“There’s nothing like a little bit of mayhem to cheer one up.” When I was in high school my English Literature teacher introduced me to several movies that were part of the curriculum for our class. It turned out that each of them would become: some of my favorite films. […]
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A crime drama, a murder mystery, a treatise on ethnic tensions, class and “passing” in 1950s London, Sapphire is also a clever, well acted whodunit: to British audiences what the same years Imitation of Life was to Americans; an engaging film elevated by its presentation of a seldom discussed topic: […]
“Ladies and gentlemen, because of the controversy already aroused, the producers of this film wish to re-emphasize what is already stated in the film, that there is no established scientific connection between Mongolism and psychotic or criminal behavior.” Here’s a late 60’s gem that I first became aware of thanks […]
In Peter Collinson’s original 1969 crime-comedy-caper, Michael Caine starred as Charlie Croker, a suave thief who’s been newly released from prison. Following the death of his old friend Roger Beckermann (Rossanno Brazzi) at the hands of the Italian Mafia, Croker is given plans from Roger’s widow for a heist of […]
In 2004, America had the pleasure of being introduced to Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and director Edgar Wright, a trio of British funny guys who bowed at the cinematic alter of all things horror, action, science fiction, and exploitation. They burst into Hollywood with Shaun of the Dead, a warm […]
Douglas Hickox’s British cult crime thriller Sitting Target (1972) along with Get Carter (1971) and Villain (1971) was a film that garnered a strong reputation for its seedy, hardboiled depictions of London underworld criminals. Oliver Reed plays Harry Lomart a convicted murderer who is planning to bust out of prison […]