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Best Films
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BATTLESHIP POMTEMKIN, THE
BICYCLE THIEF, THE
BRINGING UP BABY
CASABLANCA
CITIZEN KANE
CITY LIGHTS
DR STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I STOPPED WORRYING AND LEARNED TO LOVE THE BOMB
ENFANTS DU PARADIS, LES
FRESHMAN, THE
GENERAL, THE
GONE TO EARTH
GRAND ILLUSION
HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO
KID BROTHER, THE
LA REGLE DU JEU
LA STRADA
MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK, THE
MODERN TIMES
MON ONCLE
ON THE WATERFRONT
PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC, THE
PLAYTIME
RASHOMON
SEVEN SAMURAI, THE
SEVENTH SEAL, THE
SHOE SHINE
SINGIN IN THE RAIN
STUNT MAN, THE
SULIVAN'S TRAVELS
WILD STRAWBERRIES
Best Modern Films:
2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY
BABETTE'S FEAST
BEING THERE
CHARACTER
HOWARD'S END
PLAYTIME
BEST ROMANCES:
AMERICAN PRESIDENT, THE
ANNA KARENINA
AS GOOD AS IT GETS
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [1946]
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
BRIGADOON
CAMILLE
CASABLANCA
CLOCK, THE
DANCE WITH ME
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
ENCHANTED COTTAGE, THE
GONE WITH THE WIND
NOTTING HILL
PORTRAIT OF JENNIE
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
RETURN TO ME
ROMAN HOLIDAY
SABRINA
SABRINA
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
SUMMERTIME
VICTOR/VICTORIA
VOICES
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
YOU'VE GOT MAIL
Reviews
Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
Snappy mystery!
James Gleason is always a treat to watch, but the real star is Edna May Oliver. Not only the role of life time for Ms. Oliver but what a duo they make. This is wonderfully written repartee as well as being a strong whodunit.
The 1930's produced many mysteries [ The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes] of which a few would be counted with the best ever made; though the former is not one of the best, it is a joy to watch and listen to. From start to finish this film crackles with wit and is filled with visual tics and quirks that lead us to the conclusion that these are two souls that we will not soon want to forget.
Helen Broderick tried unsuccessfully to fill Ms. Oliver's shoes in the fourth and final installment of the Withers' series "Murder on a Bridle Path" but there was no chemistry between Gleason and Broderick as well as the fact, that it was not a well written entry. It just goes to show, that Edna May and Gleason shone as a crime fighting duet and as unlikely romantic leads.