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

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

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

The plot of Psycho was kept really closely guarded by Alfred Hitchcock until the movie was released in 1960. He didn’t want anyone to know about the twists of the movie before they actually watched it. Nowadays of course, the plot and many scenes have been reused dozens of times showing just how good it was in the first place.

The script is about a woman, played by Janet Leigh, who steals thousands of dollars and goes on the run. In an escape to keep out of the way she checks into the Bates Motel that is run by a mother and her son. Well, at least it “appears” to be run by a mother and her son. Only the son turns out to have mental health issues and we can’t give much more than that away just in case you haven’t seen the movie! Only to say that she is part of the notorious shower scene that has been copied so many times since. Continue Reading

Vertigo was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1958. But surprisingly it wasn’t a hit at the time and it was only years after that people realised just how good it was. Thus the reason why it is today considered a real classic by one of the best directors ever to step foot on the planet.

In fact, his direction in this movie is the reason why it is considered one of the best movies ever made by several polls. Of course it needed good acting too and that was more than shown by James Stewart, Kim Noval, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore and Henry Jones. They all played a key role in the movies success. Continue Reading

Rififi was filmed by director Jules Dassin after he fled America and headed to Europe. He made it in 1956 and it was filmed in the streets of Paris. This collection has been digitally transferred by Criterion and the quality of the picture is stunning.

The movie has Jean Servais who plays Tony le Stephanois who is an aging crook. He has recently been released from prison after serving five years. It doesn’t take him long to return to his old ways and he teams up with two other crooks to pull off a jewellery robbery. Continue Reading

The Ten Commandments was released in 1956 and was a remake of an earlier 1923 version. Both were directed by Cecil B. Demille who was well known for his silent movie work. But his style never changed when sound was introduced and this can be clearly seen in this movie.

There are some great actors in the movie including Theodore Roberts, Charles de Rochefort, Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner and Estelle Taylor. This is a 3 disc movie collection which includes the epic movie and lots of great bonus features. Continue Reading

To Kill a Mockingbird is a real classic movie starring Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy and Ruth White.

On the AFI (American Film Institute) list of the greatest American films of all times, To Kill a Mockingbird is listed at number 34. To get listed in the top 100 means the film is something special. But to get into the top 50 means it has to be very special indeed. Continue Reading

Rear Window is a classic movie that shows off the genius of Alfred Hitchcock perfectly. The movie works on several levels both in its storyline and the way it was directed.

The story features a photographer played by James Stewart, named L.B. Jeffries. Whilst he is on an assignment he has an accident and is forced to be confined to a wheelchair. But he quickly gets bored in his home and begins watching out of his rear window at the lives of his neighbours. His wife, played by Grace Kelly, also forced him into more boredom so he really gets involved in what his neighbours are doing. Continue Reading

It’s a Wonderful Life has to go down as being one of the most classic American movies of all time. Amazingly it was almost forgotten about after its release in 1947 until it was shown again in the 1970’s where it really gained its popularity.

The movie itself stars James Stewart who plays a man called George Bailey. He grew up in quite a small town called Bedford Falls and always dreamed of getting away and travelling the world. But various circumstances lead him to keep living in the small town. But this lead to a lot of frustration and when he gets involved in a scandal he thinks about committing suicide on Christmas Eve. Continue Reading