“These kids today have no sense of responsibility… None at all!”
Synopsis:
When a teenager (Tom Laughlin) is told he can’t see his girlfriend (Rosemary Howard) anymore, he accidentally gets involved with a gang of juvenile delinquents (led by Peter Miller) who lead him down a dangerous path.
Genres:
Juvenile Delinquents
Robert Altman Films
Review:
Robert Altman’s debut film (which he [...]
Posted on March 31st, 2008 by admin
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“I have roamed these halls for three centuries, and I am so tired — if only I could rest…”
Synopsis:
A cowardly ghost (Charles Laughton) doomed to haunt his family’s castle until a descendant commits a brave act in his name hopes that a long-lost American kinsman (Robert Young) — with the help of the castle’s pint-sized [...]
Posted on March 22nd, 2008 by admin
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“I want a baby in the next 24 hours…”
Synopsis:
A woman (Anna Karina) desperate to become pregnant turns to an admirer (Jean-Paul Belmondo) for “help” when her partner (Jean-Claude Brialy) refuses to take her request seriously.
Genres:
French Films
Godard Films
Love Triangle
Pregnancy
Review:
After the phenomenal success of his New Wave debut film Breathless in 1960, Jean-Luc Godard made what [...]
Posted on March 21st, 2008 by admin
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“Remember: in a pirate ship, in pirate waters, in a pirate world, ask no questions…”
Synopsis:
After seizing a ship full of arms from Baron Jose Gruda (Leslie Bradley), the “Crimson Pirate” (Burt Lancaster) and his trusty sidekick Ojo (Nick Cravat) try to win back the loyalty of their mutinous crew while rescuing a damsel-in-distress (Eva Bartok).
Genres:
Historical [...]
Posted on March 20th, 2008 by admin
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“Blood is life! Blood is life!!!”
Synopsis:
Real estate agent Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) travels to Transylvania to meet with a reclusive client named Count Orlok (Max Schreck), who sucks his blood, then sets out by sea to find and ravage Hutter’s wife (Greta Schroder).
Genres:
F.W. Murnau Films
Horror
Literature Adaptation
Silent Films
Vampires
Response to Peary’s Review:
Peary refers to this [...]
Posted on March 19th, 2008 by admin
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“Either they control us or we control them — that’s the law of nature!”
Synopsis:
Two scientists (Ian Hendry and Alan Badel) discover that six genetically similar children exist around the world who possess a vastly superior intelligence. When they’re brought to London for further observation, however, all hell breaks loose, as government officials begin to speculate [...]
Posted on March 19th, 2008 by admin
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“Why should anyone just disappear?”
Synopsis:
A business man (Michel Bouquet) who discovers his wife (Stephane Audran) is having an affair murders her lover (Maurice Ronet) while visiting his apartment.
Genres:
Claude Chabrol Films
French Films
Infidelity
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, this “erotic, subtle, meticulously crafted” thriller — one of director Claude Chabrol’s finest films — “fits into no [...]
Posted on March 19th, 2008 by admin
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“You have to be taught to leave us alone…”
Synopsis:
In a small British village, twelve emotionless blonde children with extraordinary intellect are mysteriously born at the same time. A scientist (George Sanders) whose wife (Barbara Shelley) has given birth to one of these odd children (Martin Stephens) becomes their teacher, and learns that their powers may [...]
Posted on March 17th, 2008 by admin
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“It’s a wiggy beach!”
Synopsis:
Teen lovers Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) find their relationship strained by the sudden arrival of a quibbling sky-diving duo (Deborah Walley and John Ashley) and a beautiful pop singer (Linda Evans). Meanwhile, their friend Bonehead (Jody McCrea) falls for a mermaid (Marta Kristen), while Eric Von Zipper (Harvey [...]
Posted on March 17th, 2008 by admin
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“Xi had never seen anything like this in his life — it looked like water, but was harder than anything else in the world…”
Synopsis:
When a Coke bottle is dropped from a plane in the middle of the Kalahari desert, it disrupts the lives of a peaceful tribe of bushmen, so the man who found it [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2008 by admin
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