I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

Wealthy Texas rancher Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) shakes things up at home when he returns from a trip to the East Coast with a love interest, the refined Leslie Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor). Bick and Leslie get married, but she clashes with his sister, Luz (Mercedes McCambridge), and wins the admirat ion of the ambitious young Jett Rink (James Dean). Bick and Jett form a tense rivalry that continues to surface as the years pass and fortunes change in this sweeping drama.-WWW Initial release: October 10, 1956 (New York City) Director: George Stevens Running time: 3h 21m Story by: Edna Ferbe r (1952 novel of the same title) Screenplay: Fred Guiol , Ivan Moffat Giant is an epic that after watching for a second time I told myself, "Never again!"  I guess you should never say never.   I was a teenager when I first watched this.  Why did I watch it?  I was sort of reading about the life and times of the three main characters: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson an...

American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball . Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an office worker who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, Angela ( Mena Suvari ). Annette Bening co-stars as Lester's materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane. Wes Bentley , Chris Cooper , and Allison Janney  are also featured. The film has been described by academics as a satire of American middle class notions of beauty and personal satisfaction; analysis has focused on the film's explorations of romantic and paternal love, sexuality, beauty, materialism, self-liberation, and redemption....  Wikipedia When searching for images to put in this blog, I realized that the movie that I saw for the first time on TV (when it was shown in 1999 I didn't want to see it...I just didn't want to...no need to explain why) was the sanitized ...

Growing up with so much respect for THE GREAT Alfred Hitchcock, I will treat this film as a work of fiction and would judge it by how the actors portrayed their roles.  Maybe, just maybe, the accounts except the dates are true.  The master is dead and he would not be able to defend himself, but I read some accounts corroborating with how Gwyneth Huges described him.  Only the people involved would really know what really happened. The Girl 2012 Film The Girl is a 2012 British television film directed by Julian Jarrold, written by Gwyneth Hughes and produced by the BBC and HBO Films. The film stars Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren and Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock. Wikipedia Initial release :  October 20, 2012 Director :  Julian Jarrold Genres :  Biographical film, Drama Networks :  BBC Two,  HBO http://www.hggirlonfire.com/ THE GIRL is a fictionalized story about...

This is NOT about MARVEL COMICS' THE COLLECTOR source: Google images CINEMAX SUMMARY: Starring:  Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne Directed By:  William Wyler Genre:  Drama Freddie Clegg is a quiet and insignificant London bank clerk whose hobby is collecting butterflies. But when he wins $200,000 in the soccer lottery, Freddie's life changes considerably, allowing him to pursue a cherished "specimen" he has long admired from afar -- a beautiful and fun-loving girl named Miranda. Kidnapping Miranda, the deranged collector imprisons her in the cellar of his secluded house. As Miranda tries everything she can think of to escape, the ordeal of her confinement lays bare their souls and looks deep beneath the surface of the obsessive collector and his prey. source Miranda Grey : I've stayed the four weeks. Freddie Clegg : I just have to have you here a little longer. Miranda Grey : Why? What more can I do? What more can you w...