‘The Eyes of Charles Sand’ (1972): Dark, rainy day viewing for vintage TV-movie lovers
Flashy but familiar, bait-and-switch ABC Movie of the Week entry.
Tag: Warner Archive
‘When Time Ran Out…’ (1980): A disastrous Irwin Allen disaster epic
Seeing as how Hawaii is set to blow apart any minute now, from Movies & Drinks‘s “Things Could Be WAY Worse” files comes a review of Warner Bros.‘ 1980 disastrous disaster epic, When Time Ran Out…, “Master of Disaster” Irwin Allen’s kick in the groin salute to horrendous moviemaking, starring Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William… Read More ‘When Time Ran Out…’ (1980): A disastrous Irwin Allen disaster epic
‘Dying Room Only’ (1973): Vacation ends badly in solid suspenser
Available through Warner Brothers’ Archive Collection (a real rarity, considering how few MTVs from this era have made it onto disc), ABC’s 1973 telemovie, Dying Room Only, directed by Philip Leacock, written by the master, Richard Matheson, and starring Cloris Leachman, Ned Beatty, Ross Martin, and Dabney Coleman, is a model of efficient, effective suspense.
‘Brass Bancroft of the Secret Service Mysteries Collection’: 4 Ronald Reagan ‘B’ thrillers
It’s not a national holiday yet, but today is President Ronald Wilson Reagan’s birthday, so we here at the Movies & Drinks offices decided to kick back and screen some guilt-free “B” grippers from the “Gipper,” our 40th President of these here United States.
‘Get Yourself a College Girl’ (1964): A pop music Christmastime treat
Some cheap, tuneful B-movie Christmas cheer! 1964’s Get Yourself a College Girl, available through Warner Bros.’ Archive Collection, is a good-looking, mildly amusing Sam Katzman cheapie for M-G-M, helped considerably by some socko musical numbers from The Animals, The Dave Clark Five, Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, The Standells, and The Jimmy Smith Trio.
‘Plymouth Adventure’ (1952): Glossy, romantic adventure for Thanksgiving
Hey tell me something: do we still live in America? Is there still a unified concept of “America” anymore?
‘Night Must Fall’ (1964): Vastly underrated British shocker
Night Must Fall is an alarming, misunderstood shocker, sadly neglected now and when first released, featuring a tour-de-force Albert Finney performance.
‘All Neat in Black Stockings’ (1969): Little, anonymous, & flat-out brilliant
Bawdy late 60s “Swinging London” comedy with plenty of dishy birds for you plonkers…whoa, wait a minute—it’s depressing as hell.
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