A Fish Called Wanda

Ah, Kevin Kline. His voice can wash over you like a bubble bath. Or he can create an accent that grates like a rusty hinge. His incredible acting skill was recognized with a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-nomination  for A Fish Called Wanda (1...

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Adventure of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother, The

If there's anyone who could use a good ribbing, it's Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's celebrated creation has been depicted with such steadfast seriousness for so long, it's about time a touch of humor was employed. Comedy ...

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Arsenic and Old Lace

Film buffs know Frank Capra best as the champion of the Everyman, his works depicting a good man's fight against all that's corrupt and wrong in the world. While this may be true in the cases of It's a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes ...

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Artists and Models

Those who truly enjoy Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis' brand of humor will surely get a lot of laughs from watching Artists and Models (1955). Newbies to comedies by these iconic stars might find the plot of this film a tad too silly, but I dare an...

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Blume In Love

LACKS AN INTERESTING STORY - The 1973 Blume in Love is about a divorce lawyer who faces his own worst nightmare when he must draw up his own divorce papers. With its tagline, "A love story for guys who cheat on their wives," and th...

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Cameraman, The

Buster Keaton is considered one the greatest comedians of the silent film eras. He could do and say more with the movement of an eyeball, than some could accomplish using all of their facilities. He'd made 82 films before signing on with MGM an...

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Cat and the Canary, The (1939)

In The Cat and the Canary (1939) Bob Hope is teamed with Paulette Goddard in a spooky, haunted house mystery/comedy. The little kids will enjoy it for the scariness, the adults will relish the laughs. What makes this film stand out is the clever on...

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Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, The

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976) offers comedy set in a Western era, as well as a change for George Segal or Goldie Hawn fans to laugh and laugh in this misadventure about gambling, romance and what it was like for "some" of the l...

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Fortune Cookie, The

Matthau & Lemmon's first movie together The 1966 film, The Fortune Cookie is a gem in more ways than one. It €™s written and directed by story-a-plenty Billy Wilder, the plot has humor, heart and great acting; but the milestone it should ...

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Hannah and Her Sisters

Woody Allen has long since been acknowledged as one of the 20th century's greatest comedic minds. For me, his forays into drama and more bittersweet stories represent his true talent as a filmmaker. Allen's knack for melding genres and pres...

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