My January order this year is a grab bag of various ordering trends. First I have been looking at the movies of recent matinee idols to make sure I have everybody, and right now I'm working my way through the the movies of Clint Eastwood, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, and Jack Lemon so they make up the lion share of this order, but there are also some classics I missed and I bought some movies to support our summer reading program (bug stuff).
The MoviesBronco Billy: Clint Eastwood directed and stared in this charming little favorite. (At least Clint once said this was his favorite.)
Cincinnati Kid: Norman Jewison directed Steve McQueen, Edward G Robinson, Karl Malden, Cab Calloway, Anne Margaret, Tuesday Weld, and Joan Blondel.
High Plains Drifter: Clint directs Clint in an American style Spaghetti Western.
Omega Man: Charlton Heston in this classic 70's Sci-Fi. It is a re-make of the
'The Last Man on Earth' with Vincent Price and was just remade as
I am Legend with Will Smith.
Devil's Brigade: William Holden and an All-Star cast in a WWII drama.
Dead Pool: Clint Eastwood is Dirty Harry, and Jim Carrey is the murder victim!
China Syndrome: Jack Lemon and Jane Fonda Save the planet from nukes.
Candidate: Robert Redford runs for the Senate.
Yellow Sky: A western version of the Tempest, directed by William Wellman and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark and Ann Baxter. A Minor Classic.
Getaway: Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw directed by Sam Peckinpaw. Pure action.
Fabulous Baker Boys: Jeff and Beau Bridges are brothers in a stale lounge act until Michelle Pfeiffer spices things up.
Fort Apache, the Bronx: Paul Newman in a taut urban police drama.
1941: Steven Speilberg directed this gargantuan comedy (which Robert Zemeckis co-wrote).
Charley Varrick: A neat little thriller with Walter Matthau.
Junior Bonner: (I can't believe this is) Sam Peckinpah directing Steve McQueen, Ida Lupino, and Robert Preston in a comedy-drama about a rodeo rider returning home.
Mysterious Island: Ray Harryhausen at his special effective best.
Major Dundee: Sam Peckenpah directs Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, and James Coburn as they chase Indians and fight the French in Mexico during the civil war.
Long Hot Summer: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, and Angela Lansbury do William Faulkner.
Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men. Walter Matthau, Jack Lemon, Ann Margaret, Sophia Loren. Need I say more!
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean. Walter Huston directs Paul Newman, Ava Gardner, Victoria Principal, Jacqueline Bisset, Stacy Keech, Anthony Perkins, Roddy McDowell, in this bigger than life Western. Almost (Almost) make you want to forget Gary Cooper and Walter Brennen in the
Westerner. (Almost)
THX 1138. George Lucas general release version of his prize winning student film. For serious film buffs, film students and Sci-Fi buffs.
Reivers. Steve McQueen in the William Faulkner classic. Why isn't this movie more famous?
Tom Horn. Steve McQueen is Tom Horn last of the wild west cowboys.
Two mules for Sister Sarah. Shirley Maclaine and Clint Eastwood south of the border helping Juaristas.
Vikings. Kirk Douglas, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine. Great music, shot at a fantastic location with a so-so plot.
Complete Musketeers. Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Christopher Lee, Faye Dunaway and Charlton Heston. Delightful Slapstick Comedy Adventure. How often does that happen?
10. Blake Edwards directs Dudley Moore, Bo Derek and Julie Andrews. You'll never to listen to Ravel's
Bolero without laughing again.
Bad News Bears. Walter Matthau Tatum O'Neal and a hopeless little league and this time it's Bizet's
Carmen that will make you laugh.
Blues Brothers. John Landis directs John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in the funniest musical of the 80's.
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Directed by Paul Mazursky with Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliot Gould, and Dyan Cannon.
Bullitt. Steve McQueen and his Mustang started the car chase craze. Its still a great chase.
Camille. George Cukor directs Gretta Garbo in one of the 100 greatest chick flicks of all time.
Catch me if you can. Steven Speilberg directs Leonardo Dicaprio, Amy Adams, and Tom Hanks.
Color of Money. Martin Scorsese directs Paul Newman Tom Cruise, and Mary Elizebeth Mastrantonio in this sequel to the
Hustler.Contact. Robert Zemeckis directs Jodie Foster and an all star cast in a in this passionate wonderful near future sci-fi.
Cowboy. Jack Lemon is a tenderfoot that learns to cowboy from Glenn Ford.
Dark Victory. Bette Davis is at her best in this classic tear Jerker. Look for Ronald Reagan and Humphrey Bogart.
Days of Wine and Roses. Blake Edwards directed Jack Lemon and Lee Remick in a realistic uncompromising look at alcoholism.
Eight Legged Freaks: David Arquette and Scarlett Johansson battle giant spiders in the comic throw back to to 50's.
El Cid: Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren in this huge costume drama of the 11th century knight that turned the tide against the Islamic conquest of Spain.
Empire Falls. Made-for-TV but with an unbelievable cast. Ed Harris, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Helen Hunt and amny more.
Fortune Cookie. Billy Wilder directs Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in this biting comedy about a shyster lawyer trying to defraud an insurance company.
Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, and George Saunders. THE classic romantic Ghost story.
Honkytonk Man. Clint Eastwood is the Honky Tonk Man.
How to Murder Your Wife. Jack Lemmon, Verna Lisi and Terry Thomas. I did not get this one as a Valentive Favorite.
How to steal a Million. William Wyler directs Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'toole in this delightful romantic comedy.
Jackie Brown. Quentin Tarintino directing an Elmore Leonard adaptation with Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Roberd De Niro and Bridget Fonda.
Kotch. Jack Lemmon directs Walter Matthau.
Labyrinth. Jim Henson's Muppets, with Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie.
Last Train from Gun Hill. Classic western action with Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones, and Earl Hollerman.
Legend of Bagger Vance. Mystical golf movie directed by Robert Redford with Matt Damon Will Smith and Charlize Theron.
Mimic. Guillermo Del Toro and Myra Sorvino battle gaint cockroaches. No really, Giant cockroaches, but its really good and scary.
Naked Jungle. Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker battle Army ants in the Amazon Jungle only this one really happened. (Based on
Leinengen and the ants.)
Prisoner of Second Avenue. Anne Bancroft and Jack Lemmon based on the play by Neil Simon.
Random Harvest. Greer Garson and Ronald Coleman are at their best in this Classic Love story.
Rosemary's Baby. Roman Polanski was the director of this adaption of Ira Levin thriller with Mia Farrow, Ruth Gordon, and John Cassavetes.
Save the Tiger. Jack Lemmon in an Oscar winning performance.
Sleepy Hollow. A Tim Burton movie with Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.
Sorry, Wrong Number. Tense thriller when Barbara Stanwyck overhears her husband, Burt Lancaster, plotting her murder.
Splendor in the Grass. Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty in a Valentine Tear-jerker.
Swing Time. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in one of their best.
There was a Crooked Man. An All star cast in a Western-comedy starring Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda.
Thomas Crown Affair. Steve McQueen Faye Dunaway in the most stylish bank robbery bank robbery of the 60's.
Three Days of the Condor. Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, and Max Von Sydow in a taut spy thriller.
Torn Curtain. Alfred Hitchcock directs Paul Newman and Julie Andrews in a spy thriller.
Will Penny. Charlton Heston One of the most thoughtful Western to ever come out of Hollywood.
Willow. Ron Howard does fantasy, you cant miss this one.
Young Frankenstein. Mel Brooks classic Parody.
