
Movie suggestions from Elliot and Steven Grant
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View Recommended Movies »Cary Grant’s two sweet aunts relieve old and sad gentlemen by adding arsenic to their elderberry wine; one brother thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, the other is an internationally wanted murderer. Just the place to bring the new wife.
View Arsenic and Old Lace »A beautiful movie about movies, and growing up, in a small Italian village. The original 1989 film is wonderful, but the main character’s romance lacks closure—nearly an hour was chopped out for American distribution. Watch the extended Director’s Cut if at all possible. (subtitled)
View Cinema Paradiso »The best Bond movie, made before the series went over the top. (And of course the younger Sean Connery is the best Bond.)
View From Russia with Love »Paul Newman’s tortuous journey from pool shark to pool player is an engrossing look at life on the down side.
View Hustler, The »Viciously cynical and paranoid conspiracy film about a brainwashed assassin. Angela Lansbury is outstanding in an against-type-casting role.
View Manchurian Candidate, The »Heroes! Monsters! Magic! Miracles! True Love!
View Princess Bride, The »Mystery mindgames turn fatal between Michael Caine and cuckolded husband Laurence Olivier.
View Sleuth »Jack Benny’s theater troupe plays a dangerous game to aid the Polish underground. Some feel that joking about the Third Reich is tasteless; fans of the film find it funny and human.
View To Be or Not to Be »Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death. Mame may be a kook, but she’s an inspiring, lovable kook who opens doors for everyone around her. Don’t miss out.
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