NEW TO ME:
Off The Record (1939) Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell. Reporters on newspaper try to help gangsters young brother. Likable stars in B-movie fare. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031743/combined
Identity Thief (2013) Melissa McCarthy, Jason Bateman. She steals his identity because his name is Sandy and maxes out his credit cards. He tracks her down and tries to bring her in so he can prove he is who he says he is. I had to fast forward through some of this mess. 5/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2024432/combined
ENCORES:
Mogambo (1953) Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly. African hunter leads safari to capture sounds of gorillas. Gorgeous cinematography. Unique score of only African native drums and chants. Ava is stunning. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046085/combined
On The Waterfront (1954) Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Steiger, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden. Right out of the headlines, story of the longshoremen's union corruption and the people who lived through and fought it. Great film won 8 Oscars and many other awards. 10/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047296/combined
The Agony And The Ecstasy (1965) Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento. The story of Michelangelo's struggle with the Pope over the painting of the Sistine Chapel. Drags at times. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058886/combined
The Hunt For Red October (1990) Sean Connery, Alex Baldwin. A Tom Clancy Jack Ryan adventure story about the capture of a Soviet submarine. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810/combined
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