Showing posts with label Film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Film. Show all posts

Friday, October 3, 2025

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Unfaithfully Yours (1948)

"Unfaithfully Yours" is a 1948 black-comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallée and Barbara Lawrence. I thank Mr. Robert E. Nylund for bringing this film to my attention!

Thursday, December 1, 2022

The Bunker (1981 TV film)

The Bunker is a 1981 American made-for-television historical war film based on the 1975 book "The Bunker" by James P. O'Donnell. The film, directed by George Schaefer, is a dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the Battle of Berlin. The film stars Anthony Hopkins as Hitler, plus an all star cast including Richard Jordan, Susan Blakely, and Cliff Gorman. (From Wikipedia)

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Outrage (1950)

"Outrage" is a 1950 film starring Mala Powers. It was directed by Ida Lupino, who also co-wrote the script. The film deals with the sensitive issue of rape... Read more

 

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Vows of Deception (1996)

Cheryl Ladd goes a bit over the top as a "spider woman" in this interesting made-for-TV crime drama...

 

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

A Streetcar Named Desire (TV film, 1995)

A made-for-TV film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' 1947 play. Starring Alec Baldwin, Jessica Lange, John Goodman and Diane Lane.

 

Friday, September 10, 2021

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985, TV)

Despite some historical inaccuracies (notably, the details of Heydrich's assassination), this is a very watchable TV movie about the Nazi period and Hitler's SS.

 

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Impact (1949)

Classic film-noir

Director: Arthur Lubin
Writers: Dorothy Davenport, Jay Dratler
Stars: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Anna May Wong

 

Sunday, March 15, 2020

The Seventh Seal (1957)

A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against Death during the Black Plague.

Written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Starring: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot.


Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Voyage of the Damned (1976)

Based on true events: the voyage of the SS St. Louis in 1939, where over 900 Jews were on board hoping to find sanctuary in Cuba...


Friday, April 26, 2019

"Circle of Two" (1982)

Heartbreaking story about the impossible love between a 16-year-old schoolgirl and a 60-year-old painter.

Directed by Jules Dassin. Good performances by Richard Burton and Tatum O'Neal.


Saturday, April 6, 2019

Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986)

Well directed (David Greene) and beautifully acted (Tuesday Weld, Geraldine Fitzgerald) made-for-TV family drama about ageing, acceptance and forgiveness...