agreed re SH. His autobiography "Wanderer" is one of the best film star autobios I have read, and I have…
Sterling Hayden was a remarkable actor and a very interesting person. His cameo in Dr Strangelove was essential to the…
It is truly a boring, pretentious movie. I always found a good litmus test to weed out film w-kers was…
Bader was an arsehole by all accounts, though his story was remarkable. I read the book when I was a…
Monthly Archives: May 2022
THE WILD GEESE (1978)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Andrew V. McLaglen SCREENWRITER: Reginald Rose FILM STARS: Richard Burton. Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Kruger, Stewart Granger, Winston Ntshona, John Kani, Jack Watson, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, Ronald Fraser, David Ladd, Jeff Corey COUNTRY: Great … Continue reading
ENGLAND MADE ME (1973)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Peter Duffell SCREENWRITER: Desmond Cory, Peter Duffell FILM STARS: Peter Finch, Michael York, Hildegarde Neil, Joss Ackland, Michael Hordern, Tessa Wyatt COUNTRY: Great Britain THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Graham Greene TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Penguin THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: … Continue reading
ROOSTER COGBURN (1975)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Stuart Millar SCREENWRITER: Martin Julien (Martha Hyer) FILM STARS: John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Jordan, John McIntire, Richard Romancito, Paul Koslo, Strother Martin, Tommy Lee, Jack Colvin, Jon Lormer, Lane Smith, Jerry Gatlin, Chuck … Continue reading
SHALAKO (1968)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Edward Dmytryk SCREENWRITER: James Griffith (as J.J. Griffith), Hal Hopper, Scot Finch, Clarke Reynolds FILM STARS: Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Peter van Eyck, Honor Blackman, Woody Strode, Eric Sykes, Alexander Knox, Valerie … Continue reading
THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE (1973)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Peter Yates SCREENWRITER: Paul Monash FILM STARS: Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco, Joe Santos COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: George V. Higgins TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Pan THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: 1973 COUNTRY: … Continue reading
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Anthony Minghella SCREENWRITER: Anthony Minghella FILM STARS: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Baker Hall COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Patricia Highsmith TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Vintage THIS EDITION PUBLISHED: 1999 … Continue reading
THE SHOOTIST (1976)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Don Siegel SCREENWRITER: Miles Hood Swarthout, Scott Hale FILM STARS: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone, Hugh O’Brian, Bill McKinney, Harry Morgan, John Carradine, Sheree North, Rick Lenz, Scatman Crothers, Melody Thomas … Continue reading
GUYS AND DOLLS (1955)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Joseph L. Mankiewicz SCREENWRITER: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ben Hecht FILM STARS: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver, Robert Keith, Sheldon Leonard, George E. Stone, Regis Toomey, Veda Ann Borg COUNTRY: … Continue reading
REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT (1962)
THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Ralph Nelson SCREENWRITER: Rod Serling FILM STARS: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Julie Harris, Jack Dempsey, Rory Calhoun, Muhammad Ali COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Rod Serling TYPE: Novel PUBLISHER: Corgi THIS EDITION … Continue reading
yep re Kirk … no one pushes Kirk around. His Bryna Production Company was involved with (partially funded) POG ..and…