This basic maxim of moviemaking continues to elude legions of Hollywood players, and the latest demo of the impossibility of making a good movie from bad script is provided by "When in Rome.

Finding a copy of When in Rome might be difficult, but despite its obscurity it is an absolute must-watch — a black-and-white, low-budget MGM picture centered around the Holy Year of 1950.

Sam Page and Lacey Chabert star in Hallmark Channel’s “Christmas in Rome.” Crown Media / Stefano Montesi Hallmark superstar Lacey Chabert returns for her latest holiday movie, “Christmas ...

But in terms of what Rome has to teach us about the virtues of manhood, we’re better off regarding the movie as a reminder that the Roman ideal is often more complicated than tales of gladiator ...