Strangers When We Meet (1960)
Synopsis: A married architect, Larry Coe (Kirk Douglas, Spartacus), falls in love with a neighbor, Maggie Gault (Kim Novak, Vertigo), who is also married. Reaction & Thoughts: “There’s so much […]
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The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
Synopsis: The real-life story of celebrated band-leader and pianist Eddy Duchin (Tyrone Power, Witness for the Prosecution), whose career was cut short by cancer. Reaction & Thoughts: “It’s strange how […]
The Wild One (1953)
Synopsis: A motorcycle gang arrives at a small town and instantly creates panic among the population. The locals try to get the bikers out of town to no avail. Reaction […]
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Synopsis: In the 1930s, a penny-pinching private detective, Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk, TV’s Columbo), tries to solve the sudden and mysterious murder of his business partner while working on a […]
Murder by Death (1976)
Synopsis: An eccentric millionaire, played by someone who looks like author Truman Capote, invites the world’s greatest detectives to his mansion and offers $1 million to the sleuth who solves […]
Little Gloria… Happy at Last (1982, TV-Mini-Series)
Synopsis: In 1934, 10-year-old heiress Gloria Vanderbilt (Jennifer Dundas, Mrs. Soffel) becomes the subject of a fierce custody battle between her mother, socialite Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (Lucy Gutteridge, The Last […]
The Disappearance (1977)
Synopsis: A high-priced hitman (Donald Sutherland, Ordinary People) slowly realizes that his latest assignment is somehow connected to the sudden and mysterious disappearance of his wife (Francine Racette, Four Flies […]
Star 80 (1983)
Synopsis: Sleazy club promoter Paul Snider (Eric Roberts, Runaway Train) helps small town teenager Dorothy Stratten (Mariel Hemingway, Personal Best) became a famous Playboy model. But as Stratten’s fortune rises, […]
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Synopsis: A catholic priest (Donald Pleasence, John Carpenter’s Halloween) enlists the help of a quantum physicist professor (Victor Wong, John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China) and his students to […]
Body Heat (1981)
Synopsis: A second-rate lawyer, Ned Racine (William Hurt, Kiss of the Spider Woman), begins a clandestine love affair with a shifty businessman’s wife, Matty Walker (Kathleen Turner, Romancing The Stone). […]
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
Synopsis: On their wedding day, a couple (Alec Baldwin, The Hunt for the Red October, and Meg Ryan, When Harry Met Sally) meets a mysterious old man (Sydney Walker, Getting […]
Rope (1948)
Synopsis: Two young men (John Dall, The Corn is Green, and Farley Granger, They Live by Night) strangle to death an ex-classmate for no apparent reason and hide his body […]
The Paradine Case (1947)
Synopsis: In London, England, a well-respected barrister, Anthony Keane (Gregory Peck, To Kill A Mockingbird), decides to represent a socialite, Mrs. Paradine (Alida Valli, The Third Man), who is accused […]
The Grey Fox (1982)
Synopsis: The year is 1901, and stagecoach robber, Bill Mine (Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story), has been released from prison after serving a 33-year sentence. Mine finds out that the […]
The Long Riders (1980)
Synopsis: The retelling of the last years of the legendary James-Younger Gang, who made a name for themselves as the most feared bank-robbers of the 19th century. Reaction & Thoughts: […]
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Synopsis: Five years after they decided to hitchhike a ride to the stars, a group of old folks accompany the aliens from the planet Anterea on a journey back to […]
Cocoon (1985)
Synopsis: A group of senior citizens stumble across a swimming pool with regenerating powers. What the old folks don’t know is that the pool is being used by a race […]
Caveman (1981)
Synopsis: One zillion years ago, meekly caveman Atouk (Ringo Starr, A Hard Day’s Night) is constantly humiliated by his tribe’s leader, the mighty Tonda (John Matuszak, The Goonies). To make […]
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
Synopsis: Inspired by the romantic songs of the Great Depression, an unhappily married travelling music salesman (Steve Martin, The Man With Two Brains) dumps his aloof wife (Jessica Harper, Dario […]
Juggernaut (1974)
Synopsis: A madman announces that he has rigged a transatlantic liner with explosives and threatens to blow up the ship if he isn’t given £500,000. Reaction & Thoughts: “My name […]
Suburbia (1983)
Synopsis: Tired of dealing with his alcoholic mom, a teenager runs away from home and joins a group of homless kids who are immersed in the punk culture. Reaction & […]
Love Letters (1983)
Synopsis: A disc jockey, Anna Winter (Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween), is surprised to find out that her recently deceased mother had an extramarital affair. Soon after she discovers her mother’s […]
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
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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