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Seconds (1966)

Rock Hudson, Salome Jens

Paramount, 2001

Ahead Of It's Time
This movie never received the recognition it deserved, as Rock Hudson never received the recognition he deserved for the phenomenal performance he gave as a middle aged man given a second chance to create the life he believes he wants. It's a Faustian tale that ...

The Uninvited

Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey

MCA/Universal Home Video, 1998

One of the best scary movies ever
This movie is not as well known as other ghost stories, but, as a lifelong lover of the genre, I believe it is one of the finest: subtle, surprising, believable and extremely well-acted. Unlike modern "horror" movies that leave nothing at all too the imagination and ...

Unfaithful (2002)

Diane Lane, Erik Per Sullivan

20th Century Fox, 2003

YOU FEEL WHAT SHE'S FEELING, THE LOVE, THE PAIN
THIS IS A MOVIE YOU NEVER GET TIRED OF , EACH TIME YOU SEE IT, YOU FEEL HER INFATUATION, AND LOVE FOR TWO MEN, HER LOVER AND HER HUSBAND. SHE FINDS OUT HER HUSBAND KNOWS, AND THEN THAT HE MUST HAVE BEEN THE ONE WHO KILLED HER LOVER. SHE GRIEVES FOR BOTH. THE ENDING ...

I the Jury (1982)

Armand Assante, Barbara Carrera

20th Century Fox, 1990

Armand Assante is Awesome
No doubt he was compared to Pacino at the time, but Assante IS Mike Hammer. His tough as nails attitude that he brings to the role is mesmerizing. The opening title sequence, with music by Bill Conti was very well done. I also think that the filmakers were hoping this ...

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

Trace Beaulieu, John Brady (VIII)

Universal Studios, 1997

AMAZING!!!
This is the greatest movie of all time. I can't get enough of it! Every time I watch it, I find something new that I missed the first couple of times. And it's hilarious to quote, too... Good movie for late-night movie nights!

The List of Adrian Messenger

George C. Scott, Kirk Douglas

Universal Studios, 1994

DVD, PLEASE!!
When, when, when is this terrific movie going to come out on DVD? The mystery is great, the acting terrific and I defy anyone who sees it for the first time to figure it out!

Gaslight

Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman

MGM (Warner), 1994

Are you "gaslighting" me? (recommended)
When Roz asks: 'Are you "gaslighting" me?' in a first-season FRASIER episode, movie buffs instantly recall the tortured Paula (Ingrid Bergman) in GASLIGHT -- a movie classic so symbolic that it is immortalized in verb form. Paula's loyalty and sanity are tested to the ...

Rebecca

Judith Anderson, Florence Bates

Anchor Bay, 1998

Brilliantly realised Hitchcock masterpiece
One of the great films of all-time. Hitchcock's brilliant realisation of Du Maurier's gothic romance is unsurpassed. Olivier is perfect as the aloof Maxim De Winter and Joan Fontaine excellent as the nervous "Second" Mrs De Winter (we never actually learn her real ...

Psycho (1960)

Frank Albertson, John Anderson

Universal Studios, 1999

Emphasis on Simon Oakland
Everyone who reviews this movie on here rehashes the plot. So I wanted to comment on one scene. The scene near the ending, where Simon Oakland, the psychiatrist, explains what just happened in the movie. I have never read a positive review of this scene and I ...

Notorious

Fay Baker, Ingrid Bergman

20th Century Fox, 1996

Romantic Noir
Hitchcock framed this wartime noir film around a debonair Cary Grant and the youthful beauty of Ingrid Bergman. Luxuriant black and white cinematography was added to this elegant love story set in the world of secret agents, giving it a lusciously romantic glow not ...

North By Northwest

Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint

MGM, 1996

Is this Roger Thornhill or Bond, James Bond?
This 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film was the fourth and last "spy" film that he did with Cary Grant. The others are Suspicion (1941), Notorious (1946), and To Catch a Thief (1955). I realize that Hitchcock was a close friend of Albert Broccoli (James Bond films)and Cary ...

The Return of Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles

Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke

Mpi Home Video, 2003

Brett is magnificent
For many years I insisted that Basil Rathbone was the one, true Holmes. However, after watching Brett's performances over and over, there can be little doubt that Brett IS/WAS Holmes! He nailed the mannerisms, the quirks, the arrogance, the quick insights, and those ...

Laura (1944)

Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews

20th Century Fox, 1998

On the top of my list
Here's the list of my film noir favorites ordered from "fantastic" to "merely great." Note that I consider "Laura" to be the best film noir I've ever seen: 1. Laura 2. Sunset Boulevard 3. Double Indemnity 4. Sudden Fear 5. Scarlet Street 6. Out of the Past ...

Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield

MGM (Warner), 1998

New DVD release with commentary is announced
The classic moral/horror tale is to finally be released on DVD by Warner Home Video. The story has a Jekyl and Hyde type quality with Dorian making a wish after his portrait is painted that he will remain eternally young while his portrait grows old. George Sanders ...

Appointment With Death

Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall

Warner Home Video, 1995

"I never forget a name or a face."
Mr. Boynton (whom we never see) passes away. Mrs. Emily Boynton (Piper Laurie) who used to be a matron in a prison is hard as tacks. She blackmails the family lawyer (David Soul) into burning a recent will, and preserving an earlier one that gave everything to Emily. ...