Fantasia (1940) Director: Various "What you're going to see are the designs and pictures and stories that music inspired in the minds and imaginations of a group of artists. In other words, these are not going to be the interpretations of trained musicians which I think is all to the good." ★★★★★ Remarkably, Fantasia is … Continue reading Fantasia

Mrs. Miniver (1942) Director: William Wyler "...this is not only a war of soldiers in uniform. It is the war of the people, of all the people. And it must be fought not only on the battlefield, but in the cities and in the villages, in the factories and on the farms, in the home … Continue reading Mrs. Miniver

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Director: Gore Verbinski "This Is The Day You Will Always Remember As The Day You Almost Caught Captain Jack Sparrow" ★★★☆☆ The first installment of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean is a fun adventure, albeit excessively reliant on computer-generated-imagery. It is a welcome return … Continue reading Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Sunset Boulevard (1950) Director: Billy Wilder "Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my closeup.” ★★★★★ Sunset Boulevard is Billy Wilder's homage to old Hollywood -its triumphs, its decadence, and even its decay. The film is a portrait of an aging silent film star who lives in her overgrown mansion, not unlike Dickens's Miss Havisham in … Continue reading Sunset Boulevard

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) Director: John Ford "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact...print the legend." ★★★★★ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance carries with it all the triumph, wonder, and depth of earlier John Ford-John Wayne Westerns, like Stagecoach (1939). The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a … Continue reading The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance