Dimension 5 (1966) – Director: Franklin Adreon – 4/10 (passable/mediocre)The movie essentially constitutes a third-rate spy flick equipped with absurd time-travel gadgetry, threadbare innuendos and hammy acting, though to be fair, it is not so charmless in that some of its defects actually redound to its benefit. The work predominantly […]
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Irezumi (japanese for tattoo), also known as Kiss of the Spider Woman, is a drama from 1966 directed by Yasuzo Masumura (Blind Beast) based roughly on a short story from 1910. Otsuya (Ayako Wakao), the beautiful and ambitious daughter of a businessman, runs off with Shinsuke (Akio Hasegawa), a timid […]
One of the greatest revenge themed Westerns is Henry Hathaway’s NEVADA SMITH (1966) starring Steve McQueen. The story is set in the 1890s and begins when three outlaws Jesse Coe (Martin Landau), Bill Bowdre (Arthur Kennedy) and Tom Fitch (Karl Malden) viciously rob, torture and kill the parents of young […]
In AFTER THE FOX, comedic genius Peter Sellers stars as master criminal Aldo “The Fox” Vanucci who is planning to rob a cache of gold bullion. In need of a coastal port for his scheme to work, Vanucci comes up with a clever idea to pose as a film director […]
Mike Nichols’ directorial debut Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and George Segal will be coming to BluRay from Warner Archives on April 12. BUY FROM AMAZON Set in New England, the film centers on a college history professor named George (Richard Burton) and his […]
Howard Hawks fans will be happy to know that two of his 60s classics starring “The Duke”, the Western EL DORADO and the African safari adventure HATARI! are coming to Blu Ray on March 11, 2014 from Warner Home Video. In EL DORADO (1966) John Wayne stars as Cole […]
Every now and then we at Furious Cinema turn to one of our favorite classic genres, the western. We’ve previously posted a list of 50 Furious Westerns, and to build on that, we’re launching a series of in-depth looks at some classics of the genre. No rules. This 1966 Sergio […]
Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph) is a middle aged banker who has become dissatisfied and lost his way in life. One day he is contacted by an old friend Charlie Evans (Murray Hamilton) he had believed to be dead. Charlie explains that he knows just how he feels and that he […]
cul–de–sac 1: a blind diverticulum or pouch 2: a street or passage closed at one end. Two wounded criminals Dickie (Lionel Stander) and his pal Albie (Jack McGowran) are stranded on an island shore road after their car breaks down. While Albie sits on the verge of dying as the […]