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Carla (Gina Lollobrigida) has been living in the hillside town of San Forino, Italy for more than twenty years. The town is preparing to hold a reunion for the Air Force members stationed there during World War II. Her daughter
While most World War II dramas take place on the battlefield, Manhattan takes a different tact, focusing on Los Alamos, New Mexico and the intelligent, overworked scientists who willingly uprooted their families to work on the secret plan to build
Albert Zugsmith is one of the more interesting figures in Hollywood history. While he produced some very impressive films—Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Written on the Wind—he is probably best remembered for a series of teen
Called “The King of Cool,” Steve McQueen was a top box-office draw of the 1960’s and 1970’s. His combination of movie star looks, love of action, combative style and his steely-eyed calm stare made women want to be with him
Taken from Catherine Arley’s French novel, La Femme de Paille, 1964’s Woman of Straw is a largely forgotten murder mystery featuring a prime Sean Connery and Italian sex symbol Gina Lollobrigida. While it’s not a great film, Woman of Straw
While seeing Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar at home on television will not have the same effect as seeing it in the sprawling space of a darkened theater, it’s still an assault on the senses. While it can be debated whether this
The Sure Thing was Rob Reiner’s second feature film, shot just after his dazzling debut, This Is Spinal Tap. At a time when most teen comedies focused on delivering copious amounts of crude humor while sex crazed teenagers desperately tried
When considering Sam Peckinpah’s resume, Convoy is an odd entry. Known for his innovative and explicit approach to violence particularly in the Western genre, Convoy deals with a group of struggling truckers. However, by the time 1977 rolled around, Peckinpah
Based on the book of the same name by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken is the true story of American Olympian Louis Zamperini struggle to survive as a Japanese prisoner of war and his steadfast refusal to use his notoriety to satisfy
While all of The Lord of the Rings films received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, The Hobbit Trilogy hasn’t lived up to those achievements, but nonetheless, had its moments despite obvious flaws. With The Battle of the Five Armies, we