"High Sierra" is outstanding movie-making from director Raoul Walsh ("The Roaring Twenties" 1939) and screenwriters John Huston and William R. Burnett. Humphrey Bogart plays the role of gangster Roy Earle, who is on the lam and hiding out in a small town in the Sierra Nevada [..]

"Eileen" is a psychological drama about the life of a young secretary named Eileen Dunlop. The story covers her relationships with the people at her place of employment, and the sometimes abusive father she lives with at home. Director William Oldroyd put together an interesting film [..]

Fans of the movie "Beetlejuice" from 1988 will not be disappointed by the sequel "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." This dark comedy horror film is much like the original: General confusion reigning from an indiscernible plot or storyline from director Tim Burton (Pee-wee's Big Adventure" 1985) and screenwriters Alfred Gough and [..]

"Citizen Kane" is a film loosely based on the life story of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, who at the time moved heaven and earth to ban, and even destroy Welles' project. It consequently did not do well at the box office due to its limited [..]

The Best Picture of 1941 is....."How Green Was My Valley." This is the story of a hard working coal-mining family in Wales during the late 1800's from the point of view of the youngest son. Director John Ford ("The Grapes of Wrath" 1940) and screenwriter Philip Dunne worked [..]

Roland Young returns once again as Cosmo Topper in the supernatural comedy thriller "Topper Returns." This third film in the "Topper" series has Topper trying to help out the ghost of Joan Blondell's character solve her murder. The fun and hijinks were well managed by director Roy Del [..]

Alfred Hitchcock reached the zenith of excellence and cinematic achievement with the production of "North by Northwest." This is a tale of mistaken identity, when an advertising executive is pursued across America by mysterious secret agents. They believe he possesses microfilm containing government secrets. [..]

"The Witches of Eastwick" is a supernatural comedy about three women in Eastwick, Rhode Island, who are unaware that they are witches. They receive a wakeup call when a devilish character comes to town and becomes involved with all three. The sparks fly when a [..]

Western fun abounds in "Rio Bravo," where John Wayne plays a county sheriff traveling to a neighboring county to help out his friend, another sheriff (Dean Martin), who happens to be an alcoholic, straighten out the mess there. He is assisted by a young gunfighter, played by Ricky [..]

"Pillow Talk" is a romantic comedy starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson as neighbors who share a telephone party line. Doris constantly overhears his breezy talk to his numerous girl friends, and is resistant when Hudson sets his sights on her. Sparks really fly when their mutual friend [..]