"Pocketful of Miracles" is the story of a homeless bag lady who must pose as a high society matron for a day, simply because her daughter is coming to town. This touching drama was directed by Frank Capra in his final film job. It is [..]

"Return to Peyton Place" is a drama film about life in a small New England town. This sequel to the earlier movie "Peyton Place" (1957) was well-directed by actor Jose Ferrer, in his first experience at the helm of a motion picture, from a lucid screenplay by [..]

"Splendor in the Grass" is a romantic drama centering around the ups and downs of a relationship between two teenagers, capably played by Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty. Tight direction by Elia Kazan ("East of Eden" 1955) and a lucid screenplay by William Inge made this [..]

"Breakfast at Tiffany's" is a romantic comedy about the friendship between a call girl and a young man who relies on an older woman for support. The capable direction by Blake Edwards ("Operation Petticoat" 1959) and the well-written screenplay by George Axelrod created quite a stylish film, but [..]

"Divorce Italian Style" is an Italian black comedy about a wealthy man in Sicily who wants out of his marriage to his homely wife so he can wed a younger and more attractive woman. Director-screenwriter Pietro Germi put together this hilarious look at marriage in Italy, or [..]

"No Way Up" is a disaster film about seven survivors of an airplane which crashes into the shark-infested waters of the Pacific Ocean on its way to Baja California. Swiss director Claudio Fah and the British producers actually did a good job of instilling this low-budget film with [..]

"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, [..]

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" 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" 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 [..]