THE GIRL AND HER TRUST (1912) Dir: D.W. Griffith. Writer: George Hennessy. Grace a Telegraph Operator: Dorothy Bernard, Jack a Railroad Express Agent: Wilfred Lucas. Grace, a telegrapher is kidnapped by tramps when she tries to prevent them from stealing a strong box. Jack pursues the tramps and rescues Grace.
-
THE GODDESS (1934) Dir: Wu Yonggang. Writter: Wu Yonggang. The Goddess: Ruan Ling-yu. The Boss: Zhang Zhizhi. In Shanghai, the Goddess, a single mother, sells herself on the streets to support her young son. Escaping from police raid she blunders into the room of the Boss, a street thug, who quickly becomes her pimp. She tries to escape the Boss, but is tracked down. She has sent her son to school, but when the other mothers discover that she is a prostitute, they demand the expulsion of her son. The school's headmaster tries to prevent the child's expulsion, and resigns in protest when he doesn't succeed. When the Boss finds and steals her hidden stash of money, the Goddess kills the Boss. The headmaster adopts the son when the Goddess is sent to prison for the murder. For a more detailed review, go to www.thenewcommonsense-wjy.blogspot.com/2010/05/goddess-silent-movie-dvd-of-week.html
-
GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 (1933) Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. Dance Sequences Dir: Busby Berkeley. Writer: David Boehm, Erwin S. Gelsey. Brad Roberts AKA Robert Treat Bradford: Dick Powell, Carol King: Joan Blondell, Polly Parker: Ruby Keeler, Trixie Lorraine: Aline MacMahon, J. Lawrence Bradford: Warren William, Fanuel H. Peabody: Guy Kibbee, Fay Fortune: Ginger Rogers. Boston blue blood, Robert Treat Bradford goes to New York, changes his name to Brad Roberts to become a Broadway composer. With the help of his show girl neighbors, Polly, Trixie, Carol, and Fay, he gets a show produced, with the girls as the stars. When his brother, J. Lawrence Bradford, discovers that his brother, Brad/Robert, has entered show business, accompanied by family lawyer, Fanuel H. Peabody, he tries to disinherit Brad. The show girls set their sights on J. Lawrence and Fanuel, both to save the show and take the two Bostonians for some money.
-
GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK (2005) Dir: George Clooney. Writer: George Clooney, Grant Heslov. Edward R. Murrow: David Strathairn, Fred Friendly: George Clooney, Joe Wershba: Robert Downey, Jr., Patricia Clarkson: Shirley Wershba, Sig Mickelson: Jeff Daniels, William Paley: Frank Langella, Don Hollenbeck: Ray Wise. Joseph McCarthy, Roy M. Cohn: Archive Footage. CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow and producer Fred Friendly take on Sen. Joseph McCarthy at the height of the 50's anti-communist witch hunts.
-
GRAND ILLUSION (1938) Dir: Jean Renoir. Writer: Charles Spaak, Jean Renoir. Lt. Marechal: Jean Gabin, Elsa:Dita Parlo, Capt. de Boeldieu: Pierre Fresnay, Capt. von Rauffenstein: Erich von Stroheim, Lt. Rosenthal: Marcel Dalio. When French pilot, Lt. Marechal and staff officer Capt. de Boeldieu are shot down by German pilot, Capt. von Rauffenstein, they are sent to a series of prisoner of war camps. Because of their record of escape attempts, they are sent to an old castle that is being used to house escape risks, commanded by Capt. von Rauffenstein,now badly injured from a crash. The two prisoners are reunited with Lt. Rosenthal, whom they met at their first POW camp. Capt. de Boeldieu and Capt. von Rauffenstein become close friends because of their common backgrounds. Capt. de Boeldieu creates a diversion so that Marechal and Rosenthal can escape, and is shot by von Rauffenstein. He dies, but the two escapees get away. As they near the Swiss border, they take refuge in a barn. They are discovered by the farm's owner, Elsa a German war widow, with a young daughter. Elsa and Marechal fall in love, but in the end, he and Rosenthal leave and make their way to Switzerland and freedom.
-
GRASS: A NATION'S BATTLE FOR LIFE (1924) Dir: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack. Writers: (Titles) Richard P. Carver, Terry Ramsaye. As Themselves: Marguerite Harrison, Haidar Kahn, the chief of the Bakhatiari people, Lufta, his son. A silent documentary about the Bakhatiari people of Iran as they move their 50,000 people and millions of animals to pasture.
-
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1903) Dir: Edwin S. Porter. Writers: Porter, Scott Marble. A Bandit, Shot Passenger, Tenderfoot Dancer: Gilbert "Bronco Billy" Anderson, Bandit Who Shoots at Camera: Justus B. Barnes, Little Girl: Mary Snow. The title pretty much tells it all. A gang robs a train, in the old west. They're pursued and either shot or captured. Some hand colored sequences.
-
GREEN ZONE (2010) Dir: Paul Greengrass. Writer: Brian Helgeland. Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller: Matt Damon, Clark Poundstone: Greg Kinnear, Martin Brown: Brendan Gleeson, Freddy: Khalid Abdalla, Lawrie Dayne: Amy Ryan, General Al Rawi: Yigal Naor. When Chief Roy Miller is sent into Baghdad to secure WMD's at the beginning of the second Iraq war, he soon discovers that the evidence of WMD's was false. He begins a search for the truth that leads him to high ranking American officials.
Showing posts with label docudrama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label docudrama. Show all posts
Thursday, October 1, 2009
R
THE RAGE OF PARIS (1938) Dir: Henry Koster. Writer: Bruce Manning, Felix Jackson. Nicole: Danielle Darrieux, Jim Trevor: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Bill Duncan: Louis Hayward, Gloria: Helen Broderick, Mike: Mischa Auer, Rigley: Charles Coleman. French dancer, Nicole comes to New York only to be left broke and behind on the rent. Neighbor and friend Gloria with the help of Mike, maitre'd at an upscale New York hotel finance Nicole in an attempt to snare Canadian millionaire, Bill Duncan in a marriage. When Duncan's best friend, Jim Trevor arrives he recognizes Nicole from a previous meeting and tries to break up the engagement of the Nicole and Bill, but ends up falling in love with Nicole.
-
RED RIVER (1948) Dir: Howard Hawks. Writer: Borden Chase, Charles Schnee. Tom Dunson: John Wayne, Matt Garth: Montgomery Clift, Tess Millay: Joanne Dru, Cherry Valence: John Ireland, Nadine Groot: Walter Brennan, Buster McGee: Noah Beery, Jr., Dan Latimer: Harry Carey, Jr., Mr. Melville: Harry Carey, Sr. After the Civil War, Tom Dunson and his ward, Matt Garth, on the verge of loosing their ranch, drive their cattle herd to market in Missouri. Dunson becomes more dictatorial and paranoid as they push on to Missouri. Despite the threat of Missouri border gangs, Dunson refuses to head to Abilene, Kansas, a safer destination. When Dunson decides to hang two of his cowboys for deserting the cattle drive, Matt Garth takes over the herd from Dunson. Dunson swears to catch Garth and kill him. As the cattle drive heads north, they save a wagon train full of gamblers and whores from an Indian attack. Garth falls in love with one of the rescued women, Tess Millay. He leaves her behind. When Dunson arrives at the wagon train with new men, Tess asks to come along for the final confrontation between Tom Dunson and Matt Garth.
-
REDS (1981) Dir: Warren Beatty. Writer: Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths. John Reed: Warren Beatty, Louise Bryant: Diane Keaton, Max Eastman: Edward Herrmann, Grigory Zinoviev: Jerzy Kosinski, Eugene O'Niell: Jack Nicholson, Emma Goldman: Maureen Stapleton, Louis Fraina: Paul Sorvino, Mrs. Paltrow: Bessie Love, Pete Van Wherry: Gene Hackman. A film biography of journalists John Reed and Louise Bryant from their first meeting in Portland, Oregon through Reeds death in the Soviet Union during the Russian revolution.
-
RESCUE DAWN (2006) Dir: Werner Herzog. Writer: Werner Herzog. Dieter Herzog: Christian Bale, Duane: Steve Zahn, Gene: Jeremy Davies. Navy pilot, Dieter Dengler is shot down over Laos in the first years of the Vietnam war. Captured by the Pathet Lao, he organizes an escape with the other American prisoners, Duane and Gene, as well as several Asian prisoners.
-
THE RIGHT STUFF (1983) Dir: Philip Kaufman. Writer: Philip Kaufman. Chuck Yeager: Sam Shepard, Glennis Yeager: Barbara Hershey, Pancho Barnes: Kim Stanley, Alan Shepard: Scott Glenn, Gordon Cooper: Dennis Quaid, John Glenn: Ed Harris, Trudy Cooper: Pamela Reed, Jack Ridley: Levon Helm, Gus Grissom: Fred Ward, Betty Grissom: Veronica Cartwright. As Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier and tests the fastest jets, the first seven Mercury astronauts are chosen and the space age begins.
-
RONIN (1998) Dir: John Frankenheimer. Writer: J.D. Zeik. Sam: Robert De Niro, Vincent: Jean Reno, Deirdre: Natascha McElhone, Gregor: Stellan Skarsgard, Larry: Skip Sudduth, Seamus O'Rourke: Jonathan Pryce, Spence: Sean Bean, Jean-Pierre: Michael Lonsdale, Mikhi: Feodor Atkine, Natacha Kirilova: Katarina Witt, Dapper Gent: Jan Triska. The IRA hires a group of mercenaries to steal a mysterious case, but Gregor, one of the group betrays the team so that he can sell the case to some Russians. Sam and Vincent then hunt for both the case and the IRA leader, Seamus.
-
THE RUNNING, JUMPING, STANDING STILL FILM (1960) Dir: Richard Lester, Peter Sellers. Writer: Richard Lester, Spike Milligan. The Painter: Richard Lester, The Photographer: Peter Sellers. A collection of sight gags and slapstick.
-
RED RIVER (1948) Dir: Howard Hawks. Writer: Borden Chase, Charles Schnee. Tom Dunson: John Wayne, Matt Garth: Montgomery Clift, Tess Millay: Joanne Dru, Cherry Valence: John Ireland, Nadine Groot: Walter Brennan, Buster McGee: Noah Beery, Jr., Dan Latimer: Harry Carey, Jr., Mr. Melville: Harry Carey, Sr. After the Civil War, Tom Dunson and his ward, Matt Garth, on the verge of loosing their ranch, drive their cattle herd to market in Missouri. Dunson becomes more dictatorial and paranoid as they push on to Missouri. Despite the threat of Missouri border gangs, Dunson refuses to head to Abilene, Kansas, a safer destination. When Dunson decides to hang two of his cowboys for deserting the cattle drive, Matt Garth takes over the herd from Dunson. Dunson swears to catch Garth and kill him. As the cattle drive heads north, they save a wagon train full of gamblers and whores from an Indian attack. Garth falls in love with one of the rescued women, Tess Millay. He leaves her behind. When Dunson arrives at the wagon train with new men, Tess asks to come along for the final confrontation between Tom Dunson and Matt Garth.
-
REDS (1981) Dir: Warren Beatty. Writer: Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths. John Reed: Warren Beatty, Louise Bryant: Diane Keaton, Max Eastman: Edward Herrmann, Grigory Zinoviev: Jerzy Kosinski, Eugene O'Niell: Jack Nicholson, Emma Goldman: Maureen Stapleton, Louis Fraina: Paul Sorvino, Mrs. Paltrow: Bessie Love, Pete Van Wherry: Gene Hackman. A film biography of journalists John Reed and Louise Bryant from their first meeting in Portland, Oregon through Reeds death in the Soviet Union during the Russian revolution.
-
RESCUE DAWN (2006) Dir: Werner Herzog. Writer: Werner Herzog. Dieter Herzog: Christian Bale, Duane: Steve Zahn, Gene: Jeremy Davies. Navy pilot, Dieter Dengler is shot down over Laos in the first years of the Vietnam war. Captured by the Pathet Lao, he organizes an escape with the other American prisoners, Duane and Gene, as well as several Asian prisoners.
-
THE RIGHT STUFF (1983) Dir: Philip Kaufman. Writer: Philip Kaufman. Chuck Yeager: Sam Shepard, Glennis Yeager: Barbara Hershey, Pancho Barnes: Kim Stanley, Alan Shepard: Scott Glenn, Gordon Cooper: Dennis Quaid, John Glenn: Ed Harris, Trudy Cooper: Pamela Reed, Jack Ridley: Levon Helm, Gus Grissom: Fred Ward, Betty Grissom: Veronica Cartwright. As Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier and tests the fastest jets, the first seven Mercury astronauts are chosen and the space age begins.
-
RONIN (1998) Dir: John Frankenheimer. Writer: J.D. Zeik. Sam: Robert De Niro, Vincent: Jean Reno, Deirdre: Natascha McElhone, Gregor: Stellan Skarsgard, Larry: Skip Sudduth, Seamus O'Rourke: Jonathan Pryce, Spence: Sean Bean, Jean-Pierre: Michael Lonsdale, Mikhi: Feodor Atkine, Natacha Kirilova: Katarina Witt, Dapper Gent: Jan Triska. The IRA hires a group of mercenaries to steal a mysterious case, but Gregor, one of the group betrays the team so that he can sell the case to some Russians. Sam and Vincent then hunt for both the case and the IRA leader, Seamus.
-
THE RUNNING, JUMPING, STANDING STILL FILM (1960) Dir: Richard Lester, Peter Sellers. Writer: Richard Lester, Spike Milligan. The Painter: Richard Lester, The Photographer: Peter Sellers. A collection of sight gags and slapstick.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)