The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) (2)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 18, 2015
It is hard to remember a time when I was so devastatingly sad due to a film, and it does not leave a deep hurt but a more wistful despondency that is far more real. However, that’s enough misery for the time being. Directed by Jacques Demy and starring an exquisitely young Catherine Deneuve, read more
Playtime (1967) – Updated
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 14, 2015
Playtime is a film that really can be broken into a number of set pieces elaborately constructed by director Jacques Tati. The vignettes begin, surprisingly enough, in an airport terminal, and a group of excited Americans are getting ready for a Parisian vacation. Mr. Hulot (Tati hmself) is waiting read more
Review: Playtime (1967) (1)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 14, 2015
Playtime is a film that really can be broken into a number of set pieces elaborately constructed by director Jacques Tati. The vignettes begin, surprisingly enough, in an airport terminal, and a group of excited Americans are getting ready for a Parisian vacation. Mr. Hulot (Tati hmself) is waiting read more
Review: Playtime (1967) (2)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 14, 2015
Playtime is a film that really can be broken into a number of set pieces elaborately constructed by director Jacques Tati. The vignettes begin, surprisingly enough, in an airport terminal, and a group of excited Americans are getting ready for a Parisian vacation. Mr. Hulot (Tati himself) is waiting read more
Catch me if You Can (2002) (1)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 12, 2015
Directed by Steve Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCapprio, Tom Hanks and Christopher Walken, the film chronicles the exploits of Frank Abagnale. As a boy int he 1960s he grew up with an American father and French mother but after they get a divorce Frank flees home for good. As his money runs out read more
Catch me if You Can (2002) (2)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 12, 2015
Directed by Steve Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCapprio, Tom Hanks and Christopher Walken, the film chronicles the exploits of Frank Abagnale. As a boy int he 1960s he grew up with an American father and French mother but after they get a divorce Frank flees home for good. As his money runs out read more
The Best Films of Tom Hanks (1)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 11, 2015
1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Forrest Gump
3. Toy Story 3
4. Toy Story 2
5. Toy Story
6. Apollo 13
7. Catch Me if You Can
8. Captain Phillips
9. Bridge of Spies
10. Big
11. The Green Mile
12. Road to Perdition
13. Cast Away
14. Saving Mr. Banks
15. A League of Their Own
16. Sleepless in Seattle
17. Phil read more
The Best Films of Tom Hanks (2)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 11, 2015
1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Forrest Gump
3. Toy Story 3
4. Toy Story 2
5. Toy Story
6. Apollo 13
7. Catch Me if You Can
8. Captain Phillips
9. Bridge of Spies
10. Big
11. The Green Mile
12. Road to Perdition
13. Cast Away
14. Saving Mr. Banks
15. A League of Their Own
16. Sleepless in Seattle
17. Phil read more
To Sir, With Love (1967) (1)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 10, 2015
Starring Sidney Poitier and set in London, the plot follows a former architect from British Guiana who becomes a teacher at a high school in a tough area. Early on Mark Thackeray faces a rebellious group of teenagers who dislike education and challenge authority whenever possible. He resolves to kee read more
To Sir, With Love (1967) (2)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 10, 2015
Starring Sidney Poitier and set in London, the plot follows a former architect from British Guiana who becomes a teacher at a high school in a tough area. Early on Mark Thackeray faces a rebellious group of teenagers who dislike education and challenge authority whenever possible. He resolves to kee read more
The Petrified Forest (1936) (1)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 9, 2015
If I dare say this film begins as a rather dull budding love story between a philosophical drifting author (Leslie Howard) and a inquisitive young server (Bette Davis) at a roadside gas station in Arizona. It looks like it’s not to be as he is intent on moving on but then comes murderer Duke M read more
The Petrified Forest (1936) (2)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 9, 2015
If I dare say this film begins as a rather dull budding love story between a philosophical drifting author (Leslie Howard) and a inquisitive young server (Bette Davis) at a roadside gas station in Arizona. It looks like it’s not to be as he is intent on moving on but then comes murderer Duke M read more
Double Indemnity (1944) – Updated
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 7, 2015
I can’t say this enough. Double Indemnity is so deliciously enticing each and every time I see it. Maybe it’s the A-grade script from Billy Wilder and crime novelist Raymond Chandler with its noir cynicism and memorable phraseology. Maybe it’s the shadowy, low key interiors or L.A. read more
Review: Double Indemnity (1944) (2)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 7, 2015
I can’t say this enough. Double Indemnity is so deliciously enticing each and every time I see it. Maybe it’s the A-grade script from Billy Wilder and crime novelist Raymond Chandler with its noir cynicism and memorable phraseology. Maybe it’s the shadowy, low key interiors or L.A. read more
Review: Double Indemnity (1944) (3)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 7, 2015
I can’t say this enough. Double Indemnity is so deliciously enticing each and every time I see it. Maybe it’s the A-grade script from Billy Wilder and crime novelist Raymond Chandler with its noir cynicism and memorable phraseology. Maybe it’s the shadowy, low-key interiors or L.A. read more
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (1984) (1)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 5, 2015
Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, this is the second installment in the popular series. The film opens in China where Indy is trying to acquire a rare jewel but he runs into problems and must struggle for his life. He escapes with the help of his little friend Short Round and read more
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (1984) (2)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 5, 2015
Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, this is the second installment in the popular series. The film opens in China where Indy is trying to acquire a rare jewel but he runs into problems and must struggle for his life. He escapes with the help of his little friend Short Round and read more
Lilies in the Field (1963) (1)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 2, 2015
Starring Sidney Poitier, the film opens with a black construction worker who has an overheated car in the middle of a desert. He spots at the residence of some European nuns to get water. Homer is intent on making a quick pit stop but the mother superior has other ideas. She sees him as a gift form read more
Lilies in the Field (1963) (2)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 2, 2015
Starring Sidney Poitier, the film opens with a black construction worker who has an overheated car in the middle of a desert. He spots at the residence of some European nuns to get water. Homer is intent on making a quick pit stop but the mother superior has other ideas. She sees him as a gift form read more
To Catch a Thief (1955) – Updated
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 31, 2015
Robert Wagner certainly knows It takes a thief, to catch a thief. The same goes for Cary Grant in this film which has him playing reformed cat burglar John Robie who is suspected for a series of thefts that have struck the French Riviera. However, he knows he is not the culprit so he must clear his read more