Movie Recommendations

One of the great unknown films. A thoughtful, brooding western about a gunman/outlaw who is hounded everywhere by young fast guns wanting to prove they’re faster on the draw than the great Jimmie Ringo. Ringo himself (Gregory Peck) just wants to reunite with his wife and son and settle down.

Among the better Astaire-Rogers musicals. This time around, Fred is tap dancer Pete Peters—AKA Petrov, a world-famous ballet dancer. When the media links him with singer/dancer Linda Keene, Petrov decides to make the fictitious romance a reality. Great Gershwin songs and some nifty dancing help hide a weak plot.

Rollicking story of one band’s aspirations to bring soul music to the hard-working Northsiders of Dublin. Knockout performances (both dramatically and vocally) infuse this toe-tapping treat.

Though not the best Astaire-Rogers effort, Carefree offers enough fun moments to make the film worthwhile.

A movie with decent moments that could have been much better by cutting out the Penguin (Danny De Vito). Michelle Pfeiffer steals the show.

Another musical in which sparkling songs (Lerner & Loewe) and performances (Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold) rescue a mediocre plot.

Wonderful film of a young Swedish boy coming to terms with tragedy while finding the joy in life with help from the country relatives who take him in.

The first full-length animated movie is, in many ways, still the best. The lush artwork, individual characters, and wonderful songs coalesce into a near-perfect work.

Checking over Off-Off-Off-Off-Broadway producer Zero Mostel’s accounts, nebbishy Gene Wilder gets a crazy idea…become rich by producing a flop. Mel Brooks’s first bigscreen hit.