Che: Part One - Review

Who? Director: Steven Soderbergh Producer: Laura Bickford Screenplay: Peter Buchman Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Julia Ormond, Oscar Isaac, Rodrigo Santoro, Demian Bichir, Ramon Fernandez, Yul Vazquez, Jsu Garcia, Santiago Cabrera, Marisé Alvarez, Elvira Mínguez, Unax Ugalde, Miguel Ángel Suárez, Alfredo De Quesada, Roberto Urbina, Io Bottoms So? Ambitious and never one to be pigeon-holed, Soderbergh's latest film(s) finds the indie-schooled, mainstream dabbling, digital connoisseur, art-house toe-dipper in fine, if yet, less than scintillating form. Che: Part One; originally a full epic pi

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2009, argentinian abroad, army, Biography, che guevara, cold war, Drama, fidel castro, History, Steven Soderbergh, War,

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THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961)

THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961) THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961) Review Who? Director: Terence Fisher Producer: Anthony Hinds Screenplay: Anthony Hinds Cast: Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain, Catherine Feller, Anthony Dawson, Josephine Llewellyn, Richard Wordsworth, Hira Talfrey, Justin Walters, John Gabriel, Warren Mitchell So? I really can't properly remember what had been my very first proper Hammer movie. If I'd hazard a guess I would say it's a tie between The Curse of the Werewolf and The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (another worthy contender for a Top 10 Hammer list). Fro

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born on christmas day, Clifford Evans, Drama, full moon, Horror, moon, Romance, terence Fisher, Thriller, werewolf, wine,

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BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) The Dark Knight (2008) - Review Who?Director: Christopher NolanProducer: Christopher Nolan Screenplay: Jonathan Nolan , Christopher NolanCast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy, Chin Han, Nestor Carbonell, Eric Roberts, Ritchie CosterSo?Following on from the international success that was Batman Begins, British director Christopher Nolan continues his revision of the caped vigilante Batman with The Dark Knight. Unlike the microcosm of No

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Action, Adventure, based on comic book, Citizens for Batman, City of Gotham Police Department, dc comics, hand to hand combat, masked vigilante, organized crime, Warner Bros,

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THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)

THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) Review THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940) Who? Director: John Ford Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck Screenplay: Nunnally Johnson Cast: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin, Dorris Bowdon, Russell Simpson, O.Z. Whitehead, John Qualen, Eddie Quillan, Zeffie Tilbury, Frank Sully, Frank Darien So? 'If there was a law, they was workin' with maybe we could take it, but it ain't the law. They're workin' away our spirits, tryin' to make us cringe and crawl, takin' away our decency.' (Tom Joad) When I read 'The Grapes of Wrath' by John Steinbeck some years ba

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california, Drama, farm, great depression, Henry Fonda, home, jail, Jane Darwell, John Carradine,

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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1959)

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1959) THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1959) Review Who? Director: Terence Fisher Producer: Anthony Hinds Screenplay: Peter Bryan Cast: Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi, David Oxley, Francis De Wolff, Miles Malleson, Ewen Solon, John Le Mesurier, Helen Goss, Sam Kydd, Michael Hawkins, Judi Moyens,  Michael Mulcaster, David Birks So? I love Hammer movies and I love Sherlock Holmes. So needless to say I absolutely adore Hammer's Hound adaptation that successfully walks a wonderful tightrope between the more typical Gothic Horror

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curse, detective, Hammer Films, Horror, hound, moor, Mystery, sherlock holmes,

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MOON ZERO TWO (1969)

MOON ZERO TWO (1969) Review MOON ZERO TWO (1969) Who? Director: Roy Ward Baker Producer: Michael Carreras Screenplay: Michael Carreras Cast: James Olson, Catherina Von Schell, Warren Mitchell, Adrienne Corri, Ori Levy, Dudley Foster, Bernard Bresslaw, Neil McCallum, Joby Blanshard, Michael Ripper, Robert Tayman, Sam Kydd, Keith Bonnard, Leo Britt, Carol Cleveland, Roy Evans How? In 1967 Gavin Lyall, Frank Hardman and Martin Davison submitted a story to Hammer which was basically a Western set in space. Western fan Michael Carreras took to it, but it took well into 1968 before Hammer were

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Crime, Moon Zero Two, Roy Ward Baker, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction,

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NEVER TAKE SWEETS FROM A STRANGER (1960)

NEVER TAKE SWEETS FROM A STRANGER (1960) NEVER TAKE SWEETS FROM A STRANGER (1960) Review Who? Director: Cyril Frankel Producer: Anthony Hinds Screenplay: John Hunter Cast: Gwen Watford, Patrick Allen, Felix Aylmer, Niall MacGinnis, Alison Leggatt, Bill Nagy, MacDonald Parke, Michael Gwynne, Janina Faye, Frances Green, Estelle Brody, James Dyrenforth, Robert Arden, Vera Cook, Budd Knapp How? The Pony Cart was a US play about child abuse written by Roger Garis, which had caused mild controversy when it was first proposed to be staged as a one-off in London's West End, mainly due to the fac

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Drama, Freddie Francis, Hammer Films, Mystery, Never Take Sweets From a Stranger, Reviews, Thriller,

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THE SNORKEL (1958)

THE SNORKEL (1958) THE SNORKEL (1958) Review Who? Director: Guy Green Producer: Michael Carreras Screenplay: Peter Myers & Jimmy Sangster Cast: Peter Van Eyck, Betta St John, Mandy Miller, Gregoire Aslan, William Franklyn, Henry Vidon, Marie Burke, Irene Prador, Robert Rietty, Armand Guinie, David Ritch How? The Snorkel was Jimmy Sangster's third feature screenplay for Hammer, following X the Unknown (1956) and The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). Michael Carreras took on the production but this time, rather than a Hammer regular, a new director was hired - ex-cinematographer and up-co

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Jimmy Sangster, Reviews, Snorkel, Thriller,

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TEN SECONDS TO HELL (1959)

TEN SECONDS TO HELL (1959) TEN SECONDS TO HELL (1959) Review Who? Director: Robert Aldrich Producer: Michael Carreras Screenplay: Robert Aldrich & Teddi Sherman Cast: Jack Palance, Jeff Chandler, Martine Carol, Robert Cornthwaite, Virginia Baker, Robert Wattis, Lesley Addy, Dave Willcock, James Goodwin, Nancy Lee, Charles Nolte How? The rights to Lawrence Bachmann's novel The Phoenix were bought by Hammer in 1955, and Bachmann himself submitted a screenplay.  The film was planned by producer Michael Carreras as a prestige production for Hammer, with  top director Robert Aldr

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Reviews, Ten Seconds to Hell, War,

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THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN (1957)

THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN (1957) THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN (1957) Review Who? Director: Val Guest Producer: Aubrey Baring Screenplay: Nigel Kneale Cast: Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Cannell, Richard Wattis, Robert Brown, Michael Brill, Wolfe Morris, Arnold Marle, Anthony Chin How? In 1955 the BBC screened Nigel Kneale's drama The Creature, starring Peter Cushing. Hammer, as ever, were quick to snap up the rights - as they had done previously with Kneale's Quatermass serials. Val Guest was the obvious choice to direct, given his success  in directing the Quatermass films. Kneale

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Abominable Snowman, Hammer Films, Horror, Nigel Kneale, Peter Cushing, Reviews, Val Guest,

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THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970)

THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970) THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970) Review Who? Director: Roy Ward Baker Producers: Harry Fine & Michael Style Screenplay: Tudor Gates Cast: Ingrid Pitt, Pippa Steele, Peter Cushing, George Cole, Kate O'Mara, Ferdy Mayne, Douglas Wilmer, Madeline Smith, Dawn Addams, Jon Finch, Harvey Hall, John Forbes-Robertson, Kirsten Betts, Charles Farrell, Janet Key, Shelagh Wilcocks How? In 1969 producer Harry Fine conceived the idea of adapting Sheridan Le Fanu's vampire story Carmilla for the screen - in particular emphasising the implicit lesbianism within it. He suggested his

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Hammer Films, Horror, Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing, Reviews, Roy Ward Baker, Vampire Lovers, Vampires,

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THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1963)

THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1963) THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1963) Review Who? Director: William Castle Producers: William Castle & Anthony Hinds Screenplay: Robert Dillon Cast: Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell, Mervyn Johns, Fenella Fielding, Peter Bull, Danny Green, John Harvey How? In 1961 Hammer had planned a remake for Universal of the original The Old Dark House (1932) but had to rethink when they discovered that American producer/director William Castle was also planning a version. The two, however, decided to collaborate on a version for Columbia, a black comedy, with

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Comedy, Hammer Films, Horror, Old Dark House, Reviews,

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TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970)

TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970) TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970) Review Who? Director: Peter Sasdy Producer: Aida Young Screenplay: John Elder Cast: Christopher Lee, Linda Hayden, Anthony Corlan, Geoffrey Keen, John Carson, Peter Sallis, Ralph Bates, Isla Blair, Gwen Watford, Roy Kinnear, Michael Ripper, Martin Jarvis, Russell Hunter How? Hammer's 1968 Dracula Has Risen From the Grave was a huge success for the company and James Carreras was determined that they should produce a new Dracula film every year. However, Christopher Lee was becoming increasingly disenchanted with the r

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Christopher Lee, dracula, Hammer Films, Horror, John Elder, Peter Sady, Reviews, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Vampires,

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THE STEEL BAYONET (1957)

THE STEEL BAYONET (1957) Review THE STEEL BAYONET (1957) Who? Director: Michael Carreras Producer: Michael Carreras Screenplay: Howard Clewes Cast: Leo Genn, Kieron Moore, Michael Medwin, Robert Brown, Michael Ripper How? In 1956 as Quatermass 2 was in post- and The Curse of Frankenstein in pre-production Michael Carreras approached Hammer with a request to film a war picture, Observation Post, written by action novelist and screenwriter Howard Clewes (who would later go on to write Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) and then have his name removed from it). This was to be the first of a small

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Hammer Films, Reviews, Steel Bayonet, War,

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THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)

THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957) THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957) Review Who? Director: Terence Fisher Producer: Anthony Hinds Screenplay: Jimmy Sangster Cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Valerie Gaunt, Melvyn Hayes, Paul Hardmuth, Fred Johnson, Noel Hood, Michael Mulcaster, Alex Gallier, Claude Kingston, Andrew Leigh, Ann Blake, Sally Walsh, Middleton Woods, Raymond Ray How? In 1956 Americans Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg, the team behind the future Hammer rivals Amicus, approached Eliot Hyman of Associated Artists Pictures with a screenplay fo

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Christopher Lee, Curse of Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Hammer Films, Horror, Jimmy Sangster, Peter Cushing, Reviews, terence Fisher,

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