]

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1960

Jabberwocky (1977)

March 31, 2022by Eric Binford 7 Comments

Synopsis: During the Dark Ages, a young barrel-maker (Michael Palin, A Fish Called Wanda) leaves his small village in search of a better life. The naive peasant arrives at the […]

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1977

And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

March 30, 2022by Eric Binford 10 Comments

Synopsis: A compilation of funny sketches and animated shorts that first appeared in episodes of the British television program Monty Python’s Flying Circus, which aired on BBC1 from 1969 to […]

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1971

Night Moves (1975)

March 12, 2022by Eric Binford 11 Comments

Synopsis: Gumshoe Harry Moseby (Gene Hackman, The Conversation) is hired by an ex-Hollywood starlet (Janet Ward, The Anderson Tapes) to find her teenage daughter, Delly (Melanie Griffith, Working Girl), who […]

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1975

The Yakuza (1974)

March 10, 2022by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: A retired American detective, Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum, The Night of the Hunter), finds more than he bargained for when he travels to Japan to look for his army […]

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1974

Willow (1988)

March 5, 2022by Eric Binford 12 Comments

Synopsis: After finding a baby girl in a basket by the river bank, farmer Willow (Warwick Davis, Return of the Jedi) is chosen by village leaders to take the infant […]

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1988

Middle of the Night (1959)

February 28, 2022by Eric Binford 14 Comments

Synopsis: A 56-year-old widower businessman (Fredric March, William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives) shocks family and friends when he starts dating a 24-year-old divorcee (Kim Novak, Alfred Hitchcock’s […]

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1959

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

February 27, 2022by Eric Binford 14 Comments

Synopsis: In the city of Shanghai, a ruthless casino boss, Mother Gin Sling (Ona Munson, Gone with the Wind), sets out to destroy a wealthy Englishman (Walter Huston, Dodsworth) whom […]

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1941

The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

February 22, 2022by Eric Binford 17 Comments

Synopsis: An ordinary American family begin experiencing a series of unexplained events after moving into an isolated old cottage in the British countryside. Curious about the strange phenomena, the family’s […]

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1980

Marie (1985)

February 8, 2022by Eric Binford 16 Comments

Synopsis: After graduating from college, single-mom Marie Ragghianti (Sissy Spacek, Carrie) lands a job as an officer for the Tennessee Department of Corrections. Later, Ragghianti is appointed to the position […]

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1985

Presumed Innocent (1990)

February 5, 2022by Eric Binford 40 Comments

Synopsis: When a prosecutor, Carolyn Polhemus (Greta Scacchi, Jefferson in Paris), is found raped and murdered, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Rusty Sabitch (Harrison Ford, Witness), is assigned to the case. However, […]

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1990

Notorious (1946)

January 29, 2022by Eric Binford 14 Comments

Synopsis: A CIA agent, T.R. Devlin (Cary Grant, Suspicion), is ordered to convince the daughter of a convicted Nazi, Alicia Huberman (Ingrid Bergman, Spellbound), to spy for the U.S. government […]

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1946

Double Indemnity (1944)

January 27, 2022by Eric Binford 28 Comments

Synopsis: An insurance salesman (Fred MacMurray, The Absent-Minded Professor) falls in love with a married woman (Barbara Stanwyck, Stella Dallas), and together they come up with a plan to kill […]

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1944

Every Which Way but Loose (1978)

January 24, 2022by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: A tough, but not-too-bright trucker and part-time street fighter, Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry), falls for country singer Lynn Halsey-Taylor (Sondra Locke, The Gauntlet). When Lynn takes off […]

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1978

Black Girl (1972)

January 11, 2022by Eric Binford 8 Comments

Synopsis:  A single African-American mother (Louise Stubbs, The Landlord) and her three daughters battle each other and the elements. Reaction & Thoughts: “If she makes nothing out of it, it […]

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1972

Evil Under the Sun (1982)

January 9, 2022by Eric Binford 21 Comments

Synopsis: Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov, Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus) travels to an island resort to investigate the circumstances in which a diamond was given to a famous stage […]

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1982

The Mirror Crack’d (1980)

December 29, 2021by Eric Binford 26 Comments

Synopsis: In 1953, an American film crew arrives in a small English village to shoot a historical drama. When a woman is poisoned at a cocktail party held in honor […]

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1980

Zardoz (1974)

December 18, 2021by Eric Binford 34 Comments

Synopsis: The year is 2293. Earth’s population is divided into two fractions: “The Eternals,” a group of ritzy immortals, and “The Brutals,” a proletarian class composed of mortals. “The Brutals” […]

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1974

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