The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
Synopsis: At the height of WWII, residents of a small Italian village try to hide their most precious commodity from the Nazis: wine. Reaction & Thoughts: The Secret of Santa […]
Tag Archives: Comedy
Films designed to draw out laughter from the viewers
Between the Lines (1977)
Synopsis: The fiercely independent staff members at a Boston newspaper go bananas after they find out that a major publishing company wants to buy the paper. Reaction & Thoughts: “All […]
Foul Play (1978)
Synopsis: A klutzy librarian, Gloria Mundy (Goldie Hawn, Private Benjamin), inadvertently becomes involved in an elaborate assassination plot. Gloria is assisted by a snarky police detective, Tony Carlson (Chevy Chase, […]
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Synopsis: A deranged madman (Rod Steiger, In the Heat of the Night) begins murdering middle-aged women and it’s up to a stressed-out New York police detective (George Segal, Who’s Afraid of […]
Love Among Thieves (1987, TV-Movie)
Synopsis: A concert pianist (Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s) is forced to rob a precious Faberge egg by a gang of criminals who are holding the pianist’s boyfriend hostage. She […]
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Synopsis: A British socialite (Margaret Lockwood, Night Train to Munich) on vacation in Europe, befriends a charming elderly governess (Dame May Whitty, Mrs. Miniver) on a train. When the governess disappears, […]
Innerspace (1987)
Synopsis: Dennis Quaid (Breaking Away) is a test pilot working on an experiment in which he would be miniaturized and injected into a laboratory animal. However, everything goes wrong when […]
The Bette Davis Project: Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Synopsis: A New York gangster, Dave the Dude (Glenn Ford, A Stolen Life), comes up with an elaborate plan to turn a street vendor, ‘Apple’ Annie (Bette Davis), into a […]
Lady for a Day (1933)
Synopsis: A New York City street vendor, ‘Apple’ Annie (May Robson, Bringing Up Baby) has been pretending to be a high society woman to her daughter, who has lived in Spain […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s Young and Innocent (1937)
Synopsis: A screenwriter, Robert Tisdall (Derrick de Marney, Things to Come), becomes the prime suspect in the murder of an actress. After realizing that evidence is stacking up against him, Robert flees […]
Desire (1936)
Synopsis: An average American engineer, Tom Bradley (Gary Cooper, High Noon), inadvertently bumps into a sophisticated jewel thief, Madeleine de Beaupre (Marlene Dietrich, Rancho Notorious), and his life is never the same. Reaction […]
The Gazebo (1959)
Synopsis: Glenn Ford (Blackboard Jungle) plays a TV writer and director who kills a blackmailer and buries him under a gazebo. Reaction & Thoughts: Odd black comedy only works sporadically. […]
Baxter (1989)
Synopsis: A cute Bull Terrier recalls his life with various owners. Reaction & Thoughts: “Beware of the dog that thinks!” Have you ever wondered what your pet is thinking? I […]
Pretty Persuasion (2005)
Synopsis: A manipulative high school girl (Evan Rachel Wood, The Wrestler) falsely accuses her teacher (Ron Livingston, The Time Traveler’s Wife) of sexual harassment as part of an elaborate scheme. […]
Winter Kills (1979)
Synopsis: Nearly twenty years after the assassination of USA President Kegan, a dying man admits to be the real killer. The President’s younger brother (Jeff Bridges, Starman) sets out to […]
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Synopsis: Two American friends, David (David Naughton, The Hot Dog: The Movie) and Jack (Griffin Dunne, After Hours), who are backpacking through England, are attacked by a werewolf. Jack is […]
Schlock (1973, aka The Banana Monster)
Synopsis: A misunderstood creature (filmmaker John Landis, An American Werewolf in London and The Blues Brothers), called the “Schlockthropus,” creates havoc in a small American community. Reaction & Thoughts: To […]
White River (1999, aka The White River Kid)
Synopsis: While traveling across Arkansas, two con men (Bob Hoskins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and Antonio Banderas, Evita) are held hostage by a legendary serial killer (Wes Bentley, American Beauty), […]
Gigi (1949)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century Paris, France, a teenage girl (Daniélle Delorme, Pardon Mon Affaire) is being trained to be the mistress of a wealthy man. But the young […]
Love Among the Ruins (1975, TV-Movie)
Synopsis: Set in Edwardian England, Laurence Olivier (Rebecca) plays a well-regarded London barrister hired by a wealthy & eccentric ex-actress, played by Katharine Hepburn (The African Queen), to defend her […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s Number Seventeen (1932)
Synopsis: A group of strangers — a homeless man (Leon M. Lion, The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss), a detective (John Stuart, Sink the Bismarck!), a mysterious young woman (Ann Casson, […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s Rich and Strange (1931)
Synopsis: A suburban couple, Fred (Henry Kendall, The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss) and his wife, Emily (Joan Barry, Sally Bishop), are fed up with their mundane life styles. After unexpectedly […]
