To Catch A Thief Director: Alfred Hitchcock (1955) ★★★★☆ To Catch A Thief is a joy to watch. I have yet to meet a Hitchcock film I have not truly loved. The film tells the simple story of a retired jewel thief who is forced out of hiding to capture an impersonator who is framing … Continue reading To Catch A Thief
Classic Film
Schindler’s List
Schindler's List (1993) Director: Steven Spielberg “Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don’t.” ★★★★★ Schindler's List is a beautiful but harrowing and sobering holocaust film shot almost entirely in black and white. Amazingly, Spielberg was unsure about the project, and he tried several times to pass the film to other directors … Continue reading Schindler’s List
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby (2004) Director: Clint Eastwood ★★★☆☆ I enjoy watching a good Clint Eastwood film, but Million Dollar Baby is merely a decent movie, despite winning Best Picture from the Academy that year. Hillary Swank delivers a terrific performance, but otherwise I tend to believe the struggling boxer theme is tired and overdone in … Continue reading Million Dollar Baby
Fantasia
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
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
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
