The Bridge on the River Kwai
Set in Thailand during World War Two, back in the days when the British could still teach the Japanese anything about engineering, a platoon of British soldiers are taken prisoner […]
Tag Archives: 1950s
Touch of Evil
Orson Welles shot A Touch of Evil in a matter of weeks, but after he wrapped the studio hired a new director for extensive re-shoots, worried about the film’s content. […]
The Conqueror
On a list of films it’s impossible to resist watching once you’ve heard about them, John Wayne playing Genghis Khan is surely somewhere near the top. Set in ancient Mongolia, […]
As Young As You Feel
While finding its way into our DVD player via a Marilyn Monroe box set, As Young As You Feel comes before Monroe had earned screen legend status, making this one […]
Plan 9 From Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space is a strange mix of terrible special effects, stock footage and sets the size of cupboards which combine to make one of the shoddiest films […]
The Seven Year Itch
It’s summer in New York, where wealthy men send their families away and run riot with alcohol and extramarital affairs. But not for Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) who has always […]
Ben-Hur
In this remake of the 1925 classic, Charlton Heston plays Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish Prince who’s screwed over by his childhood friend (and former lover?), the Roman Sextus (André Morell). […]
Monkey Business
This is a film about a brilliant scientist working on a cure for ageing, that he is testing on chimps in his lab. So it’s basically the plot of Rise […]
How to Marry a Millionaire
If you want to know how to marry a millionaire you could ask Jerry Hall, or you could watch this film, in which three young women (Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable […]
Singin’ in the Rain
Looking though one of those lists of the 100 greatest films or something, this was the first one I hadn’t seen. I say I hadn’t seen it; what I mean […]
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