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Driftwood * (1997, James Spader, Anne Brochet) – Classic Movie Review 12,102

James Spader drifts out of luck with the arty-farty 1997 Misery clone thriller film Driftwood.  Director Ronan O’Leary’s 1997 thriller Driftwood is an arty-farty Misery clone, with an amnesiac man (James Spader) washed up on […]

May, 06

South Sea Sinner [East of Java] ** (1950, Macdonald Carey, Shelley Winters, Luther Adler, Helena Carter, Frank Lovejoy) – Classic Movie Review 11,894

Director H Bruce Humberstone’s irresistibly titled 1950 Universal Pictures black and white romantic adventure film noir drama South Sea Sinner [East of Java] stars Macdonald Carey, Shelley Winters, Luther Adler, Helena Carter and Frank Lovejoy. […]

Jan, 30

Islands in the Stream *** (1977, George C Scott, David Hemmings, Gilbert Roland, Susan Tyrrell, Claire Bloom, Richard Evans, Hart Bochner, Julius Harris, Brad Savage) – Classic Movie Review 11,245

Director Franklin J Schaffner’s 1977 drama Islands in the Stream is based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway, which was posthumously released in 1970, and stars George C Scott, David Hemmings and Gilbert Roland. George C […]

May, 26

Island of Terror ** (1966, Peter Cushing, Edward Judd, Carole Gray) – Classic Movie Review 11,102

‘They lived by eating human bones… and threatened to consume the world!’ Director Terence Fisher’s 1966 British film Island of Terror [The Creepers] is a fairly shuddersome sci-fi horror movie starring Peter Cushing and Edward […]

Apr, 17

The Treasure Seekers ** (1979, Rod Taylor, Stuart Whitman, Elke Sommer, Jeremy Kemp, Keenan Wynn) – Classic Movie Review 11,012

Director Henry Levin’s 1977 The Treasure Seekers stars Rod Taylor, who also wrote the screenplay (based on a story by Walter Brough) for this minor, routine action and romance adventure film about two old college […]

Mar, 11

Man Friday ** (1975, Peter O’Toole, Richard Roundtree, Peter Cellier) – Classic Movie Review 10,954

‘Master’s law was one of order. Friday’s law was one of life. Each tried to overcome the other!’ Director Jack Gold’s 1975 British adventure drama film Man Friday is a revisionist version of Daniel Defoe’s […]

Feb, 22

Adventure Island ** (1947, Rory Calhoun, Rhonda Fleming, Paul Kelly, John Abbott, Alan Napier) – Classic Movie Review 10,538

Director Sam Newfield’s 1947 lower-budget action film Adventure Island gives Rhonda Fleming her first leading role. Made by Pine-Thomas Productions for release by Paramount Pictures, it is shot in the two-color Cinecolor process (or ‘gorgeous […]

Nov, 14

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