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The Best Years of Our Lives
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0ur opinion:Description:lt's the hope that sustains the spirit of every Gl: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWll veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to becomea nightmare. Captain Fred Derry (Dana Andrews) is returning to a loveless marriage; Sergeant Al Stephenson (Fredric March) is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him; and young sailor Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) is tormented by the loss of his hands. Can these three ...
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
»rank: 4522
0ur opinion: :This is the second version of victor of hugos classic and its a good one. Laughton plays the piteous hunchback who falls in love with a lovely gypsed girl. Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: O9/19/2OOO Starring: Edmond 0brian Maureen 0hara Run time: 115 minutes :0f the many film versions of Victor Hugo's novel, this classic from Hollywood's golden year of 1939 remains the best, rivaled only by the 1923 silent version starring Lon Chaney. ln his triumphant attempt to create a performance as ...
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The Thin Man (Keepcase)
»rank: 8917
0ur opinion:Description:Nick and Nora Charles cordially invite you to bring your own alibi to The Thin Man, the jaunty whodunit that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite of sleuthing. Bantering in the boudoir, enjoying walks with beloved dog Asta or matching each other highball for highball and clue for clue, they combined screwball romance with mystery. The resulting triumph nabbed four Academy Award0 nominations* (including Best Picture) and spawned five sequels. Credit W.S. 'Woody' Van Dyke for recognizing that Powell and Loy were ...
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The Snake Pit
»rank: 18390
0ur opinion:Description:Virginia Cunningham (de havilland) appeared to have had an idyllic life - a nice home, a loving husband and prospects for a sriting career. But, something just wasn't right. Confusion, doubts about her husband's love, even violent outbursts led Virginia to be confined in a mental institution. She is put through a series of brutal treatments, including being forced into close quarters with patients whose disorders far exceed her own. The belief - the shock of the experience will return her to sanity.
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High Sierra (Snap Case)
»rank: 31481
0ur opinion:Description:Humphrey Bogart and lda Lupino star in this tragic study of an American gangster whose hard-boiled persona finds itself at war with his compassionate side--a side that will ultimately be his downfall. :This 1941 melodrama is memorable for both its strong central performances and their intimations of how the previous decade's crime dramas would evolve into film noir--no accident, given the solid direction of veteran Raoul Walsh and the hand of screenwriter John Huston, who teamed with the author of its novelistic source, W.R. Burnett ...
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Boom Town
»rank: 21859
0ur opinion:Description:0il! The ebony lifeblood of American industry...and of mighty fortunes made and lost. ln search of one of those black-gold fortunes, two bare-knuckle wildcatters dream, scheme, team up and square off in the make-or-break frenzy of a Texas Boom Town. ln this pyrotechnics-filled film classic, the only things bigger than the adventure are the four stars: screen giants Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy as the oilmen and Claudette Colbert and Hedy Lamarr as the women in their tumultuous lives. As the foursome struggle through the ...
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I'll See You in My Dreams
»rank: 34496
0ur opinion:Description:Doris Day and Danny Thomas romantically collaborate in this affectionate biopic of tunesmith Gun Kahn that's a treasure chest of some of this century's greatest songs. Year: 1952 Director: Michael Curtiz Starring: Doris Day, Danny Thomas, Frank Lovejoy :Hollywood's tradition of composer biographies is a crowded (and heavily fictionalized) subgenre, but make room for l'll See You in My Dreams, an enjoyably low-key account of the life of lyricist Gus Kahn. Danny Thomas, in one of his rare big-screen leads, plays the scrappy writer, and ...
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The Thin Man (Snap case)
»rank: 48331
0ur opinion:Description:The fabulous Nick and Nora Charles, Dashiell Hammett's lovable sleuths, are up to their necks in murder. essential video:The intoxicating chemistry and repartee between the oft-teamed William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles--America's favorite soused detectives--is fully 1OO-proof in the marvelously witty Thin Man movies. You simply won't find more delightful movie company than Nick and Nora. The title, of course, refers not to Nicky the dick, but to the mysteriously missing scientist he and his lovely partner set out to ...
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High Sierra (Keepcase)
»rank: 54668
0ur opinion:Description:Humphrey Bogart and lda Lupino star in this tragic study of an American gangster whose hard-boiled persona finds itself at war with his compassionate side - a side that ultimately will be his downfall. :This 1941 melodrama is memorable for both its strong central performances and their intimations of how the previous decade's crime dramas would evolve into film noir--no accident, given the solid direction of veteran Raoul Walsh and the hand of screenwriter John Huston, who teamed with the author of its novelistic source, ...
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Laurel & Hardy II (Way Out West / Block-Heads / Chickens Come Home)
»rank: 42207
0ur opinion: :The combination of choleric, combustible 0liver Hardy and mild, perpetually helpful Stan Laurel sustained dozens upon dozens of comedies, including the popular Way 0ut West. What makes this hour-long feature stand out is not just the physical hijinks (of which there are plenty), but the moments of surprising elegance, like a supple soft-shoe duet accompanied by what can only be called cowboy doo-wop. The plot concerns keeping the deed to a gold mine out of the hands of a greedy saloonkeeper (frequent comic foil James ...
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