F for Fake (1973) – Orson Welles (Darrell Ron Tuffs)
Short Plot Summary: A documentary about fraud and fakery. F for Fake is the last major film completed by Orson Welles, who directed, co-wrote, and starred in the film.
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The Gold Rush (1925) Charles Chaplin (Darrell Ron Tuffs)
A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. He tries to win her … Continue reading The Gold Rush (1925) Charles Chaplin (Darrell Ron Tuffs)
A Place in the Sun (1951) – George Stevens (Mardaweh Tompo)
A young social climber moves into town to work for his uncles company only to find his aspirations of ascending to the upper class to be in jeopardy by an … Continue reading A Place in the Sun (1951) – George Stevens (Mardaweh Tompo)
Le Samourai (1967) – Jean Pierre Melville (Pete Johnson)
Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught. One night however, after killing a night-club owner, he’s seen by witnesses. His … Continue reading Le Samourai (1967) – Jean Pierre Melville (Pete Johnson)
Mister Roberts (1955) – John Ford / Mervyn LeRoy (Eric Norcross)
A depiction of life on a Navy supply vessel, based in the South Pacific during the latter half of World War 2.
Fox and his Friends (1975) – Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Mardaweh Tompo)
A young carnival worker wins the lottery and gets taken in by an upper class socialite who may or may not have his best intentions at heart.
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Powell & Pressburger (Darrell Ron Tuffs) (Sight & Sound Critic Poll Series)
Top 100 position – Joint 93rd From the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.
Barry Lyndon (1975) – Stanley Kubrick (Eric Norcross)
An 18th Century Irish con-man ventures the world in search of wealth and status.
Boudu Saved From Drowning (1932) – Jean Renoir (Mardaweh Tompo)
Synopsis: A Tramp tries to commit suicide by drowning himself in the Seine River only to be saved by a Bourgeoisie man who takes the Tramp into his home and … Continue reading Boudu Saved From Drowning (1932) – Jean Renoir (Mardaweh Tompo)
Call Northside 777 (1948) – Henry Hathaway (Eric Norcross)
In an attempt to prove that an inmate is innocent, a Chicago reporter re-opens a decade old case into the murder of a police officer.
His Girl Friday (1940) – Howard Hawks (Niall McArdle)
Synopsis: Ruthless newspaper editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant) tries to stop his ex-wife and ace reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) from marrying nice Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy) so she can … Continue reading His Girl Friday (1940) – Howard Hawks (Niall McArdle)
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