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reviewed 'Hyde Park On The Hudson'. June 08
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'Hyde Park On The Hudson'
It's 1939, and while FDR is preparing to host the King and Queen of England at his New York home, he makes time for a new mistress.      Bill Murray does a good job underplaying …
reviewed Great Expectations. May 12
Great Expectations
Young Pip has a hard life: His parents have died, he lives with his shrewish sister, and he's destined to be a lowly blacksmith. Fate smiles on him, however, when a mysterious old lady pays him to …
reviewed Dream House. May 09
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Dream House
Will (Daniel Craig) retires to live in his dream house with his family, but scary things start happening; it turns out the last residents were murdered and now someone is after his wife and kids.   …
reviewed A Royal Affair. April 28
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A Royal Affair
This is the tragic story of Danish King Christian VII and his English wife, Caroline.  The King was a cruel dolt who made his wife miserable, until she fell in love with his wise and tender doctor.  …
reviewed Hitchcock (2012 film). April 13
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'Hitchcock' Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and Scarlett Johansson
Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren star as Alfred and Alma Hitchcock during the filming of the movie, "Psycho." We watch as they are forced to finance the movie themselves because no studio had …
reviewed The Other Love. March 31
The Other Love
Barbara Stanwyck stars as Karen, a famous concert pianist, who is sent to a picturesque Swiss sanitarium for a lengthy stay.  She's suffering from TB and the prognosis isn't good, but …
reviewed Argo. March 26
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Argo
During the 1979 take-over of the American Embassy in Tehran, six Americans escape and are hidden in the Canadian Embassy. The CIA hatches a plot to get them out by having them masquerade as members of …
reviewed Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing. February 20
A lonely spinster (Maggie Smith) and an alienated teenager (Timothy Bottoms) meet in Spain, become friends, and then lovers.      This film is interesting mainly as a curiosity, with …
reviewed Bully (2012 film). February 16
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Bully (2012 film)
This shocking and painful documentary exposes the misery several middle-schoolers endure daily at the hands of their bullies.  We also see bereaved parents whose children couldn't take the abuse …
reviewed Suddenly, Last Summer. February 13
Suddenly, Last Summer
Long, slow, New Orleans-in-the-thirties talkfest filled with hystrionics and over-acting. Hepburn is excellent, playing a Southern grande dame with a decidedly New England accent, Taylor is gorgeous (complete …
reviewed The VIPs. February 01
The VIPs
The London fog grounds several wealthy passengers who must spend the night in the airport. The unrelated stories involve a wife running off with her lover, a cheap movie mogul, a businessman on the brink …
reviewed 'To Rome With Love' Directed By Woody.... January 25
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'To Rome With Love' Directed By Woody Allen
Four unrelated vignettes involving tourists, newlyweds, and quirky locals play out in Rome.  The characters are neither sympathetic, likable, interesting, nor memorable.  The plots are like …
reviewed 24 Season Two. December 30, 2012
Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) returns to CTU as an impending nuclear bomb explosion threatens southern California. The President (Dennis Haysbert) must rely on Jack's help to prevent WWIII.   …
reviewed Arbitrage. December 28, 2012
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Arbitrage
Richard Gere stars as a millionaire Wall Street financier with big troubles at work and a dead mistress, too.      It's always a bad sign when I have to look up the meaning of …
reviewed 24 Season 1. December 19, 2012
Kiefer Sutherland stars as Jack Bauer, a counter-terrorist government agent. In one, very long day, he will see his family kidnapped, be involved in the assassination of a presidential candidate, and …
reviewed Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. December 18, 2012
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
A zillionaire Yemeni sheik likes fly fishing, so his British aide (Emily Blunt) enlists the help of a fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) to bring 10,000 salmon to his desert country.      …
reviewed Capricorn One. December 14, 2012
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The first manned space flight to Mars is just about to launch when the crew is suddenly taken off the Capricorn One. It seems there's a malfunctioning part that would prove fatal to the space program's …
reviewed Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. December 11, 2012
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
When young Abraham Lincoln angers a man (who happens to a vampire), the man takes his revenge by killing the boy's mother. Lincoln then dedicates his life to finding vampires and killing them with …
reviewed Flight (2012 film). December 08, 2012
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'Flight' Starring Denzel Washington
A routine plane flight has a catastrophic malfunction, but the alcoholic, drugged pilot miraculously saves many lives. Now the question is: How will his additions affect the crash investigation?   …
reviewed Arthur Christmas. December 06, 2012
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Arthur Christmas
Santa has scored another perfect Christmas Eve and is back at the North Pole to rest.  But wait!  A toy has been overlooked and not delivered!  Who will save the day?  Can Arthur, …
reviewed James Bond 007: Skyfall (2012 film). December 05, 2012
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'Skyfall' Starring Daniel Craig and Directed By Sam Mendes
Bond returns after being presumed dead to find MI6 in peril from a man with a (big) grudge against M.      Fans of the series won't really care about the plot; it's all about …
reviewed Lincoln (2012 film). December 01, 2012
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Lincoln (2012 film)
The movie examines Abraham Lincoln's (Daniel Day-Lewis) efforts to pass the 13th Amendment in the last few months of his life. It is a detailed account of his strategy and the negotiations of the …
reviewed Life of PI (2012 movie). November 30, 2012
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'Life Of Pi' directed by Ang Lee
A young boy's family is moving their zoo animals from India to Canada when a storm sinks their freighter. The only survivors are Pi, a hyena, a zebra, and a tiger named Richard Parker, who find themselves …
reviewed Bel Ami Movie. October 20, 2012
Bel Ami Movie
In Paris, 1890, a penniless young man (Robert Pattinson) is befriended by three married women and quickly becomes the stud muffin du jour. He acquires money and power but learns being a boy toy can be …
reviewed I Was a Male War Bride. October 13, 2012
I Was a Male War Bride
In post-war Germany, a WAC (Ann Sheridan) and a French Captain (Cary Grant) fight like cats and dogs, quickly marry, and then face endless red tape when he tries to immigrate to the US with his new bride.   …
reviewed 'We Need To Talk About Kevin'. September 21, 2012
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We Need to Talk About Kevin
Eva (Tilda Swinton) is a wife and mother who has just experienced the last in a series of shattering incidents. In flashbacks, we see her happy life change forever with the birth of her unusual son. From …
reviewed J. Edgar (2011 film). September 16, 2012
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J. Edgar
This speculative biopic of the controversial FBI director stars Leonardo DiCaprio. The story opens in 1970, as Hoover is dictating his history of the Bureau; in flashbacks, we see his pivotal role the …
reviewed Mogambo. September 01, 2012
Mogambo
In Africa, a hunter (Clark Gable) has two women come for safari: One is a worldly, nightclubbing dame (Ava Gardner) and the other a prim, Bostonian wife (Grace Kelly). Both instantly find the macho man …
reviewed A Song to Remember. August 24, 2012
A Song to Remember
This excellent, if fictionalized version of Frederic Chopin's life stars Cornel Wilde as the tortured pianist and Paul Muni as his teacher. A brilliant prodigy and a loyal Pole, Chopin is forced to …
reviewed Thumbtanic. August 19, 2012
An elderly thumb named Geranium recalls her glory days aboard the Thumbtanic where she fell in love with the handsome Jake and then, you know, the ship sank.      This is, of course, …
reviewed Liberace: A TV Special. August 19, 2012
Step back to a kindler, gentler time and enjoy three 1950s Liberace shows plus a short tribute to Mardi Gras (complete with spectators in suits and ties, dresses and gloves). This is early Liberace, dashing …
reviewed Albert Nobbs. August 18, 2012
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Albert Nobbs
The story opens in 19th century Ireland, where Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) is a hotel butler/waiter. He's also a woman, forced to hide his identity because a woman alone often ended up in the workhouse …
reviewed The Prince and the Showgirl. August 18, 2012
The Prince and the Showgirl
Marilyn Monroe stars as Elsie, a London chorus girl who catches the eye of a visiting Prince (Laurence Olivier). He's in town to attend King George's coronation along with his teenage son, the …
reviewed Bridge to the Sun. July 24, 2012
Bridge to the Sun
The story opens in 1935, as an unsophisticated Southern gal (Caroll Baker) meets a suave Japanese diplomat (James Shigeta) at a Washington party. They fall in love and spend the war years in Japan, where …
reviewed The Sand Piper. July 21, 2012
The Sand Piper
Laura (Elizabeth Taylor) is a free-spirited painter who has a troubled son.  He gets sent to a religious school run by a strict cleric (Richard Burton) who is both shocked and delighted …
reviewed The Third Secret. July 06, 2012
When a famous psychiatrist commits suicide, his daughter (Pamela Franklin) asks an investigative news reporter (Stephen Boyd) - and one of her father's patients - to prove it was really murder.   …
reviewed The Artist. June 27, 2012
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The Artist
As the story opens, it is 1929, and we meet George Valentin, a dashing matinée idol who thrills his fans with his silent movies. He meets a star-struck young lady named Peppy and helps her get …
reviewed The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. June 16, 2012
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The story opens in 1928, as rebellious teen Martha Ivers is trying to run away from her mean and powerful aunt. Helping Martha is her pal from across the tracks, Sam. They never do escape that night, …
reviewed Rope (1948 movie). June 14, 2012
Rope
Two pompous young men (John Dall, Farley Granger) commit a murder just for the thrill and satisfaction of pulling off the perfect crime. They hide the body in their living room and then host a cocktail …
reviewed Cinema Verite. June 09, 2012
The movie examines the filming of a ground-breaking PBS documentary called, “An American Family,” in 1971, which was the first time a family allowed cameras into their home life and would …
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