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Tag Archives: USA
Vanities (1981) Gary Halvorson, Meredith Baxter, Shelley Hack, Leslie Hoffman
A wonderful ensemble piece about three women that takes them from High School to College and then to a later reunion. Read More »
The Bad Seed (1956) Mervyn LeRoy, Nancy Kelly
Christine Penmark seems to have it all: a lovely home, a loving husband and the most “perfect” daughter in the world. Read More »
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) Michael Patrick Jann, Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Ellen Barkin
A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win. Read More »
Goin’ Coconuts (1978) Howard Morris
While performing in Hawaii Donny and Marie Osmond get involved in a crime mystery surrounding a necklace. Read More »
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History – The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009) Phillip Dye, Shirley Jones, Don Ameche, Fred Astaire
It’s been said that America has given the world two thoroughly original art forms… jazz and the movie musical. Read More »
A House Divided (1931) William Wyler
In a small Pacific village, a widowed fisherman marries Read More »
Dark Sunday (1976) Jimmy Huston
A skid row reverend helps young junkies to a better life. Read More »
Crack in the Mirror (1960) Richard Fleischer, Orson Welles, Juliette Gréco, Bradford Dillman
Three performers for six roles: this is the game of the film. A melodrama about two love triangles. Read More »
Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995) Bruce Paltrow, Randy Quaid, Alex McArthur, Ving Rhames
In New York two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by the brutal Read More »