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To Catch A Thief

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 →

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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 →

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For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only (1981) Director: John Glen For Your Eyes Only has often earned itself a reputation as one of the less goofy Roger Moore Bond films, but that isn't really saying much. After the science fiction, and at times cartoonish style of Moonraker, the director and producers wanted to bring the next James … Continue reading For Your Eyes Only →

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Moonraker

Moonraker (1979) Director: Lewis Gilbert Moonraker is the eleventh Eon James Bond film, the fourth to star Roger Moore, and the third Bond film directed by Lewis Gilbert: You Only Live Twice (1967), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979). Moonraker is the third Ian Fleming James Bond novel, first published in 1954. The … Continue reading Moonraker →

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The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Director: Lewis Gilbert The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth Eon James Bond film, the third and best of the Roger Moore Bond series. The title is derived from the Ian Fleming novel -apparently Fleming disliked this novel so much that he refused to release it to be … Continue reading The Spy Who Loved Me →

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The Good Earth

The Good Earth (1937) Director: Sidney Franklin, Victor Fleming (uncredited), Gustav Machety (uncredited) This is the film version of a play based on the Pulitzer Prize winning 1931 novel of the same name by Pearl S. Buck (she later also won the Nobel Prize). As part of my project to read all of the Pulitzer … Continue reading The Good Earth →

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