Movie Recommendations

Silly—even stupid? Yup. Tasteless? Absolutely. Funny? Indubitably!

What would you do if you lived the same day over for eternity? Bill Murray gives a fine performance as the cynical weatherman trapped in Punxatawney, PA, for a neverending Groundhog Day.

Cary Grant seeks Ingrid Bergman’s help to infiltrate a Nazi cell in South America. But how far will he push the woman he is beginning to love?

Roberto Benigni’s masterpiece of a Jewish-Italian waiter who deftly employs his wit and humor to court a Catholic schoolteacher and protect his family during WWII.

Wonderful Leo McCary comedy about a couple who discover after splitting up that they still love each other. Sophisticated humor and slapstick meld nicely in this romp. Ralph Bellamy plays the role he owned in the 1940s—the sincere rube and nominal romantic rival who is way, way over his head.

From William Gibson’s play (originally produced on TV), this powerful film tells the story of Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller (Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, in Oscar-winning performances), the deaf-blind girl whom Sullivan rescues. It’s said that while performing this play on Broadway for more than a year and then during the filming, both were…

Classy musical based on the hit Broadway show, with score by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. the opening scene, as the camera descends from the sky to the gang-run streets of New York will long stay with you. The two leads (Richard Beymer and Natalie Wood) leave something to…

An unusual epic Western with strong performances by Gene Hackman, Candace Bergen, and James Coburn. With echos of 1960’s sensitivities blended in.

Ace reporter Joel McCrea is sent to pre-WW II Europe and is immediately embroiled in a murder and kidnapping conspiracy to sabotage peace talks. Classic Hitchcock.

Wim Wenders’s masterpiece about an angel who yearns to feel, taste, and love like the humans he has observed since the beginning of history. (subtitled)