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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! ** (1978, David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 3948

Co-writer/ director John De Bello’s cheap (budget of $90,000) and trashy 1978 horror movie is an energetically silly spoof of sci-fi cult films. It stars David Miller, George Wilson and Sharon Taylor. They advertised it […]

Jan, 04

Train of Events *** (1949, Valerie Hobson, John Clements, Jack Warner, Gladys Henson, Peter Finch, Irina Baronova, Susan Shaw, Patric Doonan, Joan Dowling, Laurence Payne, Mary Morris, John Gregson, Leslie Phillips) – Classic Movie Review 4,593

Ealing Studios’ 1949 British portmanteau film flashes back to reveal four of the passengers’ stories as a London to Liverpool-bound train heads for a crash into a stalled petrol tanker at a level crossing. Ealing […]

Nov, 05

The Day After Tomorrow (2004, Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal) – Classic Film Review 1086

In co-writer/producer/director Roland Emmerich’s 2004 fantasy thriller, it seems that the weather’s suddenly got much, much worse and a new Ice Age is upon us. ‘It’s incredible!’ says weather expert Professor Dennis Quaid. And incredible’s […]

Apr, 14

Airplane II: The Sequel *** (1982, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges) – Classic Movie Review 672

The underrated 1982 sequel to 1980’s blockbuster spoof comedy hit Airplane! is cruder and it isn’t nearly as hysterical, but it’s still funny and enjoyable none the less. It boasts the inestimable advantage of many […]

Jan, 11

Zero Hour! *** (1957, Dana Andrews, Sterling Hayden, Linda Darnell) – Classic Movie Review 671

The 1957 film Zero Hour! screenplay is used almost verbatim for its much more famous spoof Airplane!, including the hero being named Ted Striker. Dana Andrews stars in the 1957 drama film Zero Hour! as […]

Jan, 11

Titanic **** (1997, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Bernard Hill, Suzy Amis, Frances Fisher, David Warner) – Classic Movie Review 77

‘I’m the king of the world.’ Leonardo DiCaprio gets that sinking feeling as his shipboard love for Kate Winslet hits the rocks in this mesmerising blockbuster. Writer-producer-director James Cameron’s romantic disaster movie reputedly cost a […]

Jul, 21

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