Guest writer Rick29 makes a case for why Billy Wilder’s 1957 drama Witness for the Prosecution–starring Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton and Tyrone Power and based on an Agatha Christie story–ranks high in the list of great movie whodnuits.
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His Oscar-winning body of work includes the scores for Born Free, Out of Africa, and 11 of the James Bond movies. Guest writer Rick29 offers a quintessential quintet of the best film scores by British-born composer John Barry.
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Film Noir’s dark shadows weren’t confined to dim city streets, as suburban family man Dick Powell found out to his regret in Pitfall. Rick29 shines a light on the 1948 United Artists thriller, which co-starred Jane Wyman, Lizabeth Scott and Raymond Burr.
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They may seem futuristic, but robots have been featured in films since the silent era. Rick29 channels his inner droid and complies a list of the most memorable mechanical men–and woman–to ever compute their way across the silver screen.
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Over the years movie buffs have been inundated with “Greatest Films of All Time” lists, but one of the oldest and most respected comes from Sight & Sound magazine. Guest writer Rick29 examines the British publication’s poll results since the first in 1952..
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Baby Boomers know him best as a Disney lead and TV dad, but Fred MacMurray’s big-screen career ran the gamut from slapstick to film noir. Rick29 looks at five (plus one) of the versatile actor’s most memorable film roles.
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It’s not always easy following in your parents’ footsteps, especially if they’re some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Rick29 looks at the screen careers of James Mitchum, Patrick Wayne, Mary Crosby and other sons and daughters of Tinseltown royalty.
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A pair of legendary actors–Peter Ustinov and Helen Hayes–played two of mystery’s most famous sleuths–Hercule Poirot and Jane Maple–in a string of ’80s made-for-TV whodunits. Rick29 reviews these small-screen Agatha Christie adaptations.
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Rick29 shares his views on the 1964 James Garner thriller 36 Hours, co-starring Eva Marie Saint and Rod Taylor. Did he think that watching it was two hours well spent? Read on to find out!
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The 1950s saw many revisionist takes on the Western genre, but director Howard Hawks went back to the basics in 1958 with Rio Bravo. Rick29 saddles up and reviews this frontier drama starring John Wayne as a tough sheriff.
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