4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 15, 2015

People Will Talk is in this weird gray area between genres. It has humor but it’s not screwy enough to be a screwball. It has drama, but it’s not intense enough to be a full-fledged melodrama. And underlining all this are issues that reflect such areas as the medical industry,...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 13, 2015

In the tradition of such films as Serpico, Goodfellas, and even The Departed, Donnie Brasco is another worthy  addition to the gangster canon. You have a necessary mainstay in Al Pacino, playing the veteran and street wise hit man Lefty. He’s been around and is claimed to have 26 “whacks   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 13, 2015

In the tradition of such films as Serpico, Goodfellas, and even The Departed, Donnie Brasco is another worthy addition to the gangster canon. You have a necessary mainstay in Al Pacino, playing the veteran and streetwise hit man Lefty. He’s been around and is claimed to have 26 “whacks&#   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 12, 2015

Shall We Dance is a film with important ties to American culture such as the King and I and The Drifters, but it has far more important roots in its native Japan. Thus, it’s remake starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez undoubtedly loses some of the cultural significance of the...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 12, 2015

Shall We Dance is a film with important ties to American culture such as the King and I and The Drifters, but it has far more important roots in its native Japan. Thus, its remake starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez undoubtedly loses some of the cultural significance of the...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 11, 2015

It seems like Leo McCarey and this film for that matter often get lost in the shuffle. In his day he was a highly successful and well thought of director of such classics as The Awful Truth and Going My Way. However, his moving drama Make Way For Tomorrow is...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 11, 2015

It seems like Leo McCarey and this film for that matter often get lost in the shuffle. In his day he was a highly successful and well thought of director of such classics as The Awful Truth and Going My Way. However, his moving drama Make Way For Tomorrow is...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 9, 2015

A premier boxing film and Kirk Douglas’s big break, Champion is in the company of other noir such as The Killers, Body and Soul, and The Set-Up. This story is about one man’s rise to the top of the business and in his business the blood and corruption actually shows....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 9, 2015

A premier boxing film and Kirk Douglas‘s big break, Champion is in the company of other Noir such as The Killers, Body and Soul, and The Set-Up. This story is about one man’s rise to the top of the business and in his business, the blood and corruption actually show....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 7, 2015

This is a film that I arrived at by a rather roundabout route indeed. Let me explain. I genuinely loved Cary Grant and Irene Dunne’s chemistry in The Awful Truth, but I wanted to watch My Favorite Wife before moving onto their final film together Penny Serenade. Time passed and...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 7, 2015

This is a film that I arrived at by a rather roundabout route indeed. Let me explain. I genuinely loved Cary Grant and Irene Dunne’s chemistry in The Awful Truth, but I wanted to watch My Favorite Wife before moving onto their final film together Penny Serenade. Time passed and...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 5, 2015

What has always stood out to me about Billy Wilder’s films and the writing behind them is that you can almost always observe cynicism paired with wit. They are continually sharp, often funny, but they also are underlined by more serious topics altogether. This quality is what allowed him to...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 5, 2015

What has always stood out to me about Billy Wilder’s films and the writing behind them is that you can almost always observe cynicism paired with wit. They are continually sharp, often funny, but they also are underlined by more serious topics altogether. This quality is what allowed him to...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 5, 2015

What has always stood out to me about Billy Wilder’s films and the writing behind them is that you can almost always observe cynicism paired with wit. They are continually sharp, often funny, but they also are underlined by more serious topics altogether. This quality is what allowed him to...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 3, 2015

Director Alexander Payne tackles his native Nebraska in this character study that is part road trip movie, part father-son drama. Honestly, I never knew much about Bruce Dern, but at well over 70, I think it is safe to say he gave one of his great performances as Woody Grant....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 3, 2015

Director Alexander Payne tackles his native Nebraska in this character study that is part road trip movie, part father-son drama. Honestly, I never knew much about Bruce Dern, but at well over 70, I think it is safe to say he gave one of his great performances as Woody Grant....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 1, 2015

I’m not well versed in Spaghetti Westerns, but I certainly do not need someone to tell me that Sergio Leone’s film is a sprawling epic. That’s an understatement if there every was one. The cast, the score, the visuals. Everything about it fits together so marvelously. All the movin   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 1, 2015

I’m not well versed in Spaghetti Westerns, but I certainly do not need someone to tell me that Sergio Leone’s film is a sprawling epic. That’s an understatement if there every was one. The cast, the score, the visuals. Everything about it fits together so marvelously. All the movin   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 1, 2015

I’m not well versed in Spaghetti Westerns, but I certainly do not need someone to tell me that Sergio Leone’s film is a sprawling epic. That’s an understatement if there ever was one. The cast, the score, the visuals. Everything about it fits together so marvelously. All the moving   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 30, 2015

“You look older but a lot less grown up…”  People as diverse Buddy the Elf, Holly Golightly, and Annie Hall call New York their stomping ground and along with these iconic figures comes Frances Halladay. Her bubble does extend to France and California, but New York is really her ho   read more