Showing posts with label 1960s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1960s. Show all posts
Monday, May 28, 2012

Land-bound pirate movie is one of Hammer's best

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Night Creatures(aka Captain Clegg)(1964) Starring: Peter Cushing, Patrick Allen, Michael Ripper, Oliver Reed, and Yvonne Romain Director: ...
Monday, July 11, 2011

The way to do a pirate movie
when you can't afford a ship!

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Pirates of Blood River (1962) Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Christopher Lee, Glenn Corbitt, Peter Arne, Michael Ripper, Andrew Keir, Marla Land...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

'Diabolik' is lots of fun, despite its excesses

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Danger: Diabolik (aka "Diabolik") (1968) Starring: John Phillip Law, Marissa Mell, Michel Piccoli, and Aldolfo Celi Director: Ma...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

When superhero movies were fun!

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It's 45 years today since the "Batman" television series debuted. Its huge success led quickly to a theatrical film that with ...
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Take shore-leave with 'The Devil-Ship Pirates'

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The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) Starring: Christopher Lee, John Cairney, Barry Warren, Andrew Keir, and Natasha Pyne Director: Don Sharp Ra...
Thursday, December 23, 2010

'Terror of the Tongs': Yellow Peril ala Hammer

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The Terror of the Tongs (aka "Terror of the Hatchet Men") (1961) Starring: Geoffrey Toone, Christopher Lee, Roger Delgado, and Yv...
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Monday, October 25, 2010

'Modesty Blaise' is fun, but not much like source

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Modesty Blaise (1966) Starring: Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Clive Revill, Dirk Bogarde, Harry Andrews, Michael Craig, and Rosella Falk Di...
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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Hitchcock's cold war thriller still works

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Torn Curtain (1966) Starring: Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Gunther Strack, Wolfgang Keiling, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Touronova Director: Alf...
Thursday, August 26, 2010

'The Silencers' is a fun spy spoof

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The Silencers (1966) Starring: Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Daliah Lavi, Victor Buono, and James Gregory Director: Henry Levin Rating: Se...
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Saturday, July 31, 2010

'A Shot in the Dark' is best Pink Panther film

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A Shot in the Dark (1964) Starring: Peter Sellars, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom, and Burt Kwouk Director: Blake Edwards Rating: ...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

'Our Man Flint' kicks Austin Powers' ass

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Our Man Flint (1966) Starring: James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, and Gila Golan Director: Daniel Mann Rating: Eight of Ten Stars When the world is ...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

'Warning Shots' is a film that hasn't aged well

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Warning Shot (1967) Starring: David Janssen, Keenan Wynn, Lillian Gish, Stephanie Powers, and George Grizzard Director: Buzz Kulik Rating: S...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Bond is closest to Ian Fleming source
in 'From Russia With Love

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From Russia With Love (1963) Starring: Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Lotte Lenya, and Robert Shaw Director: Terrence Young Rating: Eight of...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The second Bond lives twice

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You Only Live Twice (1967) Starring: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Donald Pleasence, Tetsuro Tamba, Karin Dor, Mie Hama, Desmond Llewelan...
Monday, April 5, 2010

'Where Eagles Dare' is a great thriller

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Nazi Germany was consigned to the ash heap of history exactly 65 years ago this year. I'm celebrating that milestone by posting reviews ...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

'Goldfinger' is Bond at his greatest

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Goldfinger (1964) Starring: Sean Connery, Gert Frobe, and Honor Blackman Director: Guy Hamilton Rating: Ten of Ten Stars British secret agen...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

A 1960s satire that remains relevant

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The President's Analyst (1967) Starring: James Coburn, Godfrey Cambridge, Severn Darden, and Joan Delany Director: Theodore J. Flicker R...
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Friday, January 29, 2010

What is the deadly truth behind 'Charade'?

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Charade (1963) Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn and George Kennedy Director: Stanley Donen Rating: Nine...
Sunday, January 24, 2010

Sherlock Sunday:
Peter Cushing as Holmes, 2.0

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In 1957, Peter Cushing starred as Sherlock Holmes in the first color film featuring the character. It was an adaptation of "The Hound o...
Sunday, January 3, 2010

Sherlock Sunday: The Deadly Necklace

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Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962) Starring: Christopher Lee, Thorley Walters and Hans Söhnker Director: Terence Fisher Rating: ...