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Airport is rightly considered by many to be the grandfather of the disaster movie genre as the precursor to later epic Seventies disaster films. In a dramatic 12 hours, the twin hazards of a severe […]
George Stevens’s 1965 biblical epic film The Greatest Story Ever Told stars Max von Sydow, who brings his much needed dignity and nobility to his portrayal of Jesus Christ in this story of his life. […]
Director George Sidney’s 1948 movie casts Gene Kelly who proves inspired casting as an incredibly acrobatic D’Artagnan in MGM’s exceptionally plush, colourful and joyful version of the Alexandre Dumas père adventure classic tale, set in […]
Director Lewis Milestone’s deservedly much admired 1946 thriller The Strange Love of Martha Ivers mixes film noir with steamy melodrama. The result is this fascinating and riveting excursion into one woman’s nightmare. It is notable […]
The 1947 film noir movie Possessed is a riveting melodrama and portrait of crazy passion, starring the actress who best personified mental distress on screen – Joan Crawford, later saying it was the most difficult […]
Director Joseph Losey delivers a tense, grippingly performed, dark-toned thriller with plenty of seedy film noir atmosphere and an effective mood of desperation and despair. He has a very solid basis to rely on with […]
‘Shane! Shane! Come back!’ – Joey. George Stevens’s 1953 beautiful masterwork is one of the great Westerns. It’s held in the highest esteem for its memorable characters, performances, craftsmanship, warmth of feeling and subtle handling […]
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