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Written by James M. Tate / 6/23/2025 / No comments / alec guinness , comedy , david niven , elsa lanchaster , estelle winwood , james cromwell , mystery , nancy walker , neil simon , peter falk , seventies , spoof

PETER SELLERS IN THE CLASSIC MYSTERY SPOOF 'MURDER BY DEATH'

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alec guinness, comedy, david niven, elsa lanchaster, estelle winwood, james cromwell, mystery, nancy walker, neil simon, peter falk, seventies, spoof

PETER SELLERS IN THE CLASSIC MYSTERY SPOOF 'MURDER BY DEATH'

Peter Sellers & Richard Narita in MURDER BY DEATH Year: 1976 Rating: **** In the final season of COLUMBO, when MURDER BY DEATH was filmi...

CYNDI LAUPER & JEFF GOLBLUM 'VIBES' PETER FALK & JULIAN SANDS

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 city folk with psychic powers, bombed so hard in  theaters because 
Cyndi Lauper – the 1980's icon who sang about girls wanting to have fun –
 is a pretty good actress, sharing the right amount of lightweight 
chemistry with fellow psychic (and really nice guy) Jeff Goldblum and 
rogue con-artist Peter Falk, who tricks the duo into finding his 
kidnapped son when he's actually seeking a mysterious pyramid of light 
on a mountaintop... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's where the film, after establishing the likable characters in New 
York and then their hijinx in a small Ecuador  town,  goes downhill: 
once they reach the destination, there's nothing  more to  build: But 
Lauper's presence   alone making the decent 
parts, and even the boring ones, somewhat   worthwhile. And it's no 
surprise that WARLOCK actor Julian Sands is a worthy adversary...</p><p><span></span></p>

cyndi lauper, eighties, jeff goldblum, julian sands, michael lerner, peter falk, peter jason, romantic comedy

CYNDI LAUPER & JEFF GOLBLUM 'VIBES' PETER FALK & JULIAN SANDS

Title: VIBES Year: 1988 Rating: *** It's a shame this comedy/adventure, about two slacker city folk with psychic powers, bombed so har...

PETER FALK, LAURENE LANDON & VICKI FREDERICK 'ALL THE MARBLES'

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And since these ladies are already at the end of their professional ropes when the movie begins, those dots represent all the work we didn't see, and they really just want those damn marbles already...  <i> </i></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><i><span></span></i></p>

angela aames, burt young, eighties, exploitation, laurene landon, lenny montana, mike mazurski, peter falk, road movie, sport, vicki frederick, warner archives

PETER FALK, LAURENE LANDON & VICKI FREDERICK 'ALL THE MARBLES'

Vicki Frederick and Laurene Landon in ALL THE MARBLES Year: 1981 Rating: ***1/2 Three dots following a sentence usually means... there'...

HUBERT CORNFIELD DIRECTS SIDNEY POITIER IN 'PRESSURE POINT'

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barry gordon, bobby darin, hubert cornfield, melodrama, mental ward, noir noir, peter falk, prison, sidney poitier, sixties, stanley kramer

HUBERT CORNFIELD DIRECTS SIDNEY POITIER IN 'PRESSURE POINT'

Sidney Poitier in PRESSURE POINT Year: 1962 Rating: *** Produced by Stanley Kramer and directed by Hubert Cornfield, the recently-departed a...

PETER FALK IN 'COLUMBO CRIES WOLF' WITH REBECCA STAAB

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>year: 1990 cast: Peter Falk, Ian Buchanan, Rebecca Staab rating: ****</u></td></tr>
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If every COLUMBO episode can be judged upon how conceited and prosperous, and downright horrendously in-your-face lucky
 the villain is, you can chalk this up as one of the best...<br>
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That is, of
 the latter episodes made during the 1990's wherein Peter Falk is 
an older, scruffier Columbo, still feigning naivete with his ruffled trench 
coat and even wearier eyes, not even having to act the way he seems and looks being older: yet he's still always thinking... <br>

actress, crime, gumshoe, ian buchanan, mystery, nineties, peter falk, rebecca staab, thriller, TV

PETER FALK IN 'COLUMBO CRIES WOLF' WITH REBECCA STAAB

year: 1990 cast: Peter Falk, Ian Buchanan, Rebecca Staab rating: **** If every COLUMBO episode can be judged upon how conceited and pros...

SPIELBERG DIRECTS MULTI-VILLAIN JACK CASSIDY ON COLUMBO

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martin Milner types his last page in COLUMBO: MURDER BY THE BOOK</td></tr>
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A far better, much more fitting tribute to the late Martin Milner would be a write-up of a particular episode of ADAM-12 or ROUTE 66, or a review of the movie COMPULSION or... so many things, but let's take a quick glance at an episode of Cult Film Freak's favorite television series of all time, COLUMBO, and an episode directed by a young man by the name of Steven Spielberg, creatively opening the curtain using a gliding camera panning back from a car on the road into an office building with the sound of a typewriter; the old classic keys being pounded by Milner himself, playing the talented half of a team of successful mystery authors: the other, one of the greatest returning villains on the show, Jack Cassidy...<br />
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Sure, Milner was the SPECIAL GUEST STAR, meaning he's the unlucky person killed during the first act, but it's a longer-than-usual intro, and he's our rudimentary human image from this terrific episode, MURDER BY THE BOOK, that you can view anytime on Netflix Streaming...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Martin Milner</td></tr>
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The taut chemistry between Milner and Cassidy is taut, awkward and palpable, deliciously adding to the suspense of a very clever "perfect crime" that... as would catapult an iconic show lasting seven years in the Seventies and then continuing from 1989 until 2003... is eventually figured-out by Peter Falk's title character, constantly acting dumb as a box of nails while the villain's conceited hammer winds up sealing his own fate...<br />
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So as a series, BOOK is required viewing since it follows two mediocre pilots (before Falk became completely disheveled) and is in fact the first great COLUMBO venture and is, technically, the first episode when the show became a series (although back then, each was considered a "mystery movie")... For fans of Spielberg, you can see the master's touch was apparent years before JAWS... Cassidy can be enjoyed committing two more COLUMBO crimes (until his untimely real life death)... And here's to the late Martin Milner, who could headline or guest star and always leave a lasting impression.

jack cassidy, martin milner, mystery, peter falk, seventies, steven spielberg, TV

SPIELBERG DIRECTS MULTI-VILLAIN JACK CASSIDY ON COLUMBO

Martin Milner types his last page in COLUMBO: MURDER BY THE BOOK A far better, much more fitting tribute to the late Martin Milner wou...

Written by James M. Tate / 3/27/2013 / No comments / cyndi lauper , eighties , jeff goldblum , michael lerner , peter falk , romantic comedy

CYNDI LAUPER IN VIBES HAS RELOCATED

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Written by James M. Tate / 9/02/2012 / No comments / eighties , fisher stevens , peter falk , TV

LATER VERSION OF COLUMBO: MURDER, SMOKE & SHADOWS

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</tbody></table><p>The latter COLUMBO episodes, more than a decade after Peter Folk retired the signature rumpled overcoat in the late 1970’s, are hit and miss – and here’s one of the hits.Although the plotline, like many of the second-life episodes, is pretty convoluted. The guilty party exudes all the conceit and pretentiousness of any good Columbo villain. Enter Fisher Stevens as Alex Bradey, a Hollywood “boy wonder” Orson Welles meets George Lucas, exceptionally young for his trade and his talent lies on special effects.<br />
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The doomed victim is an old friend who blackmails the soon-to-be killer, using a film reel of a stunt gone terrible wrong: a young woman died and the film was covered up long ago. The murder itself is dragged out and far-fetched, having to do with an electric gate on the Universal Studios lot after dark. But once Columbo snoops around the lot, and then ferrets inside the director's studio den, the complicated introduction is all but forgotten. Fisher Stevens does a good job as the guy who has everything at his fingertips, including a beautiful woman that turns out not so loyal. It’s fun seeing Columbo sitting on a crane while it swings back and forth during filming an action sequence. And you’ll never see the pint-sized Lieutenant being attacked by classic Battlestar Galactica Cylon Raiders ever again… so check this one out.<br />
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LATER VERSION OF COLUMBO: MURDER, SMOKE & SHADOWS

Columbo JOUSTing with Fisher Stevens on a latter Columbo The latter COLUMBO episodes, more than a decade after Peter Folk retired the sig...

Written by James M. Tate / 1/31/2012 / No comments / crime , peter falk , rebecca staab , TV

COLUMBO CRIES WOLF

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COLUMBO CRIES WOLF

Rebecca Staab on COLUMBO This episode of the latter COLUMBO episodes rebooting the 70's show into the late 80's throughout the 9...

Written by James M. Tate / 3/22/2011 / No comments / alan arkin , beverly d'angelo , charles durning , eighties , john cassavetes , peter falk , team-up

BIG TROUBLE

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TuS2nJcwHjCSIs-YArcSh_7gC6zKdN_OZw1PE9ezJCHQH9fg87_e0rZfQk8kAgyaE8wT1i9C9VzF2mU0wAqpYx0LBMsAhM2CQKPsMbx-DrU07V66zRFD4UR2KA_Zf8zNmSgC8PI6wwc/s1600/BIG%252BTROUBLE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587039550802423714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TuS2nJcwHjCSIs-YArcSh_7gC6zKdN_OZw1PE9ezJCHQH9fg87_e0rZfQk8kAgyaE8wT1i9C9VzF2mU0wAqpYx0LBMsAhM2CQKPsMbx-DrU07V66zRFD4UR2KA_Zf8zNmSgC8PI6wwc/s200/BIG%252BTROUBLE.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 200px;" /></a><strong>title:</strong> BIG TROUBLE<br /><div><strong>year:</strong> 1986</div><div><strong>cast:</strong> Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Beverly D'Angelo, Charles Durning</div><div><strong>rating:</strong> **</div><br /><div></div><div>This is John Cassavete's last film, but not really. As a replacement for another director, he was helping friends Peter Falk and Alan Arkin in this remake of DOUBLE INDEMNITY, seeming more like a limp sequel to THE IN-LAWS. Arkin, an insurance adjuster, wanting his sons to attend Yale, reluctantly teams with Beverly D'Angelo to kill her supposedly dying husband and... well if you saw the Fred McMurray Noir classic: the plan involves a train, a corpse, and a big payoff. There's no real sign of Cassavete's style, other than a ton of closeups and obvious actor improvisation, which is the problem. A film like this might have worked as a mainstream buddy caper, but ended up a failed indie. </div>

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BIG TROUBLE

title: BIG TROUBLE year: 1986 cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Beverly D'Angelo, Charles Durning rating: ** This is John Cassavete'...

Written by James M. Tate / 1/27/2011 / No comments / cary elwes , christopher guest , cult , eighties , fantasy , peter falk , rob reiner

THE PRINCESS BRIDE

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbZlOHov448buAGOvyqCRfXQLH-lfCBTWalUcYouvcs8z9AUFRk_XgeNSKiicNw0v-DFT4EUm7vF4GtXnlYkTmH1osEcbUbfGvNtT8UAlqyp39sOaAF5aawMeKmVENADS-aibT6VKW8Q/s1600/BR.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566964699966965650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbZlOHov448buAGOvyqCRfXQLH-lfCBTWalUcYouvcs8z9AUFRk_XgeNSKiicNw0v-DFT4EUm7vF4GtXnlYkTmH1osEcbUbfGvNtT8UAlqyp39sOaAF5aawMeKmVENADS-aibT6VKW8Q/s200/BR.jpg" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 200px; float: right; height: 165px;" /></a><strong>title:</strong> THE PRINCESS BRIDE<br /><div><strong>year:</strong> 1987</div><div><strong>cast:</strong> Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn</div><div><strong>rating:</strong> ****</div><br /><div></div><div>One of the most enjoyable, and quotable, films of all time, this thoroughly addictive fantasy seems real even though... as read by grandfather to grandson... we know - and are sporadically reminded - it's make-believe, making the two main character's plight... young lovers Cary Elwes and Robin Wright separated by her impending royal wedding... endearing without being corny. Directed by Rob Reiner and written by William Goldman, there are no filler roles: Mandy Patinkin as a Spanish sword fighter seeking revenge on his father's killer; Wallace Shawn as a short, bullying kidnapper; Chris Sarandon as the haughty villain; and Andre the Giant as a lovable but dangerous lug are equally important in this timeless classic.<br /></div>

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THE PRINCESS BRIDE

title: THE PRINCESS BRIDE year: 1987 cast: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn rating: **** One of the most enjoyabl...

Written by James M. Tate / 1/06/2011 / No comments / alan arkin , comedy , michael lembeck , penny peyser , peter falk , team-up

THE IN-LAWS

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THE IN-LAWS

title: THE IN-LAWS year: 1979 cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Penny Peyser, Michael Lembeck rating: ** Peter Falk and wife have dinner wit...

Written by James M. Tate / 2/01/2010 / No comments / crime , ian buchanan , peter falk , rebecca staab , seventies , TV

COLUMBO CRIES WOLF WITH REBECCA STAAB

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If every COLUMBO episode can be judged upon how conceited and prosperous the villain is, you can chalk this up as one of the best... at least of the latter episodes made during the 1990s revamp wherein Peter Falk is an older, scruffier Columbo, feigning naivete with his ruffled trench coat and even wearier eyes: yet he's always thinking. Here he deals with a playboy photographer and co-owner of a million dollar mansion that would make Hugh Hefner jealous... or at least concerned about the competition (or copyright!).<br />
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Ian Buchanan is the haughty, sophisticated Sean Brantly, more suave and egotistical than most of the seedy rich jerks Columbo deals with. His trophy model girlfriend Tina, played by the gorgeous Rebecca Staab, is constantly at his side, and oh does he flaunt her but good. But Columbo doesn't balk... in his usual "One More Thing" fashion he sticks to the duo: yet this particular case isn't a homicide. Brantly's partner, a beautiful but slightly older blond woman, goes missing... after having threatened to sell the company from under him... and her body can't be found.<br />
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Lots of beautiful women and best of all, Columbo meandering around a setting that doesn't become him: Leading to a good twist that occurs before the conclusion, which eventually provides a very clever "Gotcha" at the very end.

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COLUMBO CRIES WOLF WITH REBECCA STAAB

year: 1990 cast: Peter Falk, Ian Buchanan, Rebecca Staab rating: **** If every COLUMBO episode can be judged upon how conceited and prosper...

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