This TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection contains some great romantic dramas of the past. The four great movies are East of Eden, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Streetcar Named Desire and Rebel Without a Cause. They have some huge stars and are some of the best romantic dramas ever made.

East of Eden – This movie was released in 1955 and was directed by Elia Kazan and starred James Dean. It features a father who has two sons. One of the sons feels that his father pays more attention to hid brother than of him. One day his father loses a lot of money in a failed business venture and the son decides to help him get it all back by joining forces and working together. Continue Reading

Surprisingly, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre was actually classed as a failure when it was released in 1948. But thankfully people eventually saw it for its sheer brilliance and that is why it is currently ranked in the top 50 all time great movies in the AFI list.

Some say it wasn’t popular because Humphrey Bogart wasn’t appealing enough but actually it has turned out to be one of his best performances ever. It has a great cast including Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett and Barton Maclane and directed by John Huston. Continue Reading

The Seventh Seal had a huge cultural impact. It is a movie that has widely been imitated and studies but none have come close to outdoing it. This special Criterion collection has a huge amount of special features to accompany the movie that makes it a must have item for your own movie collection.

The storyline is about a knight called Max von Sydow who has been fighting for a whole decade in the Crusades. Whilst he is travelling along a deserted beach he comes across Death. He challenges Death to a game of chess. The game represents the game of life and how death is inevitable. Continue Reading

Although it didn’t get the same amount of acclaim as “City Lights” or “The Great Dictator” there is something about “The Circus” that shows the pure comic genius of Charlie Chaplin. It was filmed when he was going through a divorce in 1928 and that caused so many bad memories that he didn’t even mention the movie in his autobiography.

The storyline features Chaplin playing a tramp who is wrongly accused of stealing and chased by a policeman. During the chase he runs into a big tent circus and the audience think it is part of the show and love his comedy. He meets the ringmaster’s daughter and falls in love with her but a rival appears in a newcomer to the circus. He happens to be a tightrope walker and Chaplin tries to impress her by performing the tightrope routine himself. This leads to one of the funniest moments in the movie. Continue Reading

It is clear to see why they called this movie Giant because everything about it is big. It took 3 years to make it and it is more than 200 minutes long. It also has cast of big names including Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor. It was eventually released in 1956 and the director, George Stevens, won the Academy Award for his excellent work in the movie.

The movie is about a huge ranching dynasty owned by the Benedict family. Currently it is Bick Benedict, played by Rock Hudson, who is running everything. His wife Leslie, played by Elizabeth Taylor, has come from Maryland and is finding it difficult to adapt. The have many arguments that become comic focal points in the movie that you will remember over again. Continue Reading