4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 29, 2013

Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach as the title characters, this is a memorable Spaghetti western. Angel Eyes (Cleef) is on the prowl for a man who stole some gold. Meanwhile Tuco (Wallach) is on the run until three bounty hunters confront him. However, Blondie (Eastwood) is the   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 29, 2013

Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach as the title characters, this is a memorable Spaghetti western. Angel Eyes (Cleef) is on the prowl for a man who stole some gold. Meanwhile Tuco (Wallach) is on the run until three bounty hunters confront him. However, Blondie (Eastwood) is the   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 28, 2013

Starring Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef with director Sergio Leone, this Spaghetti western is the second film in the “Dollar Trilogy.” The film opens with two bounty hunters, and in two separate instances we quickly realize their skill in bagging their man. However, when a notorious ou   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 28, 2013

Starring Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef with director Sergio Leone, this Spaghetti western is the second film in the “Dollar Trilogy.” The film opens with two bounty hunters, and in two separate instances we quickly realize their skill in bagging their man. However, when a notorious ou   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 27, 2013

Starring Clint Eastwood with director Sergio Leone, this western adaption of Yojimbo has a poncho-wearing gunslinger (Eastwood) playing two rival gangs off of each other. Upon entering the town, the man with no name is soon disturbed by the Baxters and he makes light work of four men. Then, he decid   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 27, 2013

Starring Clint Eastwood with director Sergio Leone, this western adaption of Yojimbo has a poncho-wearing gunslinger (Eastwood) playing two rival gangs off of each other. Upon entering the town, the man with no name is soon disturbed by the Baxters and he makes light work of four men. Then, he decid   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 10, 2013

Telling the semi-biographical story of Robert Stroud, Birdman relates his life from violent beginnings until his later years. Burt Lancaster superbly characterizes Stroud as a tragic hero. Despite a relatively simple plot following the progression in a man’s life, Birdman is worth seeing. Ulti   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 10, 2013

Telling the semi-biographical story of Robert Stroud, Birdman relates his life from violent beginnings until his later years. Burt Lancaster superbly characterizes Stroud as a tragic hero. Despite a relatively simple plot following the progression in a man’s life, Birdman is worth seeing. Ulti   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 29, 2012

This critically acclaimed Japanese film directed by Yasujiro Ozu has a relatively simple plot having to do with a kind elderly couple going to Tokyo to visit their adult children and extended family. They are excited to see the big city but it is not quite like they had expected....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 29, 2012

This critically acclaimed Japanese film directed by Yasujiro Ozu has a relatively simple plot having to do with a kind elderly couple going to Tokyo to visit their adult children and extended family. They are excited to see the big city but it is not quite like they had expected....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 28, 2012

Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Takashi Shimura, this drama is loaded full of irony. As the film opens, right away we learn the protagonist has stomach cancer, except he has yet to find out. He has spent 30 years of his life working at a monotonous job as a bureaucrat....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 28, 2012

Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Takashi Shimura, this drama is loaded full of irony. As the film opens, right away we learn the protagonist has stomach cancer, except he has yet to find out. He has spent 30 years of his life working at a monotonous job as a bureaucrat....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 27, 2012

Directed by the famed Akira Kurosawa, the film starts off with two men eventually joined by a third. Both seem very melancholy and they explain this is because of something that happened three days earlier. Apparently a bandit met a husband and wife on the road and raped the wife...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 27, 2012

Directed by the famed Akira Kurosawa, the film starts off with two men eventually joined by a third. Both seem very melancholy and they explain this is because of something that happened three days earlier. Apparently a bandit met a husband and wife on the road and raped the wife...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 26, 2012

Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura, the plot revolves around a rookie cop who has his gun swiped on a trolley in Tokyo. The young man is obsessive about getting his weapon back and after reporting the missing gun, he walks the streets looking for answers. His   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 26, 2012

Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura, the plot revolves around a rookie cop who has his gun swiped on a trolley in Tokyo. The young man is obsessive about getting his weapon back and after reporting the missing gun, he walks the streets looking for answers. His   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 20, 2012

Directed by Akira Kurosawa, this film is an adaption of Macbeth placed in a Japanese setting. Two great warriors come before their lord to be honored but before they arrive a spirit gives them a prophecy. One of the men who was initially loyal, decides to take the throne for...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 20, 2012

Directed by Akira Kurosawa, this film is an adaption of Macbeth placed in a Japanese setting. Two great warriors come before their lord to be honored but before they arrive a spirit gives them a prophecy. One of the men who was initially loyal, decides to take the throne for...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 16, 2012

Remember the Night (1940) Holiday Inn (1942) Christmas in Connecticut (1945) It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Miracle on 34th Street (1947) The Bishop’s Wife (1947) Holiday Affair (1949) Scrooge (1951) White Christmas (1954) Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 16, 2012

Remember the Night (1940) Holiday Inn (1942) Christmas in Connecticut (1945) It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Miracle on 34th Street (1947) The Bishop’s Wife (1947) Holiday Affair (1949) Scrooge (1951) White Christmas (1954) Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein   read more