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Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, a classic in every sense of the word

A 1967 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn, and featuring Hepburn's niece Katharine Houghton.

The film was groundbreaking for its positive representation of the controversial subject of interracial marriage, which historically had been illegal in most states of the United States, and was still illegal in seventeen southern American states up until June 12 of the year of the film's release, when it was legalized by the Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia.

It was produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, and written by William Rose. The movie's Oscar-nominated score was composed by Frank DeVol. [2]

This my favorite scene

The last 5 seconds is cut off from this scene

Potier continues to say "But you see yourself as a colored man. I see myself as a man." Very powerful scene.

Exclusive review: Thor, is a great flick

I was able to see an exclusive pre-screening of Thor, the movie today at the Ziegfield theater in Manhattan for Marvel comics executives, family and friends. The place was packed to the gills and they were not disappointed when the flick was over.

Thor fans, get ready to hold onto yours seats because you’re gonna get rocked! I think this adaptation of the popular comic book will out due any Marvel film ever made.

It was that good!

The film opens nationally this Friday May 6th.

Not Another Teen Movie - Token Black Guy-Yeah, it is funny!

I still laugh at these scenes from this flick that spoofs all those teen films. And yes, what makes it so damn funny is there really always was a token black dude.

It’s whack!

That’s funny!

Gunfight at the OK Coral, good western fun!

This 1957 film directed by John Sturges and starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas was a late movie favorite back in the day. Who cares if it’s not historically accurate? It’s a joy for me to watch men acting like MEN!

Lord knows we don’t see much of that today.

A directing giant dies Sidney Lumet dead at 86

If someone were to ask me who is my favorite director, I would have to scratch my head. But, if somebody were to ask which of which director do you have the most DVDs, the answer is Sidney Lumut.

That says it all!

RIP Sidney I love your work!

My favorite Lumet film, 12 Angry Men

Lonesome Dove, possibly the greatest western of all time

I remember when Lonesome Dove first aired on CBS in 1989. It was a Sunday night and nothing else was on, so I left it on channel 2, here in New York.

The first 35 minutes or so was very slow. So I watched it and read a baseball mag a the same time, not thinking much of the mini series thus far.

Then came the scene when Gus and Widrow stampeded a herd of cows across the border from Mexico and stopped reading when I heard the most rousing Western theme I had ever listened to in my life! I’m talking better than The Magnificent 7 or Big Country.

I said, “Whoa! What the hell is this?”

It was the music that grabbed my attention and from that point forward, the action was non-stop and I was hooked, moth open, totally blown away at what I was watching.

Robert Duvall gave an unbelievable performance and cemented his place as the greatest Western hero second only to John Wayne.

Well worth picking up, if you haven’t already!

Listen to the music in the background

The Last Picture Show, the forgotten classic

I remember they used to show this 1971 film on ABC and me and all my friends couldn’t wait to see it because it was pretty racy. That was before I became a serious film aficionado and realized how well made the movie was.

It’s directed by Peter Bogdanovich and stars Timothy Bottoms and Jeff Bridges.

This is my favorite scene that features Ben Johnson who made many films with my all time fav actor, John Wayne.

Wow, Ben nailed it!

Fiddler on the Roof, universal theme of adjusting to a changing world

This is a 1971 musical directed by Norman Jewison and starring Topol, Rosalind Harris, and Michele Marsh, that is well worth watching.

I saw this movie 40 years ago on a class trip to Radio City when I was in the 3rd grade and never forgot it.

It was a huge hi that year.

Don’t letting the setting, pre-revolution Russia, fool you. This flick hits on universal themes of love, bigotry, humor, marital relationships, and faith in God that applies to most people on one level or another. The characters are so richly drawn that you’ll get sucked into the story in very short order.

Running Scared, buddy film cop comedy sets the standard

This 1986 comedy directed by Peter Hyams and starring Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines is really a lot of fun. What the film does so well is seamlessly blend comedy and high intensity drama.

That’s hard to do!

You’ll laugh and hold your breath at a taxi chasing a limo on The El, still one of the most creative chase scenes ever filmed. Hines and Crystal may sound like an unlikely crime fight duo, but the chemistry between them is great.

It’s the kind of flick you can watch over and over again.

War Games, still a thrilling ride after 28 years.

This movie came out when I was 20 yrs old and it scared the crap out of me.

Directed by John Badham and starring Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, and Barry Corbin. Corbin, a great character actor, steals the movie in my opinion.

It’s funny how the computer equipment seems so ancient from out of the Stone Age. But, in 1983 it was all cutting edge and only computer geeks owned personal computers.

I don’t have War Games in my personal DVD collection and I rarely recommend films I don’t own. However, I’ll make an except for War Games which is still thrilling although somewhat dated as far as Cold War tensions between the Soviet Union which still existed at the time this film was released and the United S States. This is what made the film so impactful for its time.

Worth picking up!

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