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The Quiet Man (1952)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 22, 2014

Starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara with director John Ford, the film follows an ex-American boxer as he returns to his roots in Ireland. Soon he is befriended by the proper yet kindly folk in the quaint town. Also, a beautiful red-haired girl catches his eye one day. Fireworks start betwee read more

The Quiet Man (1952)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 22, 2014

Starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara with director John Ford, the film follows an ex-American boxer as he returns to his roots in Ireland. Soon he is befriended by the proper yet kindly folk in the quaint town. Also, a beautiful red-haired girl catches his eye one day. Fireworks start betwee read more

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 21, 2014

In one of his most memorable performances, Paul Newman is Luke Jackson a man put on a chain gang for cutting the heads off parking meters while drunk. Despite the weary and monotonous regiment, Luke will not be cowed and he always keeps his positive demeanor. Originally the newcomer, Luke quickly read more

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 21, 2014

In one of his most memorable performances, Paul Newman is Luke Jackson a man put on a chain gang for cutting the heads off parking meters while drunk. Despite the weary and monotonous regiment, Luke will not be cowed and he always keeps his positive demeanor. Originally the newcomer, Luke quickly read more

Leave Her to Heaven (1946) – Film-Noir

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 20, 2014

Starring Gene Tierney and Cornell Wilde, this film noir is certainly unique. The movie is completely in color, it takes place in quiet locales, and it features a nice family with a new son-in-law. However, Tierney delivers a chilling performance as the jealous and deranged wife who falls for the read more

Leave Her to Heaven (1946) – Film-Noir

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 20, 2014

Starring Gene Tierney and Cornell Wilde, this film noir is certainly unique. The movie is completely in color, it takes place in quiet locales, and it features a nice family with a new son-in-law. However, Tierney delivers a chilling performance as the jealous and deranged wife who falls for the read more

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 18, 2014

Starring a cast including Roddy McDowell, Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara, and Donald Crisp, with director John Ford, the film is told from the eyes of a young boy (McDowell) from a Welsh mining family. Huw has five older brothers, an older sister, and two strong but goodhearted parents. read more

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 18, 2014

Starring a cast including Roddy McDowell, Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara, and Donald Crisp, with director John Ford, the film is told from the eyes of a young boy (McDowell) from a Welsh mining family. Huw has five older brothers, an older sister, and two strong but goodhearted parents. read more

Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp Who Could: Looking Back after a Century

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 13, 2014

Before the man with the mustache was Ron Burgundy and even before the Tramp was associated with a dog in a Disney flick, there was another. It has been a century since Charlie Chaplin first developed his Tramp character who is arguably one of the most well-known cultural icons of all time. His perso read more

Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp Who Could: Looking Back after a Century

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 13, 2014

Before the man with the mustache was Ron Burgundy and even before the Tramp was associated with a dog in a Disney flick, there was another. It has been a century since Charlie Chaplin first developed his Tramp character who is arguably one of the most well-known cultural icons of all time. His perso read more

The Searchers (1956)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 12, 2014

One of John Wayne and John Ford’s best westerns respectively, The Searchers follows an ex-Confederate soldier (Wayne) as he looks for his niece Debbie, who was taken by Indians when they killed her parents. Now Wayne and a young man played by Jefferey Hunter must look for her and bring Debbie read more

The Searchers (1956)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 12, 2014

One of John Wayne and John Ford’s best westerns respectively, The Searchers follows an ex-Confederate soldier (Wayne) as he looks for his niece Debbie, who was taken by Indians when they killed her parents. Now Wayne and a young man played by Jefferey Hunter must look for her and bring Debbie read more

Shirley Temple Black

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 11, 2014

With the passing of Shirley Temple Black just yesterday, it made realize that sometimes we do not appreciate people as much until they are gone, which is unfortunate. Now I want to go back and see some of her performances because the only one I have seen in its entirety is probably Heidi. Recently h read more

Shirley Temple Black

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 11, 2014

With the passing of Shirley Temple Black just yesterday, it made realize that sometimes we do not appreciate people as much until they are gone, which is unfortunate. Now I want to go back and see some of her performances because the only one I have seen in its entirety is probably Heidi. Recently h read more

My Darling Clementine (1946)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 10, 2014

Directed by John Ford and starring a cast including Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan, and Ward Bond, the film retells the story of the gunfight at the O.K. Coral. Wyatt Earp (Fonda) is herding cattle with his brothers near the town of Tombstone. However, his youngest brother read more

My Darling Clementine (1946)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 10, 2014

Directed by John Ford and starring a cast including Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan, and Ward Bond, the film retells the story of the gunfight at the O.K. Coral. Wyatt Earp (Fonda) is herding cattle with his brothers near the town of Tombstone. However, his youngest brother read more

The Last Metro (1980)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 9, 2014

Directed by Francois Truffaut and starring Catherine Denueve and Gerard Depardieu, the film opens with the very French-sounding love song “Mon amant de Sant Jean” playing over the credits. We find ourselves in occupied France during WWII where a little theater is struggling to stay open. read more

The Last Metro (1980)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 9, 2014

Directed by Francois Truffaut and starring Catherine Denueve and Gerard Depardieu, the film opens with the very French-sounding love song “Mon amant de Sant Jean” playing over the credits. We find ourselves in occupied France during WWII where a little theater is struggling to stay open. read more

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 8, 2014

This film is not only a seemingly early form of the French New Wave, it also has many qualities of a documentary, and it is certainly an international film. The film opens with a one night stand between a French actress and a Japanese architect who rendezvous one night in Hiroshima. In the short tim read more

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 8, 2014

This film is not only a seemingly early form of the French New Wave, it also has many qualities of a documentary, and it is certainly an international film. The film opens with a one night stand between a French actress and a Japanese architect who rendezvous one night in Hiroshima. In the short tim read more
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