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Strangers When We Meet (1960)

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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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1960

The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)

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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 […]

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1956

The Wild One (1953)

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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 […]

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1953

The Cheap Detective (1978)

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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 […]

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1978

Murder by Death (1976)

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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 […]

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1976

Little Gloria… Happy at Last (1982, TV-Mini-Series)

December 12, 2022by Eric Binford 9 Comments

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 […]

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1982

The Disappearance (1977)

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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 […]

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1977

Star 80 (1983)

December 9, 2022by Eric Binford 20 Comments

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, […]

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1983

Prince of Darkness (1987)

October 30, 2022by Eric Binford 26 Comments

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 […]

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1987

Body Heat (1981)

October 14, 2022by Eric Binford 30 Comments

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). […]

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1981

Prelude to a Kiss (1992)

October 3, 2022by Eric Binford 9 Comments

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 […]

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1992

Rope (1948)

September 12, 2022by Eric Binford 18 Comments

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 […]

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1948

The Paradine Case (1947)

September 6, 2022by Eric Binford 13 Comments

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 […]

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1947

The Grey Fox (1982)

August 1, 2022by Eric Binford 9 Comments

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 […]

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1982

The Long Riders (1980)

July 25, 2022by Eric Binford 13 Comments

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: […]

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1980

Cocoon: The Return (1988)

July 18, 2022by Eric Binford 12 Comments

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 […]

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1988

Cocoon (1985)

July 15, 2022by Eric Binford 12 Comments

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 […]

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1985

Caveman (1981)

July 3, 2022by Eric Binford 19 Comments

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 […]

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1981

Pennies from Heaven (1981)

June 14, 2022by Eric Binford 8 Comments

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 […]

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1981

Juggernaut (1974)

June 11, 2022by Eric Binford 28 Comments

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 […]

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1974

Suburbia (1983)

May 28, 2022by Eric Binford 9 Comments

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 & […]

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1983

Love Letters (1983)

May 27, 2022by Eric Binford 15 Comments

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 […]

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1983

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

May 6, 2022by Eric Binford 19 Comments

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

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