Bill Elliott and Don Haggerty star as LA police detectives Lt. Andy Doyle and Sgt. Mike Duncan, who investigate the death in a motel of Elliott’s neighbour buddy Fred Horner (Robert Shayne), apparently caused by […]
Director R G Springsteen’s dully conventional, but action-packed and busily plotted Audie Murphy 1963 Western film Showdown comes from towards the end of the war hero star’s considerable movie career. Ric Hardman [Bronson Howitzer]’s screenplay […]
The 1967 Western film Gunfight in Abilene stars Bobby Darin in a non-singing role as brave Rebel soldier Cal Wayne, and features Michael Sarrazin in his film début as a guileless tenderfoot. Director William Hale’s […]
Michael Ritchie’s 1980 concert film Divine Madness is a terrific record of the divine Miss Bette Midler’s one-woman show, filmed over three days at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Director Michael Ritchie’s 1980 American music documentary concert […]
Director Peter Duffell’s riveting 1980 Caught on a Train stars Peggy Ashcroft as Frau Messner, an imperious Austrian lady who terrifies young Briton Peter (Michael Kitchen) on an overnight train passing through Germany, in writer […]
Director Michael Gordon’s 1965 romantic comedy A Very Special Favor stars Charles Boyer as smooth and mature Frenchman Michel Boullard, who, for scant plot reasons, asks a wealthy American oilman called Paul Chadwick (Rock Hudson) if […]
Trevor Nunn’s 1986 film Lady Jane is a pretty historical drama about the 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey (Helena Bonham Carter). The fine cast includes Cary Elwes, John Wood, Michael Hordern, Jill Bennett, Jane Lapotaire, Joss […]