Australian director George Miller successfully redefined automative action sequences with his first two Mad Max movies. The first Mad Max (1979) is an origin story, told on a small budget, and helped make a star of a young Mel Gibson. It has its moments, but is rough around the edges. The sequel, with a much…
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
This is one of those classic movies which I don’t recall ever seeing. I’ve certainly read Tennessee Williams’ play, as I studied it at university. He’s undoubtedly one of the all-time great American playwrights. The movie pairs Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie “the Cat” and Paul Newman as her husband Brick, with Burl Ives as his…
The Right Stuff
I remember I saw The Right Stuff on a late night press screening while reviewing movies for my university magazine, and I found it hugely impressive. Writer/director Philip Kaufman does a fine job weaving a coherent narrative out of the true story of early NASA test pilots leading up to John Glenn being the first…
Gremlins
Gremlins is one of my favourite Christmas movies…if indeed it can be classed as a Christmas movie at all. It is set during holidays, with snow, carols and decorations all prominent.The action kicks off when the hero is given a cute, cuddly creature called a ‘mogwai’ as a present. Unfortunately, if the mogwai is fed…
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The Killing Fields
Uniquely, I saw The Killing Fields in the presence of the producer, director and writer! Back when I was reviewing movies for my university newspaper, the producers of The Killing Fields hit upon what I still think was a clever marketing ploy: they invited student journalists from universities and colleges around the country to a…
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
This is the UK press-kit for the third movie in George Miller’s original (Mel Gibson-starring) Mad Max series. I was never much of a fan of the first movie (although it did give us a terrific French poster, which I am still trying to track down for a reasonable price). Mad Max 2 (aka The Road…
Risky Business
f you can get past the very dubious morality of its story, Risky Business is a lot of fun. Basically, the plot has a teen over-achiever fall for a hooker and turn his parents’ house into a brothel (the ‘risky business’ of the title). But this satire is delivered with a lot of charm, thanks…
The Woman In Red / Weird Science
Kelly Le Brock had limited acting talents but was one of those classic 80s pin-up who became the stuff of schoolboy fantasies. LeBrock started out as a model. (She was the Pantene girl who memorably implored “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful” in a famous TV commercial). As an actress, she is remembered for…