Plenty of fun to be had in this Byron Haskin effort that stars a young Charlton Heston struggling to save a cocoa plantation in Peru from the "Marabunta"-an infestation of voracious army ants.
The 6th film in the Mission Impossible franchise which is set 2yrs after the events of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (which is on film4 tomorrow night at 9pm)
Just like the previous 5 films in the franchise it’s got fantastic jaw dropping action sequences, plenty of twists, humour and a very good cast from the previous films & new faces including Henry Cavill, Vanessa Kirby & Angela Bassett)
Mystery thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring the pretty Margaret Lockwood & Michael Redgrave.
Travelers on a trans-European train are stopped for the night due to bad weather and are hosted by a local hotel. Iris Henderson meets an old woman, Miss Froy who disappears as the journey begins again. Iris, helped by the musician, Gilbert, decides to find her.
4.25/5
One, Two, Three (1961)
Billy Wilder comedy starring James Cagney.
MacNamara is a managing director for Coca Cola in West Berlin in 1961, just before the Wall is put up. When Scarlett, the daughter of his boss, comes to West Berlin, MacNamara has to look after her, but this turns out to be a difficult task. After MacNamara has found out that Scarlett is seeing an East German communist named Otto, he goes to extreme lengths trying to conceal this from the girl's father in order to save his job.
4.25/5
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Another Billy Wilder comedy, pairing Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau for the first time.
A cameraman gets injured by a football player during a game and goes to the hospital. There, his cunning brother-in-law (who happens to be a lawyer) convinces him to pretend that his legs have been paralyzed. This way, they can receive a huge indemnity from the insurance company. Of course, the insurance company's men suspect that the paralysis is a fake one, and so a big "game" begins.
4.5/5
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Drama directed by Blake Edwards, starring Jack Lemmon & Lee Remick.
Joe Clay is a top-notch public-relations man. Anything a client wants, Joe can arrange, from dancing girls to an article in a prominent magazine. But part of the job is drinking, and Joe's ability to consume alcohol seems boundless. When he meets the pretty Kirsten Arnesen, she prefers chocolate to alcohol; Joe's solution is Brandy Alexander, which is made up of brandy and crème de cacao. Joe and Kirsten eventually marry, but their love can't prevent the downward spiral brought on by alcohol. They try desperately to break the habit but continually relapse until only one of them manages to break free.
4.5/5
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
Thriller directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Dirk Bogarde & Margaret Lockwood.
A clever fortune-hunter with a penchant for murder does in his elderly, supposedly rich, wife and manages to get away with it. After an investigation results in a decision of 'accidental death', our crafty killer discovers that his late wife's 'fortune' is not what he thought it was. Driven to find another unsuspecting spouse; he discovers that his new bride, a widow, is no fool. When she tells him that she intends to keep her accounts separate from his, he is driven to contemplate murder once again.
Film-noir directed by Orson Welles, starring Welles & Rita Hayworth (looking damn hot).
Against his better judgment, Irish seaman Michael O'Hara agrees to work on well-known criminal lawyer Arthur Bannister's yacht. What interests O'Hara however is Elsa Bannister, Arthur''s wife. He had rescued her from a group of ruffians in Central Park the night before and instantly became infatuated with her. They're to sail from New York to San Francisco via the Panama Canal and Bannister's law partner, George Grisby, joins them en route. Michael and Elsa are soon in love. Grimsby wants to fake his own death and offers Michael $5000 to help him get away with it. Michael agrees thinking the money will allow he and Elsa to run off together. When Grimsby is found dead however, Michael is charged with his murder.
3.75/5
Cover Girl (1944)
Musical comedy directed by Charles Vidor, starring Rita Hayworth & Gene Kelly.
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In Brooklyn, the nightclub dancer Rusty Parker has a simple but happy life dancing in the McGuire's, owned by her boyfriend Danny. Rusty, Danny and Genius have a ritual on Friday nights: they order oysters in a bar, trying to find a pearl. The life of Rusty changes when she participates and wins a contest to be the cover page of the Vanity magazine. She is invited to work in a huge theater in Broadway, whose owner proposes to marry her. She loses her happiness and starts drinking in her new life style, missing the love of Danny and her old friends.
A little known horror film written and directed by Ti West,set in 1983 and starring Joeclin Donahue as Samantha.A cash strapped college student who answers an add for a babysitting position only for it to be revealed that her actual duties involve taking care of a man's ailing mother.Things get worse during a full moon when Samantha discovers that poor old lady is literally a hideous witch type creature with evil intentions.Brilliantly shot using 70s/80s haunted house and slatter genre techniques to give it that real period vibe.With wonderful performances from Tom Noonan,Mary Woronov and Dee Wallace.
Just watched American Made with Tom Cruise, based on a true story about a TWA pilot who gets involved with the CIA, FBi, DEA and Pablo Escobar. I won't spoil the plot but it's a good film, currently available on Sky film channels
A man's home life starts to suffer when he has recurring nightmares about a destructive and unknown force. He must soon find the strength to save his wife and two daughters when extraterrestrials launch a devastating attack on the planet.
Check it out....it's decent with a little head fuck (you know...when you go..whaaaattt)
8.5/10
Thriller directed by Carol Reed, staring Margaret Lockwood & Rex Harrison.
When the Germans march into Prague, armour-plating inventor Dr Bomasch flees to England. His daughter Anna escapes from arrest to join him, but the Gestapo manage to kidnap them both back to Berlin. As war looms, British secret service agent Gus Bennet follows disguised as a senior German army officer with the aim of escorting them both safely to neutral Switzerland.
4.5/5
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Film-noir directed by Billy Wilder, starring Ray Milland & Jane Wyman.
Writer Don Birnam is on the wagon. Sober for only a few days, Don is supposed to be spending the weekend with his brother, Wick, but, eager for a drink, Don convinces his girlfriend to take Wick to a show. Don, meanwhile, heads to his local bar and misses the train out of town. After recounting to the bartender how he developed a drinking problem, Don goes on a weekend-long bender that just might prove to be his last.
4.25/5
Act of Violence (1949)
Noir thriller directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan & Janet Leigh.
War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town. It seems Parkson is out for revenge because of something that happened in a German POW camp, and when a frightened Enley suddenly leaves for a convention in L.A., Parkson is close behind.
If you have a problem and there is nowhere else to turn, the mysterious and elusive Robert McCall will deliver the vigilante justice you seek. This time, however, McCall's past cuts especially close to home when thugs kill Susan Plummer -- his best friend and former colleague. Now out for revenge, McCall must take on a crew of highly trained assassins who'll stop at nothing to destroy him.
Yup...good watch indeed
8.5/10
