NEW TO ME:
I Am A Thief (1934) Mary Astor, Ricardo Cortez. Fun and games among the criminal class. 6/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026505/combined
The Passionate Friends (1940) Ann Todd, Claude Rains, Trevor Howard. A love story, directed by David Lean, that is so boring I had to force myself to finish it. They meet when young and part and then she marries an older man and he pines and - oh! me, I've forgotten what, but after much dickering around, she is forgiven and he is? I've already forgotten. 5/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041735/combined
The Fleets In (1942) Dorothy Lamour, William Holden, Bette Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Jimmy Dorsey and Orchestra. Lots of great dance music and great old songs. Sailors and getting girls is the plot. 6/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034736/combined
Cynthia (1947) Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Astor, George Murphy, S. Z. Sakall. Fifteen year old Taylor in a minor film that hardly any of my friends saw back then. It did not play long and I had forgotten it. Liz is a sickly girl with all the usual teen problems. Solved nicely by the end. BTW, I am one week older than Liz. She had 5 or 6 husbands. I had one. She was gorgeous her whole life. Lucky girl. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039293/combined
Tightrope (1984) Clint Eastwood, Genevieve Bujold, Dan Hedaya. Women are being murdered. Cops are baffled when it seems their detective's life is mirrored. 6/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088272/combined
Friends With Benefits (2011) Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson. California guy sent to NYC for job meets girl and - the title tells all. Leads are so attractive it is a pleasure to watch them. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1632708/combined
ENCORES:
Follow The Fleet (1936) Astaire and Rogers musical. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027630/combined
Red River (1946) John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joann Dru, Walter Brennan, John Ireland. All time great western about cattle drive from Texas to the new rail head in Kansas. 10/10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040724/combined
Top Gun (1986) Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards. Still a great flying film and nice romance. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/combined
Rain Man (1988) Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman. Lovely film about an autistic man and his bother, who has just learned of his existence. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095953/combined
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