Entertaining, witty comedy of manners, with Benjamin as disillusioned cynic wooing sophisticated MacGraw. MacGraw has quite the sexiest ass in the business, and Benjamin is funny, but not as appealling as Hoffman in parallel role in "The Graduate". In fact, Benjamin, though amusing, is not always convincing. Very monotonously well-lit film. Too many parallel's to superior "The Graduate" to survive on its own. From novel by Philip Roth. [625]
Fine Disney animation and most charming story. Peggy Lee's voice is a winner. [470]
Animated story about child with nightmare about the evil Dr. T, and his piano students in a sort of musical academy hell. [456]
Trashy, exploitive, stupid. [427]
Racquel Welch and John Richardson? Robert Borwn? Welch is watchable. [366]
Shallow and pointless, if I recall correctly. Basically, all I remember is the title. [332]
Funny, witty film about British robber (Caine) hitting an Italian gold shipment, then sabatoging traffic control so they can escape. The whole feat is master-minded by Noel Coward in an English jail, and becomes a test of national supremecy (even the guards cheer when the robbers escape with the gold). Some nice action sequences and Caine can be funny. [220]
Interesting, powerful drama. Well acted. [203]
Moving TV movie docudrama about cancer victim Brian Piccolo's friendship with Gayle Sayers. Now seems more than slightly dishonest. Notable that Piccolo and Sayers were the first two inter-racial players to room together in professional football. Sayers was the more talented at first but when he was injured, Piccolo took over and did well until he began experiencing various symptoms. The movie doesn't tell you that it was testicular cancer. Sayers didn't like Piccolo at first but their friendship, and that of their wives, grew as they played together for the Chicago Bears until the illness. Above average, especially for a TV movie at the time. [141]
Very good dramatization of corrupt fundamentalist evangelist. Gantry, of course, is a fraud but fellow evangelist Jean Simmons doesn't know and uses him to her own advantage. Lancaster was born for this role. Shirley Jones plays a former girl-friend of Gantry's, who gave herself to him only to be disgraced when they were caught. She is now a prostitute, and, when given the chance, seeks revenge on the hypocrite. How odd and amazing that thirty years after this film was made, we can still end up with Baker, Swaggart, and company-- obviously the wrong people are seeing this film. [56]
SHIRLEY JONES
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