The Best Picture of 1960 is....."The Apartment." The story tells of an insurance company clerk who, in hopes of climbing the corporate ladder, allows his superiors to use his apartment for their extramarital affairs. The plot thickens when the head of the company gets in on the action. [..]

Bette Davis delivers one of the best performances of her career as a partying socialite who discovers she has a terminal illness in "Dark Victory." Director Edmund Goulding ("Grand Hotel" 1932) was in charge of a very slick movie with outstanding production values. He was greatly [..]

Peter Lorre starred as "international policeman" Kentaro Moto in a series of seven films between 1937 and 1939. In number six, "Mr. Moto's Last Warning," Moto tries to stop someone's plot to start a war between Britain and France. Screenwriters Philip MacDonald [..]

Alfred Hitchcock's worst film is undoubtedly "Jamaica Inn," a story of a gang of criminals who caused shipwrecks off of the treacherous Cornwall coast of England by putting out warning beacons, capturing and raiding the ships, killing the crew, and stealing the cargo. [..]

Alice Faye plays a young actress whose career progresses from slapstick silent pictures on to the transition from silent to sound movies in "Hollywood Cavalcade." Director Irving Cummings and screenwriter Ernest Pascal created quite an entertaining look at the silent film era. Director Malcolm St. Clair capably handled [..]

"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" is a political drama/satire film about an appointed U. S. Senator taking on the political establishment. James Stewart became a big star as a result of his portrayal of Jefferson Smith, the head of the Boy Rangers (a type of the Boy Scouts [..]

John Wayne leads a group of people chasing wild animals across the African plains in the adventure movie "Hatari!" With much of the action revolving around the pursuit and capture of animals destined for zoos, there is little else to hold viewer's attention. Uneven direction [..]

"Pocketful of Miracles" is the story of a homeless bag lady who must pose as a high society matron for a day, simply because her daughter is coming to town. This touching drama was directed by Frank Capra in his final film job. It is [..]

"Return to Peyton Place" is a drama film about life in a small New England town. This sequel to the earlier movie "Peyton Place" (1957) was well-directed by actor Jose Ferrer, in his first experience at the helm of a motion picture, from a lucid screenplay by [..]

"Splendor in the Grass" is a romantic drama centering around the ups and downs of a relationship between two teenagers, capably played by Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty. Tight direction by Elia Kazan ("East of Eden" 1955) and a lucid screenplay by William Inge made this [..]