"The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" is a comedy film where a teenager becomes a genius when he gets an electrical shock while repairing a computer, and the computer's brain fuses with his. All sorts of zany complications arise from there, with great direction by Robert Butler [..]
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
"Anne of the Thousand Days" is a fascinating look at the marriage of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, with Richard Burton and Genevieve Bujold delivering outstanding performances in the leading roles. The pair have fantastic on-screen charisma, with this being Bujold's first performance in an English-speaking [..]
How to Commit Marriage (1969)
"How to Commit Marriage" is a comedy film where Bob Hope and Jane Wyman play a bickering couple who fake a happy marriage in order to adopt their hippie daughter's out-of-wedlock child. Zany and wacky situations proceed from there, with director Norman Panama ("The Maltese Bippy" 1969) doing [..]
Land Raiders (1970)
"Land Raiders" is a western drama film about a land grab by a rancher against a local Indian tribe, sparking a war. Director Nathan Juran ("First Men in the Moon" 1964) put together what used to be called a low-budget "B" movie, which is passable entertainment [..]
Next Goal Wins (2023)
"Next Goal Wins" is a sports comedy-drama film about a soccer coach's efforts to transform the American Samoa National Football Team, considered one of the worst in the world, into a contender for the Oceania Football (Soccer) Confederation first round of games to go to the 2014 FIFA [..]
The Hill (2023)
"The Hill" is a sports drama about a baseball player attempting to overcome an injury in able to quality for tryouts for a major league scout. This true story was expertly directed by Jeff Celentano ("Breaking Point" 2009) from an excellent screenplay by Angelo Pizzo and Scott [..]
The April Fools (1969)
"The April Fools" is a romantic comedy film about a stockbroker who meets his boss's wife at a cocktail party and decides to run off with her to Paris. Director Stuart Rosenberg ("Cool Hand Luke" 1967) instilled the movie with good production values, great performances, and a [..]
The Chairman (1969)
"The Chairman" is a spy thriller where Gregory Peck plays a U. S. government agent sent to the People's Republic of China at the height of the Cold War to retrieve an important agricultural enzyme. What he does not know is that there is a bomb implanted in [..]
Battle of Britain (1969)
"Battle of Britain" is a very classy and engaging motion picture about the 1940 air war between Germany and Great Britain as the Nazi's attempted to gain superiority over the English Channel in a prelude to an invasion of the United Kingdom. Producer [..]
The Illustrated Man (1969)
"The Illustrated Man" is a drama film about a man whose numerous tattoos on his body each tell a story if you stare at it for a moment. Director Jack Smight ("Harper" 1966) did a sloppy directing job in adapting this movie from Ray Bradbury's 1951 [..]