Joan Crawford has top billing as the "Dancing Lady," co-starring in this MGM musical with Clark Gable. This show business tale tells the story of a young dancer who is bailed out of trouble by a millionaire playboy, played by Franchot Tone. He lands her [..]
I. S. S. (2023)
"I. S. S." is a contemporary science fiction thriller movie about Russians and Americans aboard the International Space Station when war breaks out on Earth between Russia and the United States. The mood is very tense as both sides apparently receive orders to take over the I. [..]
Cavalcade (1933)
The Best Picture of 1933 is....."Cavalcade." This epic historical drama tells the story of an English couple and their family, friends, and servants from 1899 to 1933, showing their involvement in the major events of the times including the Boer War, death of Queen Victoria, sinking [..]
Our Man Flint (1966)
The spy film craze of the 1960's includes James Coburn starring as master spy Derek Flint in "Our Man Flint." He is a former agent of Z. O. W. I. E. (Zonal Organization for World Intelligence and Espionage) brought out of retirement to battle three mad scientists [..]
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
"Despicable Me 2" continues the story of "Despicable Me" (2010), with retired supervillain Gru raising his three adopted daughters and being hired by secret agent Lucy Wilde to counter the plans of another supervillain named El Macho. Directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin ("Despicable Me" 2010) continue [..]
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
Kirk Douglas plays American Army officer David "Mickey" Marcus (1901-1948) who was instrumental in founding the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in 1947. Director-screenwriter Melville Shavelson ("Houseboat" 1958) was focused in the making of this picture, skillfully mixing fact and fiction (as happens in most biopics) in this engrossing [..]
Nevada Smith (1966)
Steve McQueen plays a man out for revenge for the murder of his parents in "Nevada Smith." Director Henry Hathaway ("The Sons of Katie Elder" 1965) put together this superior horse opera with all-around good production values, from a well-written script by John Michael Hayes. [..]
Walk, Don’t Run (1966)
Cary Grant made his final motion picture appearance in the 1966 comedy "Walk, Don't Run." He still had much of his old charm and charisma in this story of a man renting a room from a younger woman in Tokyo for the 1964 Olympics. He in turn sublets [..]
The Trouble With Angels (1966)
Director Ida Lupino put together a light comedy in "The Trouble with Angles." The story centers on the experiences of two teenage girls in a Catholic school run by nuns. Blanche Harris based the screenplay on the 1962 novel by Jane Trahey called "Life with Mother [..]
Ages of Man (1966)
Sir John Gielgud started a one-man show in England in 1957, and took it to America in 1966, where it was recorded and broadcast on CBS television. "Ages of Man" is a sampler of William Shakespeare's plays and sonnets exploring the journey of life from birth to [..]