Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz’s story, from 1st meeting at RKO in the 20s to their hit TV sitcom and the infidelities of Desi that led to their breakup.
Lucy (2003)
The Fountain of Youth (1958)
This short award-winning TV film about a jilted scientist & the lovers who betrayed him is Welles’ only comedy to be filmed.
Bamboozled (2000)
Spike Lee has a ball in this show biz satire in which a TV network greenlights a minstrel show filled with terrible racial stereotypes–the plot borrowed from The Producers.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
This movie is even better than I expected! Click the title to read my entire review.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
A fanciful tale about the career slide of a Hollywood star & his stuntman set amidst the Manson killings in 1969.
Quiz Show (1994)
When a quiz show producers tempt the son of a famous poet to cheat, he hesitates & then accepts, leading to a great scandal of the 50s.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
This documentary about the life, work, and heritage of Fred Rogers is wonderful! Click the image to read my review.
Best of Enemies (2015)
In 1968 fireworks erupted when ABC invited enemies William F. Buckley & Gore Vidal to debate issues from the two national political conventions.