"Once Upon a Time in America" is an epic gangster film about members of the Jewish mob during the Prohibition Era, from their childhood through old age. Director Sergio Leone ("The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" 1966) was in control of the entire creative process, [..]
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
Classic Disney comedy is on full display in "The Absent-Minded Professor." Fred MacMurray plays Ned Brainard, a chemistry professor who gets so caught up in his invention of flubber that he forgets about his wedding plans, not once, but three times. (Flubber is "flying rubber" which picks up [..]
I Am Number Four (2011)
"I Am Number Four" is a science fiction action film telling the story of a teenage alien on earth on the run from other aliens from his home planet who are hunting him down. This passable scifi movie has the ring of familiarity, a storyline we [..]
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
"Sense and Sensibility" is the story of two sisters and their mother forced to move out of their home due to disinheritance by their father's will. Living in a cottage on the estate of a distant relative, the girls experience love, romance, and heartache. This [..]
Barabbus (1961)
"Barabbus" is a Biblical epic film telling the story of what could have happened to Barabbus, the criminal chosen by the crowd for release instead of Jesus Christ, just before His crucifixion, as recorded in all four Gospels. The film was produced by Dino De Laurentiis, a great [..]
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
Deborah Walley replaced Sandra Dee as surfer-girl Gidget in the second film "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" in 1961. Walley turned in a respectable performance in her big screen debut, capably directed by Paul Wendkos, who also was at the helm of the original "Gidget" in 1959. [..]
Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)
"Judgement at Nuremberg" is a fascinating look at the Judges' Trial of 1947, where four German judges and prosecutors were tried for their alleged part in atrocities committed under the Nazi regime. This three hour film also examines the political situation in Europe with the Soviet blockade [..]
Lover Come Back (1961)
"Lover Come Back" is vintage Doris Day-Rock Hudson romantic comedy material, the second of three pictures they made together. (The others are "Pillow Talk" of 1959 and "Send Me No Flowers" of 1964.) Screenwriters Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning did such a good job they [..]
Wild in the Country (1961)
Elvis Presley stars in a rare dramatic role where he plays a troubled young man from a dysfunctional family who later goes to college to become a writer in "Wild in the Country." The King of Rock-and-Roll turns in a good performance and even sings a [..]
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
One of the best World War II action-adventure films to ever come out of Hollywood is "The Guns of Navarone." This well-crafted story of an Allied commando unit's efforts to destroy a German fortress that threatens the Allies' ships in the Aegean Sea contains some [..]