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“Mughal-E-Azam,” a Hindi language film released in 1960, became the most expensive Indian film ever made, but rewarded its makers with record crowds and a favorable response from critics. It tells the story of a love affair between a Mughal … Continue reading →

Richard Rossi’s “Baseball’s Last Hero: 21 Clemente Stories (2013),” tells the life story of the greatest right fielder of all time, Roberto Clemente, who played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. I grew up in Pittsburgh and I remember … Continue reading →

“The Blind Side,” released in 2009, does a good job in establishing its non-football story before delving into the inevitable big-game sequence that occurs in all sports movies. Sandra Bullock, who won an academy award for best actress for her … Continue reading →

I put the DVD for “Can-Can,” the 1960 Twentieth Century Fox film, in my machine and the screen went black while some orchestral music played. It took me a while to realize that the film starts with an Overture that … Continue reading →

“On Our Merry Way,” a 1948 film directed mostly by King Vidor, could have been called “Making a Movie With Friends.” Producer Burgess Meredith and his wife, Paulette Goddard, star in this vignette movie that also features their friends Henry Fonda, … Continue reading →

Anybody wanting to see the strength and power of Bette Davis as an actress should see “Now Voyager,” a 1942 soap opera about an inhibited and neurotic Boston woman, Charlotte Vail, who overcomes her problems. The movie also stars Claude … Continue reading →

“Le Cercle Rouge,” a 1970 French film directed by Jean Pierre Melville, makes a compelling argument for the theme that crime forges its own alliances. The film fits into the genre of a heist film with a good dose of … Continue reading →

“The Pajama Game,” the 1957 musical directed by George Abbott and Stanley Donen, provides good entertainment throughout with sparkling dance numbers choreographed by Bob Fosse and wonderful performances by Doris Day, John Raitt and Carol Haney. The interesting score includes … Continue reading →

“The Mirror (Zerkalo),” a 1975 Russian film from Andrei Tarkovsky, uses music, poetry and images to create something more like a feeling than a narrative adventure, but its big themes and relentless time shifting carry an aftereffect that lingers on. … Continue reading →

The Walt Disney Animation Studios came out with winner in 2013’s “Frozen,” which features an unhappy princess named Elso with special powers. She lives in a world of self-imposed isolation because she possesses the power to freeze everything instantly. Her … Continue reading →