"The Bad and the Beautiful" is a melodrama about a domineering movie producer who alienates everyone around him. Director Vincente Minnelli ("An American in Paris" 1951) put together an engrossing melodrama with several storylines going on at once, all packed into the 113 minute running time [..]

"The Secret Life of Bees" is a drama film about a 14-year-old girl who flees from her abusive father with the family maid to live with the latter's family in another town. Director-screenwriter Gina Prince-Blythewood put together a charming coming-of-age story with good writing, quality production values, fine [..]

"Nowhere Special" is a drama movie about a working class single parent who must make arrangements for the care of his four-year-old son when he is faced with a diagnosis of a terminal illness. Director-screenwriter Uberto Pasolini ("Still Life" 2013) put together an engrossing and [..]

Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain play best friends and suburbanite neighbors who seem to have everything when a tragic accident shatters their lives and changes them forever in "Mother's Instincts." French cinematographer Benoit Delhomme was meticulous in details creating this psychological thriller in his directorial debut. Sarah Conradt [..]

"Thelma" is a comedy-drama about a 93-year-old grandmother who loses ten thousand dollars to a con artist working over the phone. With the help of her grandson and a friend with a motorized scoter, she embarks on a wild journey across the Los Angeles basin [..]

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour starred together for the fourth time in "Road to Utopia." This adventure has the famous group looking for a gold mine in Alaska and finding a treasure in laughs and comedy. This movie had an expert behind the scenes production group: [..]

"The Jolson Story" is a musical biopic of the life and career of Al Jolson, popular music star of the 1920's and 1930's. Crisp direction by Alfred E. Green ("A Thousand and One Nights" 1945) made the 130 minute running time move swiftly, from a solid [..]

"Ziegfeld Follies" is a musical comedy film consisting of comedy sketches and song-and-dance numbers featuring numerous MGM stars. It was inspired by the original Ziegfeld Follies, an elaborate stage revue produced by Florenz Ziegfeld which ran on Broadway from 1907 to 1931. Producer [..]

"The Count of Monte Cristo" is the story of Edmond Dantes who is falsely imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. After fourteen years in an island prison, he escapes and manages to get his hands on a hidden fortune, whose location was revealed to him by [..]

The Best Picture of 1946 is....."The Best Years of Our Lives." Director William Wyler ("Mrs. Miniver" 1942) put together this excellent story of three World War II veterans returning home from war and the challenges they faced readjusting to civilian life and changes in society. [..]