Movie Recommendations

Carole Lombard finds forgotten man William Powell in a scavenger hunt and brings him home to butle for the high-society Bullocks.

Atypically dark Western about the quest to find the truth about a young girl kidnapped or killed by Indian raiders. Wayne’s hatred of Native Americans is played as bigotry, not heroism.

The best of the Astaire-Rogers outings. The “Pick Yourself Up” and “Never Gonna Dance” numbers are screen magic; only a weak ending mars this masterpiece.

Errol Flynn only! Simply the best costume epic ever: stars, direction, script, and music all come together perfectly in glorious Technicolor.

Gene Kelly and Van Johnson stumble into a Scottish village that appears for only one day every 100 years. Some nice Lerner & Loewe tunes.

Relentless, true story of a botched bank robbery in Brooklyn.

An over-eager angel takes boxer Robert Young too soon, so Young is offered a choice of recently deceased bodies to inhabit.

See the director’s cut in widescreen for the full effect of stupendous cinematography. Peter O’Toole’s breakthrough role as the British agent who becomes an Arab to muster support in WW I.

Brilliant exploration of guilt and secrecy in the new postwar Germany. Humorous and disturbing. (subtitled)

The rare movie musical not based on a play. Features catchy tunes, exuberant dancing, and (of course) an ensemble cast of 14.