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Ride the High Country [Guns in the Afternoon] ***** (1962, Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Edgar Buchanan, Mariette Hartley, James Drury, Ronald Starr) – Classic Movie Review 3069

Director Sam Peckinpah’s 1962 Western is his second film as director (after The Deadly Companions in 1961) and one of his very best. Ageing stars Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott are magnificent as ex-marshal Steve […]

Nov, 17

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid ****½ (1973, James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel, Bob Dylan, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Slim Pickens, Jason Robards Jnr, Jack Elam, John Beck) – Classic Movie Review 2480

Director Sam Peckinpah’s 1973 retelling of the legend of Sheriff Pat Garrett (James Coburn) hunting down of his former friend and travelling buddy, the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson) makes for a fascinating […]

May, 13

The Getaway ***** (1972, Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri, Sally Struthers, Jack Dodson, Slim Pickens, Dub Taylor, Bo Hopkins, Richard Bright) – Classic Movie Review 1355

Director Sam Peckinpah’s 1972 action crime thriller The Getaway is one of this great director’s greatest movies, and most successful. Peckinpah and screenwriter Walter Hill turn esteemed pulp-fiction writer Jim Thompson’s novel into a sweaty-palmed, […]

Jun, 25

Invasion of the Body Snatchers ***** (1956, Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones) – Classic Movie Review 676

‘You’re next, you’re next!’ The 1956 American sci-fi horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers is produced by socially conscious Walter Wanger, and stars Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. It is shot in black and […]

Jan, 12

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