Latest Staff Picks
The films listed below are Alice's Latest Staff Picks, finding their way into this category generally as a result of agreement between staff that they have real merit for one reason or another. Most titles represent a safe choice for those that find choosing a film difficult or are bewildered by Alice's depth and breadth...
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Inferno (Blu-ray, 3D) (1953)
6.2/10
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Starring: Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Larry Keating, Henry Hull
A tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover. Read more
Dark City (Blu-ray) (1950)
6.7/10
Director: William Dieterle
Starring: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Don DeFore, Jack...
Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them. Read more
The Big Sleep (1946)
8/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Dorothy Malone, Martha Vickers
Raymond Chandler's witty and convoluted whodunit comes to life under director Howard Hawks. Humphrey Bogart is tough private eye Philip Marlowe, Laure... Read more
Mildred Pierce (1945)
8/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott
Superb Hollywood thriller with Joan Crawford (in her Oscar-winning role) as the waitress-turned-businesswoman who struggles to provide a good life for... Read more
Ninotchka (1939)
8/10
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Greta Garbo, Ina Claire, Melvyn Douglas
A sparkling comic treat, boasting witty dialogue co-written by Billy Wilder and expert direction by Ernst Lubitsch, features a shining performance fro... Read more