"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" 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" 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" 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" 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 [..]

"Paint Your Wagon" is western musical film that tells the story of prospectors during the California Gold Rush, with a subplot about a polygamist Mormon looking to sell off one of his wives. Director Joshua Logan ("Camelot" 1967) and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky went through the motions [..]

"The Roommate" is a psychological thriller film that tells the story of a young woman named Sarah starting her freshman year at college. She immediately bonds with her college roommate Rebecca, and as Sarah expands her circle of friends, Rebecca becomes resentful and her behavior takes some radical [..]

"A Haunting in Venice" is a mystery movie where Kenneth Branagh once again plays Hercule Poirot, this time residing in Venice, Italy. The Belgian detective is invited to attend a Halloween party and seance at the home of an opera singer who is hoping to expose [..]

"Hello Dolly!" is a romantic comedy movie musical that follows the story of matchmaker Dolly Levi as she travels to New York City to find a bride for the wealthy "half-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. Director Gene Kelly and screenwriter Ernest Lehman did a fantastic job of bringing the 1964 [..]

The Best Picture of 1969 is....."Midnight Cowboy." This is a drama about the unlikely friendship between a con man and a male prostitute on the streets of New York City. Director John Schlesinger ("Far From the Madding Crowd" 1967) put together a movie that has good [..]