Josef Von Sternberg brings his customary eye for moody atmosphere to the 1935 crime drama Crime and Punishment, his film of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1866 novel, and he is abetted by electrifying performances from Peter Lorre, […]
Director Ivan Passer’s 1985 film Creator is a surprisingly affecting sci-fi romantic comedy, with Peter O’Toole ideally cast as Dr Harry Wolper, a dotty biologist who still loves his wife 30 years after she died […]
Director Alex Segal’s 1965 Hollywood biopic Harlow stars Carol Lynley and is a fast and fairly feisty biopic of the platinum blonde bombshell star Jean Harlow, filmed simultaneously with the much ritzier Carroll Baker-Angela Lansbury […]
Carroll Baker stars as the platinum blonde bombshell star Jean Harlow in the plush 1965 Hollywood biopic Harlow. Director Gordon Douglas’s 1965 Thirties Hollywood biopic Harlow stars Carroll Baker, who is lively if hollow as […]
MGM’s 1951 Technicolor musical drama The Great Caruso stars Mario Lanza in a quasi-biopic that depicts the life of the great Italian operatic tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) in typically distorted Hollywood fashion. Director Richard Thorpe’s […]
Director David Wickes’s 1980 British sport action drama Silver Dream Racer stars David Essex and re-tells the oft-told and unconvincing tale of a garage mechanic called Nick Freeman (Essex) aiming to realise his dream by […]
Director Raoul Walsh’s 1948 Warner Bros romantic Western Silver River stars Errol Flynn, who takes on an unusual role as a cashiered ex-army cavalry cardsharp, Captain Mike McComb, who uses his winnings to build, and […]
Susbscribe to our awesome Blog Feed or Comments Feed