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- DirectorPaul AnnettStarsCalvin LockhartPeter CushingMarlene ClarkEight people are invited to an island estate for the weekend. One of them is a werewolf. Can you guess which one?No one has heard of this horror mystery gem. It is hokey and it isn’t scary, but there’s something about the tone and fun, action-packed, eccentric nature of this film that makes it one of my all time favorites.
- DirectorLeah PurcellStarsLeah PurcellRob CollinsSam ReidA lonely bushwoman struggles to raise her children and run the family farm while her husband is away.This emotionally devastating Aussie western is a masterpiece, in my opinion. It is much scarier than a lot of horror movies, and is perfect in every way.
- DirectorJoe MayStarsCedric HardwickeVincent PriceNan GreyThe owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.This is a great sequel. It’s got a delightfully hammy performance from Vincent Price and a lot of comedy as well as suspenseful horror moments. Overall what I would want from a dark universe film.
- DirectorTenny WrightStarsJohn WayneDukeFrank McHughA greedy businessman-turned-renegade foments an Indian uprising against the coming telegraph to perpetuate his economic stranglehold on the territory.This Wayne b-western is silly, but the use of stock footage lets it go beyond its budget, and the comedy and action make this an entertaining watch, despite the overtly racier portrayal of Native Americans.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJohn GielgudMadeleine CarrollRobert YoungAfter three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.It just looks like a b-spy film, but Alfred Hitchcock’s thrilling, suspenseful direction and a great screenplay make this more than meets the eye.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsCharles McGrawAdele JergensWilliam TalmanA well-planned robbery goes awry with tough cop Jim Cordell in pursuit of the thieves.This film noir packs the action, grit and suspense you’d want from a film of the genre.
- DirectorNick GrindeStarsJean MuirWarren HullGordon OliverReporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among the passengers and assuming Phelan is on the trail of a criminal, decides to go along to get a story. When the plane makes a stop in New Mexico, passenger Mrs. Tristo buys a hunting knife from an Indian. Late that night, a shadowy figure approaches the sleeping Ramon Duval and plunges a knife into his heart. Phelan assumes charge of the situation and begins to question the passengers. Wanda Terrell, who is wanted-fugitive Killer Madsen in drag disguise, holds up Phelan and announces he is now running the show. He orders pilot Bob White to head the plane to Evansville, Indiana, Masden's hometown. When Rita offers Masden a cup of coffee, which includes a powerful sleeping potion, the suspicious Masden exchanges cups with co-pilot Johnnie Martin who passes out. The annoyed Masden knocks out pilot White and Rita is forced to take over the controls. A heavy dust storm (thanks to Fred Jackman's visual effects) has clogged the plane's motors, but White comes to in time to bring the plane to a landing in the worst of the storm area. The passengers and crew all take refuge in a farm house, still held captive by Masden. The fugitive forces White and Terry to go with him to repair the plane, but Rita has gotten a shotgun from the farmer and follows them.This is the perfect b-movie. The likable characters and their banter add plenty of entertainment to the small spaces they are in. There’s suspense and action. There’s humor. There’s everything.
- DirectorHarold F. KressStarsGilbert RolandGlenda FarrellRobert HortonApaches surround and attack a remote stage relay station - trapping a stagecoach, passengers, cash box, a local bandit, a drifter and the station staff - in a search for a killer of their tribesmen.Many may brush this off as a Stagecoach knockoff. While I’d hesitate to call a v-movie an homage, I think it realized what it was doing with its inspiration. It can’t compare with the masterpiece, but it’s well-performed and has a good story.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsMarlene DietrichJane WymanRichard ToddA struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.This suspenseful and clever Hitchcock film has been forgotten by moviegoers, but it’s top-tier work, in my opinion, and maybe even a masterpiece.
- DirectorBill KarnStarsJohnny CashDonald WoodsCay ForesterA murderous thug and his cohorts take a bank executives wife hostage after their robbery plans go awry.This thrilling crime movie is surprisingly dark, much of it showing Cash’s character tormenting the protagonist. It’s a very good movie, and not just a b-movie like you’d expect.
- DirectorRoberto Bianchi MonteroStarsMaurice PoliJacques HerlinGabriella GiorgelliA teacher, a hero, an ex colonel and a beautiful woman hatch a plan to rob Fort Henderson. When they succeed their troubles just begins.This heist spaghetti western (one of the few in existence) has the tension and style that makes me like the genre.
- DirectorKarl Heinz MartinStarsErnst DeutschErna MorenaRoma BahnA Cashier in a bank in a small German town is alerted to the power of money by the visit of a rich Italian lady. He embezzles 60, 000 Marks and leaves for the capital city, where he attempts to find satisfaction in politics, sport, love and religion.This bizarre, mostly plotless German Expressionist film is a great portrait of greed and visually appealing.
- DirectorSergei EisensteinStarsSergey BondarchukGrigoriy AleksandrovEisenstein shows us Mexico in this movie, its history and its culture. He believes, that Mexico can become a modern state.Probably the best documentary I’ve ever seen. It shows the bloody history of Mexico in beautiful detail, and is a visual treat.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsChris ParkerLeila GastilJohn LurieA young man wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters.Many people will find this boring. But as a Jarmusch fan, I love this plotless excursion through Manhattan.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsVirginia ValliCarmelita GeraghtyMiles ManderTwo couples' romances are fancifully intertwined.This underrated Hitchcock film is an interesting, tragic love story at the start, but the end takes a shocking dark turn.
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJeanne MoreauRoger CoggioIn Macao, a wealthy merchant named Charles Clay hires two people to recreate a story of a sailor who is paid to impregnate a man's wife.This beautiful, mellow tragic film is a great addition to Orson’s filmography.
- DirectorDick LowryStarsTom SelleckSuzy AmisRachel DuncanAfter the Civil War, a returning Confederate veteran must reclaim his Arizona land and homestead from the Yankee carpetbaggers who illegally occupy it.This stylish tv movie shows that going back to your wife and kids after the civil war wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. For all the action, this is really about a fractured family.
- DirectorJohn BlanchardStarsJohn CandyEugene LevyRick MoranisA mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.This hilarious tv movie comedy is packed with clever jokes and quotable lines.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsSidney PoitierMichael CaineTina LiffordOn June 12, 1964, Nelson Mandela, along with numerous political detainees, was sentenced to life imprisonment in what remains the most sensational treason trial in the history of South Africa. The incarceration of Mandela and other political prisoners on Robben Island would become a symbol of the struggle to end apartheid and win freedom for the black majority in South Africa. On February 2, 1990, President F.W. De Klerk stood before Parliament and announced the legalization of the African National Congress and a host of other banned political organizations. At the same time, he announced that Nelson Mandela, having served twenty-seven years in prison, would be released within seven days. Yet the world, and indeed most South Africans, knew little about how this momentous occasion came to pass. Until now. This movie was filmed in South Africa. Most of the locations are those where the actual events took place, and the dramatized sequences are augmented with newsreel footage to ensure the most accurate portrayal possible of recent historical events.This is just a 2-hour collection of dialogue scenes. While the structure is bizarre, the performances and direction are from masters.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael YamaAndy LeeAlison HongThis is Tim Burton's Disney Channel Halloween film short that only aired twice. It combines live action and stop-motion, making for a creepy adventure into the woods.This weird early Burton film is surreal and scary in a way that is truly his style.
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsWalter MatthauJoe Don BakerFelicia FarrA man, his wife and their friend stage a bloody bank robbery without realizing they are stealing from the Mob.This is a very 70’s action film. Gritty and violent, but good.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsFrank SilveraIrene KaneJamie SmithReady to catch a train to his hometown, a washed-up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days.This indie flick by a little known director named Stanley Kubrick has great soundtrack, style and visuals.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsMarcel MarceauTsilla CheltonPhilippe ClayA mute puppeteer uses a deceased scientist's invention to control dead bodies like puppets.This is one of the weirdest films ever made, and despite what you may hear, it’s not horror. But it’s bizarreness and nods to classic horror cinema make it entertaining for me.
- DirectorVincent ShermanStarsHumphrey BogartConrad VeidtKaren VerneRunyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.This hilarious gangster comedy has the characters, action and laughs to make it a classic.
- DirectorJohn MiliusStarsWarren OatesBen JohnsonMichelle PhillipsJohn Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.The often told story of John Dillinger has seen a variety of films, and this is one of the best. The grit, style, action and performances are all great.