I love watching scary movies around this time of year and there's nothing I love quite like a horror franchise. Seeing how the film's plots and tropes evolve or devolve as the films go on is pretty fun. Robert Englund as Freddy burst onto our screens in 1984, with Wes Craven's Nightmare On Elm Street.… Continue reading Horror Franchise: Nightmare On Elm Street (1984 – 2010)
Starring: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Director: Irvin S Yeaworth The Blob is a 50's sci fi/horror classic about a goo that escapes from inside a fallen meteor and menaces small town America. It was a drive in darling, a B movie and Steve McQueen's first film. I wanted to share this movie with you as… Continue reading Classic Movie: The Blob (1958)
Starring: Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher Director: Douglas Trumbull A technology that allows you to experience other people's minds and memories, and the governments plan to shut it down and weaponise it! This is delightful 80's futurism, but it more famous for being Natalie Wood's last film. Find out more about this film and… Continue reading Classic Movie: Brainstorm (1983)
Starring: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Director: Joseph H Lewis Also sometimes titled "Deadly Is The Female", this is a crime movie about a woman and a man who meet, fall in love, and go on a crime spree. John Dall is good in this film, but it's femme fatale Peggy Cummins who steals the show.… Continue reading Movie Of The Week: Gun Crazy (1950)
Starring: Shelley Long, Craig T Nelson, Carla Gugino, Kellie Martin, Ami Foster Director: Jeff Kanew Shelley Long stars as Phyllis Nefler, a pampered Beverly Hills wife, soon to be divorced, who takes on the role of den mother to her daughters failing girl scout troop. It's a funny, sweet film that's gained a cult following,… Continue reading Classic Movie: Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Theresa Harris, George Brent Director: Alfred E Green Lily Powers (Stanwyck) decides, after years of being exploited, to take her life into her own hands. Joined by her best friend and sometime maid (Harris), she uses her body and her brains to get to the top. But is there a place in… Continue reading Classic Movie: Baby Face (1933)
Starring: Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Jeff Donnell Director: Lew Landers Always check the basement for bodies when you buy a property! This dark comedy is an oft overlooked hour long B movie that worth a watch for it's leads and it's black humour. Watch below for my review of this old gem. https://youtu.be/JpGBCnYeYMs
Starring: Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde Director: Joseph Losey Modesty Blaise is the international woman of mystery, a master thief gone straight, tasked with protecting a shipment of diamonds, in this spoof of the spy genre and cult classic caper. The fashion and design of this whole film is pure 60's fun, and the… Continue reading Classic Movie: Modesty Blaise (1966)
Don't you love these old school, drawn posters? Starring: Gene Tierney, Vincent Price, Walter Huston, Anne Revere. Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz A girl who daydreams of life outside her strict farm upbringing finds her wishes granted when she is sent to be a companion at a wealthy relatives house. But behind the glamour, there's a… Continue reading Classic Movie: Dragonwyck (1946)
Starring: Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford Director: Paul Henreid After not speaking to each other in 20 years, Edith decides to take revenge on her twin Margaret who ruined her life. Bette Davis plays both sisters in this black and white 60's thriller with hints of film noir. Its a slightly trashy gem, directed… Continue reading Classic Movie: Dead Ringer (1964)
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