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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His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman (1951) is a film in search of a genre. Is it noir? Swashbuckler? Romance? Comedy? Or what? Early on, the hero (Robert Mitchum) is beaten up in typical noir fashion, off camera with lots of thumps and some shadows. Then he meets a ...

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Holiday DVD

Can a devil-may-care guy find happiness with a conventional, upper crust woman? That's the dilemma Cary Grant faces in Holiday (1938). With Grant and Katharine  Hepburn billed as the stars and the strong chemistry between them, the ending is pr...

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Home From The Hill

MITCHUM AND PEPPARD STAND OUTS IN THIS DRAMA - Although the title Home From The Hill (1960) leaves one wondering just exactly how that title fits in with the plot and subplots, the movie, adapted from William Humphrey's novel, is a great...

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Horse Soldiers, The, Blu-Ray

John Ford (born Jack) was an impressive director who started his career off with a bang in 1917. He won several Academy awards including Best Director for The Informer in 1936; The Grapes of Wrath (1941); How Green Was My Valley (1942); and The Qui...

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Hotel Rwanda - Blu-Ray

MGM Home Entertainment currently released another set of new titles now available on Blu-ray. Hotel Rwanda, the 2004 film that was the recipient of three Oscar nominations  -Don Cheadle, Best Actor; Sophie Okonedo, Best Supporting Actress; Best Scr...

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Hound Of The Baskervilles, The

Fewer words set a mystery fan's heart aflutter with more success than, "Elementary, my dear Watson." This has long since become the battle cry of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's timeless literary creation, the super-sleuth Sherlock Holme...

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House of Bamboo, The

The House of Bamboo takes place in Toyko and was shot on location. Because of that, scenes are very busy with background of daily life in Toyko, and the sets are Japanese style homes made of bamboo and always well lit from the sun protruding throug...

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I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming (1941) is among the many Film Noirs made in during this Hollywood era. Based on the novel by Steve Fischer, the film was originally titled Hot Spot, which was the title of a 1932 short comedy. The name was later changed, and is ...

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I'll Never Forget You, DVD

Tyrone Power is the time-traveling hero and Ann Blyth is the woman he fears he must leave behind in I'll Never Forget You (1951). Michael Rennie is the confused friend in a supporting role. Time travel is an overdone concept, which makes I'...

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