The 1986 BBC TV Screen Two rite of passage movie East of Ipswich is a diverting, amusing acted nostalgic comedy, written by Michael Palin, and set in the 1950s. It stars the marvellous Pat Heywood […]
The 1944 film Voice in the Wind is a romantic film noir thriller about two escapees – Czech concert pianist Jan Foley (Francis Lederer) and lovely young Marya (Sigrid Gurie) – from wartime Germany re-encountering […]
The suspenseful 1946 American film noir thriller The Chase stars Robert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, Peter Lorre, and Steve Cochran. Director Arthur Ripley’s suspenseful 1946 American film noir thriller The Chase stars Robert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, […]
Director Roy Del Ruth’s 1930 Warner Bros black and white film Three Faces East is based on the popular 1918 Broadway play Three Faces East by Anthony Paul Kelly, and stars Constance Bennett and Erich Von […]
Giacomo Gianniotti takes over as Diabolik in the Manetti Bros’ still fun 2022 sequel film Diabolik – Ginko Attacks! [Diabolik – Ginko all’attacco!]. Happily, Miriam Leone and Valerio Mastandrea return from the first film as […]
After Renata Tebaldi decided against playing Aida, Gina Lollobrigida also turned down the role, and then Sophia Loren was cast in her first leading role, in the 1953 Italian colour opera film Aida. And Lois […]
Director Richard Loncraine’s 1977 supernatural horror film Full Circle [The Haunting of Julia] is based on the 1975 novel Julia by the American writer Peter Straub, and stars Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea, Tom Conti, and […]