"Waikiki Wedding" is a Bing Crosby vehicle where he plays a publicist for a pineapple company who gets into trouble when the winner of the company's contest fails to find romance in the islands, as advertised. So he is under pressure to provide it for her fast, with [..]

"Topper" is a comedy film about a young couple who die in a car crash, but find they cannot get into heaven because of a lack of good deeds. So they decide to "haunt" their stuffy former boss and help him loosen up and live a little, [..]

"Inside Man" is a crime drama about a demoted police detective who is given the opportunity to go undercover and kill the mob's most ruthless killer. However, the challenge proves much too daunting and he begins to unravel emotionally. The heavy (and predictable) drama proceeds from [..]

"The Prince and the Pauper" is the story of nine-year-old Prince Edward VI of England and his interactions with a look-alike indigent named Tom Canty. Both are tired of their lot in life and decide to switch identities, with the high drama proceeding from there. Director William Keighley [..]

The Best Picture of 1937 is....."The Life of Emile Zola." The film is about French writer and journalist Emile Zola (1840-1902), and his defense of Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus, falsely imprisoned by the French government for being a spy. Many in leadership and in society turned against Zola [..]

"Donovan's Reef" is a comedy-adventure film where three friends (John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Jack Warden) team up to help Warden's character deal with his daughter, who is coming for a visit from Boston and hoping to seize control of his shares in a company of which she is [..]

Stanley Kramer's 1963 epic comedy film "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" is still a very entertaining movie today in the 21st century. The race to find $350,000 (worth $3,597,000 in 2024) by a host of celebrities has lost none of its luster with the passage of [..]

"Hud" is a fascinating psychological drama and character study set in the form of a modern-day western. Paul Newman plays Hud Bannon, a self-centered man who is continually at odds with his principled father (Melvyn Douglas), owner of a large cattle ranch in the panhandle of [..]

Walt Disney bounced back from his successful 1961 hit "The Absent-Minded Professor" with a sequel called "Son of Flubber." Director Robert Stevenson ("The Absent-Minded Professor" 1961) made sure this film had a good pace and was consistent with the original, though not as novel and inventive. [..]

"The V. I. P. 's" is a drama film set in London's Heathrow Airport where heavy fog delays airplane departures. The film depicts the problems created by the delay's effect on various passengers' lives. Director Anthony Asquith ("The Millionairess" 1960) put together a well-acted story, but the film [..]