In this popular musical comedy, the romantic triangle consists of Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby, both in love with Virginia Dale, their partner in the club act. The team splits and Crosby retires to a farm in Connecticut, but after getting bored with life in the country, he turns the farm into a nightclub to […]

To be effective on screen, Philip Barry's work required a particular kind of acting, lightly stylized but not affected. Cukor emphasizes the witty dialogue, which seems realistic but is not. Cukor and his actors (Hepburn and Grant at their best)show understanding of Barry's lyric quality and distinctive rhyme.

To be effective on screen, Philip Barry's work required a particular kind of acting, lightly stylized but not affected. Cukor emphasizes the witty dialogue, which seems realistic but is not. Cukor and his actors (Hepburn and Grant at their best)show understanding of Barry's lyric quality and distinctive rhyme.

In this misguided, wannabe epic film, Jack Nicholson plays the titular role, the boss of the Teamster Union, who proudly survives the Congress investigation and Attorney General Robert Kennedy, but is eventually done in by the mob. Poorly written by David Mamet, Hoffa proved to be a disappointing biopic and a big flop at the […]

In 1941, “Hold Back the Dawn” competed for the Best Picture Oscar with “Blossoms in the Dust,” “Citizen Kane,” “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” How Green Was My Valley,” “The Little Foxes,” “The Maltese Falcon,” “One Foot in Heaven,” “Sergeant York,” and “Suspicion.”