4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 12, 2014

Anthony Mann may be most widely known for his westerns often headlined by Jimmy Stewart, but he most definitely honed his craft earlier on. Raw Deal is everything you want and expect in film-noir. Our protagonist is a man who breaks out of the State Penitentiary, you have your potential...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 12, 2014

1. The General 2. Steamboat Bill Jr. 3. Sherlock Jr. 4. Seven Chances 5. Our Hospitality 6. The Cameraman 7. The Navigator 8. Go West 9. Three Ages 10. College 11. Sunset Boulevard 12. Limelight 13. It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Not including his shorts   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 12, 2014

Anthony Mann may be most widely known for his westerns often headlined by Jimmy Stewart, but he most definitely honed his craft earlier on. Raw Deal is everything you want and expect from film-noir. Our protagonist is a man who breaks out of the State Penitentiary, you have your potential femme...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 12, 2014

1. The General 2. Steamboat Bill Jr. 3. Sherlock Jr. 4. Seven Chances 5. Our Hospitality 6. The Cameraman 7. The Navigator 8. Go West 9. Three Ages 10. College 11. Sunset Boulevard 12. Limelight 13. It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Not including his shorts   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 11, 2014

Although the film certainly had so good parts for some reason it did not quite jell with me. Focusing on the positive first, this was a revisionist western that tried to depict an alternative picture of the American west from the eyes of Native Americans. Although not perfect it was...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 11, 2014

Although the film certainly had so good parts for some reason it did not quite jell with me. Focusing on the positive first, this was a revisionist western that tried to depict an alternative picture of the American west from the eyes of Native Americans. Although not perfect it was...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 10, 2014

1. The Graduate 2. All The President’s Men 3. Kramer vs. Kramer 4. Tootsie 5. Midnight Cowboy 6. Papillon 7. Lenny 8. Rain Man 9. Straight Time 10. Marathon man 11. Straw Dogs 12. Kung Fu Panda 13. Stranger Than Fiction 14. Little Big Man 15. Finding Neverland 16. Wag...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 10, 2014

1. The Graduate 2. All The President’s Men 3. Kramer vs. Kramer 4. Tootsie 5. Midnight Cowboy 6. Papillon 7. Lenny 8. Rain Man 9. Straight Time 10. Marathon man 11. Straw Dogs 12. Kung Fu Panda 13. Stranger Than Fiction 14. Little Big Man 15. Finding Neverland 16. Wag...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 9, 2014

How can you get sick of Laurel & Hardy? Maybe it’s possible, but I always enjoy coming back to them, because they are easy on the eyes and the mind. They have the mayhem of the Marx Brothers or The Three Stooges, but they remain perhaps even more endearing more...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 9, 2014

How can you get sick of Laurel & Hardy? Maybe it’s possible, but I always enjoy coming back to them, because they are easy on the eyes and the mind. They have the mayhem of The Marx Brothers or The Three Stooges, but they remain, perhaps, even more endearing more often...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 8, 2014

“Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” ~ Taylor Planet of the Apes is a highly disconcerting tale despite the rubber visages of the apes which feel quite tacky at times. However, they are so unnatural that they seem to still work within the context of the...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 8, 2014

There are short films and then there are feature films. This is your typical Laurel and Hardy short feature which falls somewhere in between. This Hal Roach produced comedy romp pulls its plot from current events such as WWI, big game hunting, and Middle American suburban life. But forget that,...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 8, 2014

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4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 8, 2014

“Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” ~ Taylor Planet of the Apes is a highly disconcerting tale despite the rubber visages of the apes which feel quite tacky at times. However, they are so unnatural that they seem to still work within the context of the...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 8, 2014

There are short films and then there are feature films. This is your typical Laurel and Hardy short feature which falls somewhere in between. This Hal Roach-produced comedy romp pulls its plot from current events such as WWI, big game hunting, and Middle American suburban life. But forget that, the   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 8, 2014

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4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 6, 2014

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring the father, daughter pair of Ryan O’Neil and Tatum O’Neil, this film is set filmed in stark black and white and set during the Depression.  Addie Loggins is a little girl who has just lost her mother and her closest relation is the shifty...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 6, 2014

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring the father, daughter pair of Ryan O’Neil and Tatum O’Neil, this film is set filmed in stark black and white and set during the Depression.  Addie Loggins is a little girl who has just lost her mother and her closest relation is the shifty...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 5, 2014

1. From Here to Eternity 2. Sweet Smell of Success 3. The Leopard 4. Judgment at Nuremberg 5. The Killers 6. Elmer Gantry 7. Local Hero 8. Atlantic City 9. Criss Cross 10. Seven Days in May 11. The Train 12. The Crimson Pirate 13. Brute Force 14. The Professionals...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 5, 2014

1. From Here to Eternity 2. Sweet Smell of Success 3. The Leopard 4. Judgment at Nuremberg 5. The Killers 6. Elmer Gantry 7. Local Hero 8. Atlantic City 9. Criss Cross 10. Seven Days in May 11. The Train 12. The Crimson Pirate 13. Brute Force 14. The Professionals...   read more