Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
This classic follows a dysfunctional couple – a history professor (Richard Burton) and the daughter of the university president (Elizabeth Taylor) – on a drunken night of arguing, as a […]
Tag Archives: 1960s
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Charlton Heston plays Taylor, an astronaut on a long mission away from earth. After 2000 earth years (1.5 years to them) he and his crew crash-land on a strange planet, where […]
The Undefeated
As the Civil War draws to a close, John Wayne plays John Henry Thomas, a Yankee colonel who wants to remove his battle-weary men from the military and earn them some money […]
Batman (1966)
It’s currently very unfashionable to mix superheroes with campy fun, and as much as I would have loved to see Hugh Jackman spouting wolf-related puns, or an Iron Man suit […]
Zulu
Set in Africa in 1872, Zulu is the story of a small battalion of British soldiers defending their outpost from an onslaught of thousands of local tribesmen. The most apparent […]
The Odd Couple
In this quirky 60s comedy, two men whose marriages have recently ended live together as they get back on their feet. This don’t go to plan, however, as domesticated Felix […]
The Wild Bunch
A group of renowned outlaws are caught in a set-up and forced on the run to Mexico. There they meet General Mapache (Emilio Fernández), who hires them to steal arms, […]
Mary Poppins
With this week’s release of Saving Mr Banks, about the troubled production of Mary Poppins, I decided to re-watch the classic film, to see if it was worth Walt Disney […]
On iPlayer: The Ipcress File
In this noir spy thriller from 1965, Michael Caine is Harry Palmer, a London spy who uncovers a web of conspiracy when he’s tasked to track down kidnapped British scientists. […]
Spartacus
Based on true events, this is the story of a Roman slave who became a gladiator then led a slave rebellion against the Romans. Like swords? Like sandals? Then this […]
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