An account of the âDoolittle Raidâ in which the US bombed Tokyo and other Japanese cities, undertaken to raise US morale and damage Japanese morale instead of for the physical damage that could be done. We follow the crew of âThe Ruptured Duck,â captained by Ted Lawson (Van Johnson) and including gunner David Thatcher (Robert
Black Narcissus (1947)
Five nuns are sent into the Himalayas to turn an ex-pleasure palace into a nunnery. A previous attempt to make it a monastery had failed for unstated reasons. Youthful and arrogant Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) is made mother superior. She is given: Sister Philippa (Flora Robson), to run the garden; Sister Honey (Jenny Laird), because
Johnny Belinda (1948)
We are in the far off dark land of post-war Canada, where a deaf-mute is assumed to be unable to think and feel by the primitives that live there. Enter Doctor Noble Dogoodery (Lew Ayres). He wanders about, doing good, until he meets virginal deaf-mute Belinda (Jane Wyman). She has never been taught anything in
The Lure {CĂłrki dancingu} (2015)
Silver (Marta Mazurek) and Golden (Michalina Olszanska), a pair of mermaids, seduce the members of a band to introduce them to human culture. Getting legs when they are dry helps them move around. With their stunning singing voices and their reappearing tails when they get wet, the two win over crowds as part of a
Trader Horn (1931)
A White ivory trader and âhunterâ known as Trader Horn (Harry Carey) heads down the river with his oblivious friend Peru (Duncan Renaldo) and his loyal Black âgun bearerâ to trade with the savages in the deepest part of that mysterious continent of Africa. Along the way they run into Edith Trent (Olive Careyâthe star’s
Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)
High schooler Anna (Ella Hunt) is in a dark place after the death of her mother, being dumped by her asshole boyfriend Nick (Ben Wiggins), and attending a school presided over by a near psycho teacher (Paul Kaye). She just wants to escape her small Scottish village. Her ennui is interrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
King Solomonâs Mines
King Solomonâs Mines (1937)Â King Solomonâs Mines (1950)Â King Solomonâs Mines (1985)Â Allan Quartermain, the great white hunter, finds himself, against his better judgment, as the guide for a rescue party into âunchartedâ Africa. Their destination is the diamond mines of King Solomon, an old wivesâ tale. Along the way they pick up an unusual
My Fair Lady (1964)
Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), on a bet with Colonel Pickering (Wilfrid Hyde-White), takes in flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) with the intention of teaching her proper English such that she could pass as a high class lady. My Fair Lady is a nice film, a pleasant viewing experience. That sounds like Iâm damning
The Misfits (1961)
Recent divorcĂ©e Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe) and her divorce-enabling friend Isabelle Steers (Thelma Ritter) run into Gay Langland (Clark Gable), an aging and bitterly nostalgic he-man cowboy, and Guido (Eli Wallach), a lost widower. The men immediately start competing for her. Though neither of them exhibit any qualities sheâs interested in, she moves in to
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
12 Days of Christmas Eve (2004)
A businessman (Steven Weber) must re-live Christmas Eve twelve times to learn the true meaning of the season. Quick Review: Was there a need to combine It’s a Wonderful Life with Groundhog Day? The first has been copied far too many times and the second pretty much covered the reliving-a-day genre. This isn’t an artistic
An American in Paris (1951)
American expatriate painter Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) is picked up by a wealthy divorcĂ©e (Nina Foch). She becomes his patron, with an eye to becoming his lover, but he falls for Lise (Leslie Caron), an anonymous young shop girl. However, she has a secret: She’s engaged to a successful singer (Georges GuĂ©tary) who also happens to