This is a movie that I have never seen, although I have listened to the soundtrack album many times. Rust Never Sleeps was a concert film made in 1979 as a showcase for Neil Young and Crazy Horse. I saw Neil Young once years ago (on the “Trans” tour, super-fans) and frankly I found it…
This Woman Is Dangerous / Mommie Dearest
There’s no two ways about it – Joan Crawford had a reputation as an out and out bitch. I’ve not seen This Woman is Dangerous as far as I can recall, but it is a melodramatic noir thriller from 1952. I bought this poster cheaply because I thought it was a great image and with…
The Wild One
Here is a very famous movie who’s cultural impact is remembered much more than the film itself. Before Easy Rider, The Wild One was the original iconic outlaw biker movie. Marlon Brando stars as the leader of a biker gang who terrorise a small American town. It is all very tame stuff by today’s standards…
The Face Of Fu Manchu
Here’s a poster and a movie from a very different era…. I remember catching the series of Christopher Lee’s Fu Manchu movies on afternoon television in the 70s. They were obviously considered harmless escapist fare, suitable for kids. Back in the day, it was fine for a Caucasian actor to put on “Asian” eye…
Monsters From An Unknown Planet / Godzilla
I was never much of a Godzilla geek, although I do remember watching some of the old, badly dubbed Japanese originals on afternoon TV as a kid. The kick out of watching these films inevitably came from seeing the regular wanton destruction of Tokyo model sets by men in rubber suits. It was interesting also…
Friday 13th: The Final Chapter
Much as I love horror movies I have never been a fan of the Friday 13th franchise. The original Friday 13th had one decent jump scare at the end when the (un)dead Jason rears up out of Crystal Lake. I also recall a young Kevin Bacon gets offed with an arrow through his neck. But…
Bridge On The River Kwai
Here’s a well-preserved Belgian poster for David Lean’s 1957 classic war movie. Personal story: I have actually been to the site where the bridge was built for the movie. It was shot in Sri Lanka, where I had the pleasure of living and working for a year. One sunny day, a group of us hired…
Marathon Man
Marathon Man is one of my all-time favourite thrillers. It was directed by John Schlesinger and written by William Goldman, who also wrote Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, amongst other classics, as well as authoring the classic Hollywood memoir Adventures in the Screen Trade (a must-read for any movie fan). He initially wrote Marathon…