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Excellent ‘Stalag 17’ is beautiful in ‘Special Collector’s Edition’

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William Holden is brilliant and Billy Wilder is at his best with this classic World War II satire.

Daniel Day-Lewis is brilliant in ‘My Left Foot’

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In 1989 the United States was introduced to Irish cinema with My Left Foot, starring Daniel Day Lewis and directed by Jim Sheridan (no relation, although I met him once in a bar in the Village here in NewYork City). Lewis walked…

In ‘The High and the Mighty’ John Wayne takes a long flight to nowhere

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Michael Sheridan

Very much like an Irwin Allen disaster flick but in this case nothing much happens.

Steve Martin’s ‘The Jerk’ is still funny 26 years later

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Michael Sheridan

Steven Martin’s first big screen adventure remains one of his funniest.

John Wayne sours in ‘Island in the Sky’

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Michael Sheridan

This old black and white from 1953 features an all-star cast and while its probably a little longer than it needed to be [I]Sky[/I] is a strong feature about survival.