Adios Amigo 1976   PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Fred Williamson
Cast: Fred Williamson, Richard Pryor, Thalmus Rasulala, James Brown, Robert Phillips, Mike Henry, Suhaila Farhat, Victoria Jee, Nick Dimitri, Heidi Dobbs
Aspiring scam artists Big Ben and Sam Spade (Fred Williamson and Richard Pryor) bungle one attempt after another proving their ineptness in the criminal world. 1 User Review
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| | enjoyable comedy western | nightstar 07/23/2007 | | An enjoyable comedy western with solid chemistry between it's stars and good ad libbing by Richard Pryor and though episodic moves at a brisk paced and has solid direction by co star Fred Williamson. |
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Air Force 1943  N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: John Ridgely, John Garfield, Harry Carey, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Charles Drake, George Tobias, James Brown, Moroni Olsen, Faye Emerson
Use of newsreel footage from World War II is effectively utilized to tell the story of a B-17 Flying Fortress crew as it prepares for battle in the Pacific Theater. This film won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Cinematography, and Special Effects.
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Anna Lucasta 1949  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Paulette Goddard, William Bishop, Oskar Homolka, John Ireland, Broderick Crawford, Will Geer, Gale Page, Mary Wickes, Whit Bissell, James Brown, Dennie Moore, Anthony Caruso
After her alcoholic father (Oskar Homolka) kicks her out of the house, Brooklyn prostitute Anna Lucasta (Paulette Goddard) is exploited by her family when they use her as bait to trap a wealthy farmer into marriage, which will bring money into the family.
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 The Blues Brothers 1980 R, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Musical
Director: John Landis
Cast: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Steven Spielberg, James Brown, Henry Gibson, Frank Oz, Kathleen Freeman, Charles Napier, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Steve Lawrence, Twiggy
Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi play Elwood and Jake Blues (of "Saturday Night Live" fame) who are reunited after Jake gets out of jail. They discover that the Catholic children's home where they grew up is in financial trouble and decide to get their band back together and put on a concert to raise money. In the process, they turn Chicago upside down.
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Corvette K-225 1943  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Richard Rossen
Cast: Randolph Scott, James Brown, Ella Raines, Barry Fitzgerald, Andy Devine, Fuzzy Knight, Noah Beery Jr., Richard Lane, Thomas Gomez, Robert Mitchum
Corvette K-225 is a Canadian warship class and it's on the way to Russia as part of a convoy. This action-packed story uses actual battle footage. Top-notch fare. 1 User Review
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| | paul kershner 07/03/2009 | i not only rate this movie - a must see- i want to purchase this movie but i can
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The Fireball 1950  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Pat O'Brien, Beverly Tyler, James Brown, Marilyn Monroe, Milburn Stone, Ralph Dumke, Sam Flint, Glenn Corbett
Johnny Cesar (Mickey Rooney) lived in a Catholic orphanage, headed by Father O'Hara (Pat O'Brien), until he ran away. Now, he is a roller derby star but is stricken with polio and is about to learn even more about life.
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The Forest Rangers 1942 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Action
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, Susan Hayward, Albert Dekker, Lynne Overman, Eugene Pallette, Regis Toomey, Rod Cameron, Clem Bevans, James Brown
"I've Got Spurs That Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" was introduced in this film about logging company manager Tana Mason (Susan Hayward) competing for the attentions of forest ranger Don Stuart (Fred MacMurray), even though he has a new bride, Celia (Paulette Goddard).
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Going My Way 1944 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Musical
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh, Rise Stevens, Gene Lockhart, William Frawley, James Brown, Jean Heather, Porter Hall, Fortunio Bonanova, Eily Malyon, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Julie Gibson, Georgie Nokes, Martin Garralaga
Besides winning the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writer Awards, both Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald won Academy Awards for their roles as Father O'Malley and Father Fitzgibbon. In the film, Father O'Malley is sent to the parish to help the elderly Father Fitzgibbon. It is a heartwarming story about their developing friendship. To top off the Oscars, it also won for Best Song: "Swinging on a Star."
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The Groom Wore Spurs 1951 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Whorf
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson, Joan Davis, Stanley Ridges, James Brown, John Litel, Victor Sen Yung, Mira McKinney, Gordon Nelson, George Meader, Kemp Niver, Robert Williams
Cowboy movie star Ben Castle (Jack Carson) is a creampuff in real life who likes the ladies and gambling. After getting in trouble with the law, he calls on lawyer Abigail (Ginger Rogers) for help. Her "help" involves love, marriage, and a crusade to make Ben into the man reflected in his movies.
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Irma la Douce 1963 N/R, 147 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Bruce Yarnell, Lou Jacobi, Herschel Bernardi, Hope Holiday, Joan Shawlee, Howard McNear, Cliff Osmond, James Brown
Nestor Patou (Jack Lemmon) becomes involved in protecting prostitute Irma la Douce (Shirley MacLaine) from her pimp Hippolyte (Bruce Yarnell) by posing as the impotent Lord X. Andre Previn won an Oscar for his Music; two nominations were also received, including MacLaine for Best Actress.
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Montana 1950 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S.Z. Sakall, Douglas Kennedy, James Brown, Ian MacDonald, Monte Blue, Charles Irwin, Paul E. Burns, Lester Matthews, Tudor Owen, Lane Chandler, Dorothy Adams, Creighton Hale, Kermit Maynard
Morgan Lane (Errol Flynn) is an Australian sheepherder who arrives in the Montana territory where he plans to graze his sheep. But, cattle ranchers–including Maria Singleton (Alexis Smith) and Rodney Ackroyd (Douglas Kennedy)–are already there and lead the neighboring cattlemen against the intruders. Battles ensue. But, later, Morgan and Maria find time for love and agree that cattle ranchers and sheepherders are able to live together.
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Objective, Burma! 1945  N/R, 142 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Errol Flynn, William Prince, James Brown, George Tobias, Henry Hull, Warner Anderson, John Alvin, Mark Stevens, Richard Erdman, Anthony Caruso
This excellent adventure involves World War II paratroopers who are caught behind enemy lines and must fight their way through the jungle to escape.
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Our Hearts Were Growing Up 1946 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William D. Russell
Cast: Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Brian Donlevy, Billy De Wolfe, James Brown, Bill Edwards, William Demarest, Mikhail Rasumny, Mary Hatcher, Sara Haden
This sequel to "Our Hearts Were Young And Gay" doesn't match that one, but is still OK entertainment as we follow Cornelia Otis Skinner (Gail Russell) to college in the 1920s where she and her friend (Diana Lynn) get involved with bootleggers.
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Our Hearts Were Young and Gay 1944 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Charles Ruggles, Dorothy Gish, Beulah Bondi, James Brown, Bill Edwards, Jean Heather, Alma Kruger, Helen Freeman
Set in Europe during 1923 this is the story of Cornelia Otis Skinner (Gail Russell) and Emily Kimbrough (Diana Lynn) as they travel in Europe where romance and misadventures await. Sequel: "Our Hearts Were Growing Up."
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 The Pride of St. Louis 1952 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Dan Dailey, Joanne Dru, Richard Hylton, Richard Crenna, Hugh Sanders, James Brown, Philip Van Zandt, Damian O'Flynn, John McKee, Stuart Randall
This biography of baseball pitcher Jerome Herman "Dizzy" Dean stars Dan Dailey as the Ozarks player found in 1928 by big league scouts and brought onto the hallowed fields of major league baseball.
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Rocky IV 1985 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Dolph Lundgren, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen, James Brown, Tony Burton, Michael Pataki, Barry Tompkins, Stu Nahan, R.J. Adams, Al Bandiero, Dominic Barto, Rose Mary Campos
Once again, we are all rooting for Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) when he goes to Russia for the match to end all matches. This time, his opponent is a Russian fighter (Dolph Lundgren) trained through a computer (his digital readout for his best punch is 2,000 p.s.i.–awesome!). Rocky almost meets his match in this one.
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Sam's Song 1969  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Line of Fire
The Swap
Director: John C. Broderick, John Shade
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jennifer Warren, Jered Mickey, Martin Kelley, Viva, Terrayne Crawford, Lisa Blount, Sybil Danning, John Medici, James Brown
This story about friends getting together for a weekend on Long Island is boring; it was rereleased in 1980 with material added and called "The Swap," which is equally slow.
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The Sands of Iwo Jima 1949 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: John Wayne, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker, John Agar, Arthur Franz, Richard Jaeckel, Julie Bishop, Wally Cassell, James Brown, Richard Webb, James Holden, Peter Coe, William Murphy, George Tyne, Hal Baylor
In this prototype of World War II movies, John Wayne epitomizes the "Semper Fi" attitude of the U.S. Marine Corps. Sergeant Stryker (Wayne) trains his men to prepare them for the rigors of battle; in the process, he earns their respect and devotion. Technical direction from the U.S. Marine Corps perspective was provided by Lt. Col. Merlyn D. Holmes, U.S.M.C. who participated in many Allied assaults during World War II. Wayne was nominated for an Oscar.
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 A Star Is Born 1983  PG, 176 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Nancy Kulp, Irving Bacon, James Brown, Dub Taylor, Hazel Shermet, Gloria Lewin, Don Beddoe, Willis Bouchey, Tristram Coffin
This is the uncut film of the 1954 musical version of "A Star Is Born" in which Norman Maine's (James Mason) film career sags as his wife Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) becomes a film star. Oscar nominations included Best Actor and Actress.
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A Star Is Born 1954 N/R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Nancy Kulp, Irving Bacon, James Brown, Dub Taylor, Hazel Shermet, Gloria Lewin, Don Beddoe, Willis Bouchey, Tristram Coffin
This is another excellent production–this time a musical–of "A Star Is Born," in which Norman Maine's (James Mason) film career sags as his wife Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) becomes a film star. Oscar nominations included Best Actor and Actress.
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Targets 1968 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Boris Karloff, Tim O'Kelly, Nancy Hsueh, James Brown, Peter Bogdanovich, Sandy Baron, Mary Jackson, Randy Quaid, Monte Landis, Arthur Peterson
This film is Peter Bogdanovich's first directorial offering. The tension-filled story involves a sniper (Tim O'Kelly) and an aging film star (Boris Karloff) whose appearance at a drive-in theater is the event that triggers the sniper into action. Included in the film is footage from Boris Karloff's 1931 movie "The Criminal Code."
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That Was Rock 1984 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Steve Binder, Larry Peerce
Cast: The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, The Miracles, James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles
Taken from two previous films, "The T.A.M.I. Show" and "The Big T.N.T. Show," with added inserts and reworked sound tracks, this is a must for rock 'n roll fans.
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Undercover Brother 2002 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Cast: Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Denise Richards, Dave Chappelle, Aunjanue Ellis, Neil Patrick Harris, Chi McBride, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Noseworthy, James Brown
When a black, four-star general (Billy Dee Williams) considers running for President of the USA, "The (white) Man" tries to stop him. But, "The Man" doesn't plan on Undercover Brother (Eddie Griffin) entering the fray and foiling the evil plans.
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When We Were Kings 1996 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Leon Gast
Cast: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, James Brown, Don King, George Plimpton, Spike Lee, B.B. King, Mobutu Sese Seko, Norman Mailer, Thomas Hauser, Malick Bowens, Lloyd Price
This Oscar-winning documentary is centered on the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. The film will intrigue fight fans and provide good entertainment for a world that remembers the star status of both boxers–in and out of the ring.
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Young and Willing 1943 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward H. Griffith
Cast: William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward, Martha O'Driscoll, James Brown, Barbara Britton, Mabel Paige, Paul Hurst, Olin Howland
Young and aspiring show-business hopefuls share an apartment building as well as their dreams and love as they strive for success.
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| 1. Adios Amigo (1976)
2. Air Force (1943)
3. Anna Lucasta (1949)
4. The Blues Brothers (1980)
5. Chain Lightning (1950)
6. Corvette K-225 (1943)
7. The Fireball (1950)
8. The Forest Rangers (1942)
9. Going My Way (1944)
10. The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
11. Irma la Douce (1963)
12. Montana (1950)
13. Objective, Burma! (1945)
14. Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)
15. Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
16. The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
17. Rocky IV (1985)
18. Sam's Song (1969)
aka: Line of Fire
aka: The Swap
19. The Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
20. A Star Is Born (1983)
21. A Star Is Born (1954)
22. Targets (1968)
23. That Was Rock (1984)
24. Undercover Brother (2002)
25. When We Were Kings (1996)
26. Young and Willing (1943)
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