La Dolce Vita (1960)

La Dolce Vita (1960)

Marcello (Marcello Mastroianni) is a playboy and entertainment reporter, living adjacent to the rich and famous, and though that proximity and his own charms, he is living the sweet life. He hangs out at night clubs, bars, and parties, often with Paparazzo (Walter Santesso), his photographer, at his side. In the course of a week,

Halloween (2018)

Halloween (2018)

Forty years after Michael Myers went on his one and only killing spree, a pair of stereotypically douchie podcasters get access in Michael in the asylum he’s been locked up in all this time. Because we know it is a stupid thing to do, they bring with them his mask. Soon after, the bus transferring

It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)

It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)

Three service men, Ted Riley (Gene Kelly), Doug Hallerton (Dan Dailey), and Angie Valentine (Michael Kidd), discharged from the army in 1945, pledge to meet in ten years to prove that they will still be friends. In the intervening years, Riley ends up mixing into the seedier side of New York and manages a crooked

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

Author Paul Varjak (George Peppard) stumbles into the life of flamboyant escort Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn). Though kept by a wealthy, married woman (Patricia Neal), he falls for Holly and tries to win her affections. But Holly, who is intoxicating to all, is scared of anything that might tie her down, and spends her time

San Francisco (1936)

San Francisco (1936)

Blackie (Clark Gable) is a pleasant, heroic, good guy who runs an exceptionally nice night club but is somehow thought of as scandalous. Huh. That doesn’t make sense, but onward. Blackie spends his time, when not doing the most respectable disreputable things possible, with old friend Father Mullin (Spencer Tracy). Into his club comes prissy

Words and Music (1948)

Words and Music (1948)

Lyricist Lorenz Hart (Mickey Rooney) was deeply, tragically upset about being short, which is a little odd since he was actually an alcoholic homosexual, but since no one was either of those things in 1940s cinema, it’s being short that bothered him. He teams up with the composer Richard Rodgers (Tom Drake), who is too

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Charismatic British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence (Peter O’Toole) is meant to act as a liaison between Arabian Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness) and the British, but he pushes to do more. Uniting differing tribes, with leaders of differing personalities (Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn), he leads the Arabs in battle against the Turks, getting more and more obsessed

Summer Stock (1950)

Summer Stock (1950)

Jane Falbury (Judy Garland) is trying to make a go of her failing farm while mostly ignoring her wealthy longtime fiancé, Orville (Eddie Braken), when her flighty actress sister (Gloria DeHaven) shows up with an acting troop that includes Joe D. Ross (Gene Kelly) and sidekick Herb (Phil Silvers). Joe is under the impression that

The Servant (1963)

The Servant (1963)

Upper-class slacker Tony (James Fox) decides he needs a manservant, so hires the efficient Barret (Dirk Bogarde), who seems almost as anachronistic as Tony, but additionally there is something sinister about him. Tony’s sharp and disdainful fiancĂ©e Susan (Wendy Craig) is immediately antagonistic toward Barret, though to little effect. He brings his wanton sister Vera

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

In the seaside town of Rochefort, love and romance swirls around the inhabitants and visitors over a long weekend. Yvonne Garnier (Danielle Darrieux) runs the cafĂ© in the central square. Her twin daughters Delphine (Catherine Deneuve) and Solange (Françoise DorlĂ©ac—Deneuve’s real life sister) teach dance to children but want something more, which they hope to

The Lion In Winter (1968)

The Lion In Winter (1968)

Aging King Henry II (Peter O’Toole) has decided to hold a Christmas court at an out-of-the-way castle in order to deal with the question of succession. In attendance, besides peasants and soldiers, will be the queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), who he has had imprisoned for the past ten years, and their three sons,

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)

Window washer J. Pierpont Finch (Robert Morse) finds the self help book, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” at a magazine stand and decides to use its advice to become a corporate executive in less than a week. Through the help of the guide, plus his own brashness and trickery, he moves quickly