Written by James M. Tate / 11/22/2023 / No comments / dana andrews , jeffrey hunter , kathie browne , neo noir , sixties , thriller , viveca lindfors , warner archives , william conrad
JEFF HUNTER & DANA ANDREWS IN WILLIAM CONRAD'S 'BRAINSTORM'
Title: BRAINSTORM Director: William Conrad Year: 1965 Rates: ****1/2 In 1965, veteran actor Dana Andrews was busier acting than his BRAINSTO...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/21/2023 / No comments / barry sullivan , jazz-score , jeanette nolan , joey heatherton , melodrama , neo noir , nicolas coster , romance , sixties , thriller , troy donahue , william conrad
WILLAM CONRAD REINCARNATES NOIR WITH 'MY BLOOD RUNS COLD'
Title: MY BLOOD RUNS COLD Cast: Troy Donahue, Joey Heatherton Year: 1965 Year: **** Along with a throwaway horror flick in an extremely bu...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/17/2023 / No comments / bel air productions , fifties , film noir or melodrama , jazz-score , john bromfield , joi lansing , mark dana , robert osterloh , thriller
JOI LANSING STEALS 'HOT CARS' STARRING JOHN BROMFIELD
Joi Lansing, John Bromfield, Carol Shanno & Mark Dana in HOT CARS Year: 1956 Rates: **** * Despite not making any Film Noir lists, HOT C...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/16/2023 / No comments / action , adventure , denver pyle , fifties , howard duff , john mcintire , leo gordon , lex barker , mala powers , treasure , western , william demarest
LEX BARKER, MALA POWERS & LEO GORDON 'THE YELLOW MOUNTAIN'
Lex Barker & Leo Gordon in THE YELLOW MOUNTAIN Year: 1954 Rating: ****1/2 Any movie about mining for gold will eventually include double...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/15/2023 / No comments / adventure , barton maclane , bruce bennett , forties , humphrey bogart , john huston , mexico , robert blake , thriller , tim holt , treasure , walter huston
HUMPHREY BOGART STEALS 'THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE'
Title: THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE Year: 1948 Rating: **** By the time TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE came out, Humphrey Bogart was alrea...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/13/2023 / No comments / action , adventure , candice rialson , clint eastwood , george kennedy , gregory walcott , hit-man , jack cassidy , neo noir , seventies , thayer david , vonetta mcgee
CLINT EASTWOOD IN 'THE EIGER SANCTION' WITH GEORGE KENNEDY
Title: THE EIGER SANCTION Year: 1975 Rating: *** Grade: C+ Clint Eastwood's THE EIGER SANCTION foreshadows RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK havin...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/10/2023 / No comments / 2023 , alexander payne , comedy , counter-culture , drama , new , paul giamatti , teen , time period
ALEXANDER PAYNE & PAUL GIAMATTI REUNITE FOR 'THE HOLDOVERS'
Title: THE HOLDOVERS Year: 2023 Rating: ** Director Alexander Payne is passive/aggressive when it comes to his previous SIDEWAYS star Paul G...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/09/2023 / No comments / andrew duggan , comedy , dan aykroyd , donna dixon , eighties , fran drescher , george furth , hank salas , howard hesseman , lynda lei , prostitute , t.k. carter
DAN AYKROYD WITH HOWARD HESSEMAN IN 'DOCTOR DETROIT'
End Credit Fake Sequel Gag from DOCTOR DETROIT Year: 1982 Rating: ***1/2 By 1982, Dan Aykroyd wasn't completely into playing a total go...
MICHAEL MADSEN AND SCOTT HAMM DUENAS IN 'FINAL WAGER'
Michael Madsen in FINAL WAGER Year: 2024 Michael Madsen's famous tough guy voice has become even harsher with age, providing an underlin...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/05/2023 / No comments / action , christina gregg , exploitation , luana anders , mark damon , melodrama , race car , roger corman , romance , sixties , sport , william campbell , william shatner
CHRISTINA GREGG IN ROGER CORMAN'S 'THE YOUNG RACERS'
Christina Gregg with Mark Damon in THE YOUNG RACERS Year: 1963 Rates: ** There are bad b-movies that are still entertaining, and then there ...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/03/2023 / No comments / dorothy malone , film noir or melodrama , gumshoe , howard hawks , humphrey bogart , lauren bacall , martha vickers , mystery , raymond chandler
HUMPHREY BOGART WITH LAUREN BACALL IN 'THE BIG SLEEP'
Title: THE BIG SLEEP Year: 1946 Rating: ***1/2 One of the most important agendas director Howard Hawks had for Humphrey Bogart in THE BIG SL...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/02/2023 / No comments / action , adventure , british film noir/melodrama , ernest hemingway , forties , howard hawks , humphrey bogart , lauren bacall , walter brennan , world war II
HUMPHREY BOGART & LAUREN BACALL 'TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT'
Title: TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT Year: 1944 Rating: ***1/2 After Lauren Bacall, in her first feature film, says her iconic line about knowing how...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/01/2023 / No comments / boxing , expose , felice orlandi , fifties , humphrey bogart , jan sterling , marian carr , mark robson , melodrama , nehemiah persoff , rod steiger , sport
HUMPHREY BOGART AND ROD STEIGER IN 'THE HARDER THEY FALL'
Title: ANTS Year: 1977 Rating: **** The legendary Humphrey Bogart's last movie, during the mid-1950's when the big message could bec...
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RALPH BAKSHI BLAXPLOITATION-ANIMATION OF 'COONSKIN'
Title: COONSKIN aka STREET FIGHT Director: Ralph Bakshi Year: 1975 Rating: **1/2 After HEAVY TRAFFIC where cult director Ralph Bakshi inser...