Best Movies by Farr | THIRTEEN

John Farr discusses the exceptional adaptation of Shakespeare's finest historical play, starring and directed by Kenneth Branagh.

John Farr discusses one of Sidney Poitier's magnificent films, directed by Daniel Petrie.

John Farr discusses one of Humphrey Bogart's great movies, directed by Nicholas Ray.

John Farr discusses Barry Levinson's second homage to his hometown of Baltimore.

John Farr discusses one of the great American boxing films, directed by Robert Wise.

John Farr explains why The Big Sleep could be his favorite of the four Bogart-Bacall films.

John Farr explains why The Big Sleep could be his favorite of the four Bogart-Bacall films.

You will fall in love with Audrey Hepburn once again after watching this film. John Farr explains why.

John Farr discusses one of the great train movies directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

John Farr picsk three of his favorite Howard Hawks films.

Burt Lancaster was a master. John Farr recommends three of his best performances.

When was the best decade for the Hollywood musical?

There's more to the star of this week's Reel 13 Classic, "Run Silent, Run Deep," than "Gone with the Wind." John Farr lists three of The King of Hollywood's best roles.

Jack Nicholson was nominated thrice for Best Actor before finally winning for this week's Reel 13 Classic "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." What were they? John Farr has the answers.

Dean Martin, co-star of this week's Reel 13 Classic, "Ocean's Eleven," achieved fame with his smooth singing and straight-man partnership with Jerry Lewis, but the reason he enjoyed a such an enduring career is that he could really act.

Steve McQueen, star of this week's Reel 13 Classic "The Thomas Crown Affair" endures as an antihero thirty years after his premature death. John Farr will show you why.

In his day James Cagney became the quintessential movie bad guy. Here are three of his best baddies.

Yves Montand, who stars opposite Ingrid Bergman in this week's Reel 13 Classic "Goodbye Again" deserves a closer look.

Steve McQueen, star of this week's Reel 13 Classic "The Thomas Crown Affair" endures as an antihero thirty years after his premature death. John Farr will show you why.

Following World War II, James Stewart decided he needed to pursue roles that reflected the darker atmosphere of the Atomic Age. He found them in westerns.

The music of Irving Berlin and the fancy footwork of Fred Astaire combined for some of the finest musical cinema of the century. John Farr selects his favorite three.

Although his reputation has faded somewhat due to questionable role choices, Nic Cage was once one of Hollywood's brightest stars. John Farr recommends you revisit three crucial Cage classics.

Follow-up this week's suspenseful Reel 13 Classic, Dressed to Kill, with three of the greatest slasher films ever made.

Steve McQueen, star of this week's Reel 13 Classic "The Thomas Crown Affair" endures as an antihero thirty years after his premature death. John Farr will show you why.

John Farr selects three of A Shot in the Dark director Black Edwards' best efforts, including his only non-Pink Panther picture with Peter Sellers.

William Powell made so many magnificent pictures it's difficult to choose three recommendations to watch after After The Thin Man this weekend, but John Farr makes the tough choices, all from one year: 1936.

On the occasion of the broadcast of Reel 13 Classic The Thin Man, John Farr tips his fedora to three classic PI pictures.

This Saturday, Reel 13 will air Joseph L. Mankiewicz's classic, All About Eve, but before that,John Farr recommends you brush up on three of the master's earlier works.

Audrey Hepburn led a legendary life and career. This week, Reel 13 will air her classic, "The Nun's Story." If it's been a while since you've seen Audrey at her best, John Farr has three of her finest to recommend.

Prolific director Norman Jewison has hemled dozens of films, many of them considered classics. John Farr delves into Jewison's middle 1980s output to recommend three need-to-see films.

Once a successful Hollywood director, Connecticut-born Jules Dassin turned to Europe to revive his film career after being blacklisted in the years after WW2. Here are three of his darker films from his Hollywood noir days.

John Farr sends a salute to the star of this week's Reel 13 Classic, the superb Susan Sarandon.

This week, Reel 13 will air The Madness of King George, and to expand your palette of films about royalty, John Farr shares three of his favorite movies about monarchs.

John Farr digs into three films featuring one of his true cinematic heroes, Lee Marvin, star of this week's Reel 13 Classic, The Dirty Dozen.

Ernst Lubitsch, director of this week's Reel 13 Classic Heaven Can Wait, previously helmed two other pictures that set the standard for romcom dialogue.

Chances are you're familiar with these Laurence Olivier classics, but if you haven't seen them, or just haven't in a while, go back and revisit a pair of 1940 pictures that put Olivier (star of this week's Reel 13 Classic The Entertainer) on the map.

David Lean is known for his sprawling epics, like this week's Reel 13 classic Doctor Zhivago, but here John Farr recommends a few of his earlier, tighter works.

Peter Sellers was one of the 20th Century's most gifted comedic actors. This week, he appears in the Reel 13 Classic, The Pink Panther. John Farr's got three other stellar Sellers pictures you should check out for the first time or watch again.

The star of this week's Reel 13 Classic, Carole Lombard, left us tragically, but she made her mark with comic genius.

Walter Huston made so many films, it's hard to pick favorites. But John Farr does it.

As Reel 13 prepares to air the Stanley Kramer Classic, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, John Farr selects three of the late director's most intense works.

Billy Wilder's early films, like this week's Classsic, One, Two, Three, launched a brilliant career. Here are three other gems.

As Reel 13 airs what may be Kevin Costner's most celebrated role, John Farr takes a look back at three more memorable Costner performances.

This week, one of John Farr's favorite working actors makes an appearance on Reel 13. Here's John's selection of can't-miss Tommy Lee Jones performances.

This weekend, Reel 13 will air the Greta Garbo classic "Ninotchka." To mark the occasion, John Farr investigates the mysterious Greta in three of her best roles.

John Steinbeck involved himself in some pretty interesting collaborations with some of the best filmmakers of his time. Here are three of John Farr's favorites.

Tim Burton's Batman stars Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader, but Jack Nicholson steals the film as The Joker. Here are three more Nicholson standouts from later in his career.

Here's a look, courtesy John Farr, at three of Johnny Depp's unheralded leading performances.

This week, Reel 13 airs the Tom Cruise classic, Rain Man. And just in case you can't get enough of Tom, John recommends three of his favorite cruise vehicles.

John Farr salutes his favorite music documentaries.

John Farr, at last, on his favorite screen actor, Spencer Tracy.