I chose the movie From Here to Eternity for today's post. The movie was directed by Fred Zinneman and was released in 1953. The movie has an all-star cast including Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr and Montgomery Cliff. The movie takes place in 1941 before and during Pearl Harbor and follows a couple of different characters on a military base. It's actioned packed, and full of drama and romance as well. This movie won 8 Oscars and will surely keep you entertained for a night. This undoubtedly is a must see movie and I hope you enjoy it.
The Greatest Show on Earth was film directed by the famous Cecil B. DeMille and has an all-star cast including Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Dorothy Lamour and even a young Jimmy Stewart. The movie won 2 Oscars, one being Best Picture of 1952. The movie is all about a circus that is failing and needs money desperately so they hire extra acts in order to make more profit. They hire the infamous "Great Sebastion" (Cornel Wilde) and he causes a lot of trouble among the circus folk. Stories keep unfolding through the movie about each character as the circus travels. Eventually the FBI starts chasing someone in the circus but you will have to watch the movie to find out who. The story is full of comedy and twists and I hope you enjoy it. Now Rotten Tomatoes currently rates it at a 41% which I think is an injustice towards the movie but I know once you watch it you will put in your all time favorites category.
I chose the movie The Sting for today's Movie of the Day. It was directed by George Roy Hill and it stars Robert Redford and Paul Newman. The movie was released in 1973 and won a total of 7 Oscars. The movie focuses around Robert Redford's character Johnny Hooker, who just happens to be a con man living in Chicago. Johnny Hooker and Partner Luther (Robert Earl Jones) steal from a big time Chicago mobster named Doyle Lonnegan and Luther gets killed. So in order to get back at Lonnegan, Hooker partners up with a fellow con man Henry Gondorff played by Paul Newman. They put together an elaborate scheme to get back at Lonnegan and also make a lot of money in the process. The movie is full of twists and surprises and this drama filled comedy will definitely keep you in your seat. The movie currently has a rating of 93% on Rottentomatoes and I would definitely rate it a 4 star on my chart. I hope you enjoy this movie as much as I do.
