“It looks like I finally found someone who likes to play as rough as I do…”
Synopsis:
When rock star Ellen Aim (Diane Lane) is kidnapped by the ruthless leader (Willem Dafoe) of a motorcycle gang, her ex-boyfriend (Michael Paré) and a female soldier (Amy Madigan) are hired to rescue her.
Genres:
Gangs
Kidnapping
Motorcyclists
Rock ‘n Roll
Singers
Walter Hill Films
Response to [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2009 by admin
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“For the next few weeks, survival is going to have to be on an individual basis.”
Synopsis:
In the aftermath of a nuclear explosion, a Los Angeles father (Ray Milland) places the survival of his wife (Jean Hagen) and children (Frankie Avalon and Mary Mitchel) above all else.
Genres:
Nuclear Holocaust
Science Fiction
Survival
Review:
Ray Milland starred in and directed this [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by admin
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“At the first hour, I will make my offering of the eternal light to Anubis, opener of the ways…”
Synopsis:
A dying professor of Egyptology (Boris Karloff) asks to be buried with a valuable jewel known as the Eternal Light, which he believes will grant him immortality in the afterlife. When his butler (Ernest Thesiger) steals the [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by admin
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“I’ve always liked movies; movies have always been a kick for me.”
Synopsis:
A nebbishy projectionist (Chuck McCann) escapes from the tyranny of his scolding boss (Rodney Dangerfield) by living vicariously through films, and imagining himself as a superhero named Captain Flash.
Genres:
Character Studies
Fantasy
Review:
The Projectionist is a movie made both for and about film fanatics. Character actor [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by admin
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“There’s a ghost as well as a skeleton in everyone’s cupboard…”
Synopsis:
When an architect (Mervyn Johns) shows up on assignment at a country estate, he’s disturbed to find that he’s “met” all the guests before in a recurring nightmare. A psychiatrist (Frederick Valk) among them tries to convince him that his fears are unfounded, while the [...]
Posted on February 15th, 2009 by admin
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“Ours is a human world; theirs is a bestial world.”
Synopsis:
In 18th century London, the headstrong protege (Anna Lee) of a wealthy lord (Billy House) learns about the horrors inflicted by a cruel asylum director (Boris Karloff) upon his inmates, and vows to intervene — only to find herself unjustly committed.
Genres:
Character Arc
Do-Gooders
Falsely Accused
Historical Drama
Insanity and Insane [...]
Posted on February 14th, 2009 by admin
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“If you knew Archer Coe, you’d know that suicide was almost a psychological impossibility for him!”
Synopsis:
Detective Philo Vance (William Powell) tries to solve the mysterious murder of a wealthy man (Robert Barrat) with many enemies — including his niece (Mary Astor), his niece’s boyfriend (Paul Cavanaugh), his brother (Frank Conroy), his secretary (Frank Morgan), his [...]
Posted on February 9th, 2009 by admin
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