Terence Fisher’s 1954 Hammer Films British noir black and white mystery thriller film The Stranger Came Home [The Unholy Four] stars Paulette Goddard, William Sylvester, Patrick Holt and Paul Carpenter. ‘What was the shock SIN […]
Russell Tovey stars as a closeted gay footballer in The Pass (2016). The Pass (2016) has a witty, punning title. There is a football pass on the football field, which has a central significance in […]
Director Maurice Elvey’s amusing and spirited 1953 British black and white comedy Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary is based on Vivian Tidmarsh’s 1944 London West End hit play, originally starring Ralph Lynn and running for […]
Producer-director John E Blakeley’s 1953 low budget British black and white comedy It’s a Grand Life is the cheery final film showcase for vulgar Lancashire music-hall comic Frank Randle, which may be recommendation enough. It […]
Lewis Gilbert’s 1953 black and white noir drama film Cosh Boy [The Slasher] is fascinating as an early British look at teen culture and as a reflection of how London was just after World War […]
Director Boris Sagal’s 1976 American mystery TV movie Sherlock Holmes in New York finds Roger Moore relishing his chance to play Sherlock Holmes, who faces his arch-enemy Professor James Moriarty (John Huston) on the streets […]
And so the Hammer Films trio of Christopher Lee, Thorley Walters and Terence Fisher head off for Germany and C Lee gets to play Sherlock Holmes following his role as Sir Henry Baskerville in Hammer’s […]