Movie Recommendations

Interesting early attempt to deal with anti-Semitism in America. Gregory Peck is commissioned to write a series of articles on the subject but can’t really grasp the problem until he pretends to be Jewish. Girlfriend Dorothy McGuire is supportive but finds it difficult to accept his new situation…does she have deep-seated prejudices herself? A bit…

Sam Peckinpah is among the greatest directors of westerns—right up there with Howard Hawks and John Ford. While not as virtuosic a film as his Wild Bunch, this elegiac tale of two aging gunfighters is a great film. Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott play two ex-lawmen entrusted with bringing a large sum of money back…

Underappreciated film about the aftermath of legend. Twenty years have passed since the Merry Men fought Prince John. His crusade with King Richard now over, Robin returns to an England where Marian and the Sheriff of Nottingham await.

The second Astaire-Rogers outing features memorable numbers The Continental and Night and Day.

Three films exploring the development of Musashi Miyamoto from wild farm boy to epitome of the Shogunate samurai. American audiences may have trouble accepting Musashi’s notions of honor and duty, but the characterizations and cinematography make these truly memorable.

Spooky (if somewhat over-the-top) account of PI Mickey Rourke’s attempt to locate a missing singer.

Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell keep meeting at weddings…will they ever have one of their own?

Too-grown-up Maureen O’Hara learns a lesson about faith in magic and the Christmas spirit from a Macy’s Santa claiming to be the real Kris Kringle.

Jodie Foster portrays FBI agent-in-training Clarice Starling, who must turn to an incarcerated psychopath (Anthony Hopkins) for help in tracing an elusive serial killer.

Victor von Frankenstein’s grandson Frederick has spent a lifetime denying his heritage…until he inherits Victor’s castle and research. One of Mel Brooks’s best.