Monday, October 12, 2009

Useful Reviews Of A Cross Section Of Picture Shows

By Floyd Prince

Movie reviews follow this paragraph. If you want to locate a movie download site do a search online. You should have good luck with a search like "Movie To Download"; if not then try "Online DVD Rental Services" and "DVD Movie Online Rental".

The Music Man: Peerless Preston reprises his Broadway role as sales man con guy Prof. Harold Hill who captivates an Iowa town with visions of uniformed marching band. Cast includes Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Friend Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Pert Kelton, and Ronny Howard. (151 minutes, 1962)

The Gazebo: An unconventional comedy about death and a porch gazebo. The part players McGiver and Merande make this film work, however the megastars perform admirably as well. Cast includes Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner, Doro Merande, John McGiver, and Mabel Albertson. 101 minutes, 1959)

Alias Nick Beal: Allegory of the Devil (Milland) corrupting the truthful congressmen (Mitchell) with the help of trollop Stumble. This is a fascinating drama with an unusually wicked Milland. (93 minutes, 1949) Cast includes Ray Milland, Audrey Stumble, Thomas Mitchell, George Macready, and Fred Clark.

China Gate: Global cadets under French instruct assault a Socialist munitions area in Indochina. Fascinating subplots flesh out Fuller's dynamic action tale, with an early view of Vietnam's internal strife. Cast includes Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat Emperor Cole, Paul Dubov, Lee Van Cleef, George Givot, and Marcel Dalio. (97 minutes, 1957)

Lost Boundaries: This is a penetrating, well-meaning but slow paced account of a committed, light skinned Negro physician (Ferrer, in his debut) who (with his family) passes for white in a tiny New Hampshire town. Cast includes Beatrice Pearson, Mel Ferrer, Richard Hylton, Susan Douglas, Canada Lee, Rev. Robert Dunn, and Carleton Carpenter. (99 minutes, 1949)

Rhinoceros: This is the Eugene Ionesco entry into the "Show of the Ludicrous" makes remorseful shift from the stage to the big screen as sales rep Wilder declines to comply by turning into a mess. The entertainers try. Cast includes Nil Mostel, Gene Wilder, Karen Black, Robert Weil, Joe Silver, and Marilyn Chris. (101 minutes, 1974)

So Fine: Crazy comedy in reference to the child of a N.Y.C. clothes producer who is dragged into the business and accidentally finds success with a crazy idea for see-through slacks. The film goes off in random directions, some of them surprisingly stupid, however it continues to be funny most of the time. Cast includes Ryan O'Neal, Jack Warden, Mariangela Melato, Richard Kiel, Fred Gwynne, Mike Kellin, and David Rounds. (91 minutes, 1981)

Following: A fascinating ultra low spending limit precursor to Nolan's'Souvenir', another nonlinear tale in regards to a youthful aimless guy who plans to follow individuals, just for the hell of it until one of his "subjects" turns the tables and tempts him into his own world, where he pillages vacant apartments and invades his victim's lives. Cast includes Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, and John Nolan. (71 minutes, 1999)

The Great Man Votes: A straightforward, authentic, admirable film of Barrymore, once a professor, now a divorced man, battling for custody of his youngsters. Cast includes John Barrymore, Peter Holden, Virginia Weidler, Donald MacBride, and William Demarest. (112 minutes, 1939)

This short list is an example of the variety of films you can find online that you can download. To find online download sites, try "Movie Downloading Site" or "Download Internet Movies" in the search engines. A final search with "Download Videos" might get you what you need if the other ones fail.

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