Willie Taylor, small-town 4th-grade schoolboy, takes to heart his admired teacher’s words about truthfulness Read More »
Comedy
Christmas at Camp 119 AKA Natale al campo 119 (1947) Pietro Francisci, Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica, Peppino De Filippo
Second World War. Field 119 in California (USA). War is long over, but the Italian prisoners are still waiting to return home Read More »
The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) Alan J. Pakula, Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, Tim McIntire
Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlude Read More »
The Nine Ages of Nakedness (1969) George Harrison Marks, Charles Gray, Bruno Elrington, June Palmer
Nine comically sexy sketches in which Harrison Marks introduces his ancestors’ experiences with women through the ages. Read More »
How I Got My Mink (1969) Nick Millard, Monica Gayle, Donna Stanley
Rich and rebellious siblings Nick and Donna defy their affluent upbringing by moving out on their own Read More »
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions AKA Jak básníci pricházejí o iluze (1985) Dusan Klein, Pavel Kríz, David Matásek, Míla Myslíková
How Poets Are Losing Their Illusions is a 1985 Czech comedy, the second in a series of films about a young, ideological poet Read More »
Francis Joins the WACS (1954) Arthur Lubin, Donald O’Connor, Julie Adams, Chill Wills
On arrival at Fort Chase, ex-soldier Peter Stirling, recalled to active duty, is re-united with his old pal Francis the Talking Mule. Read More »
Francis in the Haunted House (1956) Charles Lamont, Mickey Rooney, Virginia Welles, James Flavin
Though both star Donald O’Connor and director Arthur Lubin had said goodbye to the “Francis the Talking Mule” series Read More »
The Love Race (1931) Lupino Lane, Pat Morton, Stanley Lupino, Jack Hobbs, Dorothy Boyd
Misunderstandings cause Lupino’s fiancee to jilt Lupino when he has the wrong suitcase full of lingerie. Read More »
The Best House in London (1969) Philip Saville, David Hemmings, Joanna Pettet, George Sanders
In this British farce, the British Home Secretary satisfies the men of London by sanctioning a government-run brothel. Read More »
Francis Goes to West Point (1952) Arthur Lubin, Donald O’Connor, Lori Nelson, Alice Kelley
Francis Goes to West Point is the third entry in Universal’s money-spinning series about a talking mule. Read More »
March on Rome AKA La marcia su Roma (1962) Dino Risi, Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi, Roger Hanin
After the 1st world war, two veterans, starving, but fools Read More »
The Mating Season (1951) Mitchell Leisen, Gene Tierney, John Lund, Miriam Hopkins
Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. Read More »
Don’t Worry, We’ll Think of a Title (1966) Harmon Jones, Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie, Richard Deacon
Unfortunately, the comedy in this film is just about as crummy as its title. Read More »
Petey Wheatstraw (1977) Cliff Roquemore, Rudy Ray Moore, Jimmy Lynch, Leroy Daniels
Petey Wheatstraw (Rudy Ray Moore) is a candidate to become the devil’s son-in-law. Read More »