Humphrey Bogart starred in a comedy film in 1955 - with mixed results. "We're No Angels" fell flat on its face and is mostly a dull affair, despite a good premise and help from director Michael Curtiz, who worked with Boggie on "Casablanca" (1942). It [..]

"Collide" is an action film telling the story of a young American working in Germany who agrees to highjack a shipment of drugs for his old boss in exchange for money to pay for his girlfriend's expensive medical treatment. Director Eran Creevy put together quite an action-adventure [..]

"The Duke" is a British drama-comedy film about a senior citizen who steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sends ransom notes telling officials he will return the painting if the government invests more money in care for the [..]

"Harold and the Purple Crayon" is the story of a boy who can draw anything he wants into existence with his purple crayon. When he grows up, he finds out that his powers can lead to more problems than he imagined possible. Director Carlos Saldanha [..]

"A Quiet Place: Day One" tells the story of New York City being invaded by aliens and how a woman and other survivors try to find a way to safety. The soon learn that they must maintain absolute silence as the creatures are blind but are [..]

Director Alfred Hitchcock ("Rear Window" 1954) made the only comedy film of his career in "The Trouble with Harry." The screenplay by John Michael Hayes, based on the 1950 novel by Jack Trevor Story, tells the tale of the reaction of a small town's residents to [..]

Producer-director-screenwriter-star Laurence Olivier created a cinematic masterpiece "Richard III," adapted from the play by William Shakespeare. Sir Larry was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, the sole Oscar nod for this movie. His performance as Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, who later became King [..]

Frank Sinatra shows his wide acting range portraying a drug addict in "The Man with the Golden Arm." The taboo subject of drug addiction was rarely depicted on the big screen in the 1950's. Director Otto Preminger ("Whirlpool" 1950) broke that taboo and did an outstanding job of [..]

"East of Eden" is the story of two brothers whose life parallels that of Cain and Abel in the book of Genesis. James Dean's portrayal of one of the brothers is legendary, where he demonstrates a wide acting range. Dean passed away at the age [..]

"The End of the Affair" is a slickly produced romantic drama from Columbia Pictures. Director Edward Dmytryk ("The Caine Mutiny" 1954) and screenwriter Lenore J. Coffee did a good job of adapting Graham Green's 1951 novel to the big screen. Van Johnson [..]