Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz ("All About Eve" 1950) created a cinematic masterpiece called "Suddenly, Last Summer." Elizabeth Taylor portrays a woman under evaluation by a psychiatrist (Montgomery Clift) after witnessing the death of her cousin the previous summer. The individual requesting the exam is her [..]

"Imitation of Life" is a drama film dealing with issues of class and race, centered around the story of a black woman whose light-skinned daughter has trouble coming to terms with her African-American heritage. Director Douglas Sirk ("Magnificent Obsession" 1954) and screenwriters Eleanore Griffin and Allan Scott [..]

Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue star in the romantic drama "A Summer Place," a box office sensation back in 1959. It is the story of a wealthy businessman who brings his wife and daughter to the Maine coast where he worked as a youth. He runs into his [..]

"Gidget" introduced the Hawaiian sport of surfing into American pop culture, creating a wave of beach movies and music that would wash over the 1960's. (An interesting side note is that 1959 was also the year Hawaii was admitted to the Union as the 50th state.) [..]

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" is a science fiction adventure movie telling the story of two scientists set off on an expedition to the center of the earth. They travel to Iceland to start their journey in a volcano, and are joined by another scientist and [..]

"Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" continues the story of Professor Sherman Klump, who has created a new youth-renewing drug and is engaged to be married. Problems start when his alter ego, Buddy Love, makes appearances and attempts to take over his life. This sequel to "The [..]

"The Giant Gila Monster" is a horror B-movie that tells the story of two teenagers who disappear in small town in Texas. It is assumed that they ran off to the big city, but when their bodies are found, the sheriff knows something is up. He soon finds [..]

The Best Picture of 1959 is....."Ben Hur." This religious epic film tells the story of Judah Ben-Hur, a wealthy Jewish prince and merchant who is condemned to slavery when he defies a powerful Roman military leader, who also happens to be a childhood friend. Director William [..]

"Joker: Folie a Deux" is a musical psychological thriller film continuing the story of villain Arthur Fleck which began in 2019's "Joker." Director Todd Phillips ("A Star Is Born" 2018) at least deserves credit for continuing the nihilistic theme of his original "Joker." Co-writing the screwy screenplay with [..]

Bob Hope and Bing Crosby started their famous "Road" pictures in 1940 with "Road to Singapore." The pair play sailors being forced into undesirable marriages, and escape to Singapore by way of Hawaii. They run into Dorothy Lamour, and both fall in love with her, with hilarity and [..]