"Duck Soup" is a musical comedy featuring the Marx Brothers in a story about a small mythical country going bankrupt, with Groucho becoming president. A neighboring country sends in spies, played by Harpo and Chico, to set the stage for a revolution. Director [..]
Rhapsody (1954)
"Rhapsody" is a romantic musical drama about a young woman courted by two classical musicians, one a violinist and one a pianist. She spends most of the film trying to decide between the two. While this melodrama is playing out, the audience can enjoy the numerous classical [..]
Big Daddy (1999)
"Big Daddy" is a comedy picture about a young man who gets dumped by his girlfriend for being irresponsible and immature, and he tries to impress her by adopting a five-year-old boy. The bumpy and predictable comedy proceeds from there, sloppily directed by Dennis Dugan ("Happy Gilmore" 1996). [..]
50 First Dates (2004)
"50 First Dates" is a romantic comedy about a man in love with a woman who has short term memory loss. She cannot remember anything from the day before, so every morning he must woo her all over again. This far-fetched premise actually [..]
American Splendor (2003)
"American Splendor" is a comedy-drama movie about the life of comic book author Harvey Pekar (1939-2010). It features a combination of live actors, documentary-style format, and animation. Directors-screenwriters Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini have created a confusing and uninteresting film with a lack of focused direction and [..]
Bewitched (2005)
"Bewitched" is a romantic comedy film which is a remake of the popular 1960's television sitcom that ran on ABC from 1964 to 1972. It tells the story of a Hollywood actor who takes a role playing Darrin Stephens in a movie called "Bewitched" only to [..]
A Man Called Horse (1970)
"A Man Called Horse" is a western drama film about an English big game hunter who is captured and enslaved by the Sioux Indian tribe, appearing to loose his own cultural identity and melding with the indigenous culture. The riveting performance of Richard Harris dominated the [..]
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
"3:10 to Yuma" is a western film about an Arizona rancher who volunteers to single-handedly escort a murderer from Bisbee to Contention City aboard a stagecoach to catch the 3:10 train to Yuma, Arizona, where he will be given a fair trial by jury. Director Delmer Daves ("Jubal" [..]
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
"Support Your Local Gunfighter" is a western comedy about a con man who drifts into a small town and takes advantage of rivalries between gold-mining factions. As best as we can tell amongst the confusion, they soon realize what is going on and, as a result, [..]