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Why am I so infatuated by Harvey you ask? Let me clarify that. I’m not talking about the title rabbit. Why am I so enamored by this fantastical film from 1950? It all stems from Jimmy Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd, which was undoubtedly one of the most unique and remarkable performances in his sto read more

Headlining this film are Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra as Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit respectively. Both men are high stakes gamblers and things have heated up in town because the police are trying to crack down on a floating crap game. That’s not the only thing that turns hot though. M read more

Why is the name 4 Star Films? I am a film enthusiasts but I try and focus on high quality films that are commonly rated 4 Stars and above. There is such a thing as a bad film, so I try and focus on ones with good reviews, entertainment value, artistic merit and a lens into humanity.  What is the pur read more

Headlining this film are Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra as Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit respectively. Both men are high stakes gamblers and things have heated up in town because the police are trying to crack down on a floating crap game. That’s not the only thing that turns hot though. M read more

Why is the name “4 Star Films?” I am a film enthusiast but I try and focus on high-quality films. Although any rating system is highly subjective and flawed, I attempt to hone in on those titles commonly rated 4 Stars and above by fans and critics. There is such a thing as a bad film, s read more

Sunset Boulevard (1950) Double Indemnity (1944) The Third Man (1949) The Maltese Falcon (1941) Notorious (1946) Laura (1944) Out of the Past (1947) Shadow of a Doubt (1943) White Heat (1949) Strangers on the Train (1951) Mildred Pierce (1945) The Killers (1946) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) read more

The Searchers (1956) Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) High Noon (1952) Shane (1953) The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Unforgiven (1992) Rio Bravo (1959) The Wild Bunch (1969) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) The Magnificent Seven (1960) The Gun read more

1. Two Women 2. Marriage Italian Style 3. A Special Day 4. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 5. The Gold of Naples 6. Sunflower 7. The Fall of the Roman Empire 8. El Cid read more

1. The Bicycle Thief 2. Two Women 3. Miracle in Milan 4. Shoeshine 5. Marriage Italian Style 6. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 7. Umberto D 8. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis 9. The Children Are Watching Us 10. The Gold of Naples 11. A Brief Vacation read more

From director Fred Zinnemann and starring Audrey Hepburn, here comes a very unique film indeed. Hepburn is Gaby also known as Sister Luke, who makes it her life mission to become a Nun. She leaves behind her loving father (Dean Jagger), young love, and siblings to lead a life of solitude and sacrifi read more

Sunset Boulevard (1950) Double Indemnity (1944) The Third Man (1949) The Maltese Falcon (1941) Notorious (1946) Laura (1944) Out of the Past (1947) Shadow of a Doubt (1943) White Heat (1949) Strangers on the Train (1951) Mildred Pierce (1945) The Killers (1946) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) read more

1. Two Women 2. Marriage Italian Style 3. A Special Day 4. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 5. The Gold of Naples 6. Sunflower 7. The Fall of the Roman Empire 8. El Cid read more

The Searchers (1956) Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) High Noon (1952) Shane (1953) The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Unforgiven (1992) Rio Bravo (1959) The Wild Bunch (1969) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) The Magnificent Seven (1960) The Gun read more

1. The Bicycle Thief 2. Two Women 3. Miracle in Milan 4. Shoeshine 5. Marriage Italian Style 6. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 7. Umberto D 8. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis 9. The Children Are Watching Us 10. The Gold of Naples 11. A Brief Vacation read more

From director Fred Zinnemann and starring Audrey Hepburn, here comes a very unique film indeed. Hepburn is Gaby also known as Sister Luke, who makes it her life mission to become a Nun. She leaves behind her loving father (Dean Jagger), young love, and siblings to lead a life of solitude and sacrifi read more

1. Bonnie and Clyde 2. Chinatown 3. Network 4. Little Big Man 5. 3 Days of the Condor 6. The Thomas Crown Affair 7. The Towering Inferno read more

1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 2. Shane 3. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 4. Only Angels Have Wings 5. The More The Merrier 6. You Can’t Take it With You 7. Easy Living 8. The Talk of the Town 9 The Devil and Miss Jones 10. History is Made at Night 11. A Foreign Affair 12. The Whole Town’s Talk read more

  1. West Side Story 2. Rebel Without a Cause 3. Miracle on 34th Street 4. Splendor in the Grass 5. The Great Race 6. The Searchers 7. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 8. The Candidate 9. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice read more

1. Spartacus 2. Hamlet 3. Elmer Gantry 4. Black Narcissus 5. Angel Face 6. The Big Country 7. Guys and Dolls 8. Great Expectations 9. Divorce American Style 10. The Robe read more

1. Sunset Boulevard 2. Some Like it Hot 3. Double Indemnity 4. Witness for the Prosecution 5. Stalag 17 6. The Apartment 7. Sabrina 8. The Lost Weekend 9. Ace in the Hole 10. One, Two, Three 11. The Seven Year Itch 12. The Fortune Cookie 13. The Spirit of St. Louis 14. Irma la Douce 15. A Foreign Af read more