The Big Red One
The Big Red One (1980 USA 113 mins)
Prod Co: Lorimar Prod: Gene Corman Dir, Scr: Samuel Fuller Phot: Adam Greenberg Ed: David Bretherton Art Dir: Peter Jamison Mus: Dana Kaproff
Cast: Lee Marvin, Mark...
The Tall T
The Tall T (1957 USA 77 mins)
Source: Sony Pictures Classics Prod Co: Columbia Pictures Prod: Harry Joe Brown Dir: Budd Boetticher Scr: Burt Kennedy, based on the story “The Captives” by Elmore Leonard P...
The Getaway
The Getaway (1972 USA 122 mins)
Source: ScreenSound Australia/Village Roadshow Prod Co: First Artists Prod: David Foster, Mitchell Brower Dir: Sam Peckinpah Scr: Walter Hill, based on the novel by Jim Th...
Prest-O Change-O and Caveman Inki
Prest-O Change-O (1939 USA 7 mins)
Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: Warner Bros. Prod: Leon Schlesinger Dir: Charles M. Jones Scr: Rich Hogan Anim: Ken Harris Mus: Carl W. Stalling
Caveman Inki (1950 USA 7 m...
Kansas City
Kansas City (1996 USA 116 mins)
Source: NLA/ACMI Prod Co: Sandcastle 5 Productions (US)/CiBy2000 (France) Prod, Dir: Robert Altman Scr: Robert Altman, Frank Barhydt Phot: Oliver Stapleton Ed: Geraldine P...
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky (1943 USA 98 mins)
Source: NLA/ACMI Prod Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Prod: Arthur Freed Dir: Vincente Minnelli Scr: Joseph Schrank and (uncredited) Marc Connelly, from the musical play by Ly...
French CanCan
French CanCan (1955 France 105 mins)
Source: Heritage Films Prod Co: Franco-London Films/Jolly Films Prod: Louis Wipf for Franco London Films Dir, Scr: Jean Renoir from an idea of André-Paul Antoine Phot...
André de Toth, Luke Short, Ramrod: style, source, genre
A rich, multi-layered study of de Toth's landmark Western, Ramrod, considering it to be a turning point in film noir.
He and She: Weimar Screwballwerk: Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria (1933 Germany 100 mins)
Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: UFA Prod: Erich Pommer (uncredited), Eduard Kubat, Alfred Zeisler Dr, Scr: Reinhold Schünzle Phot: Konstantin Irmen-Tschet Ed: Arnfr...
Chuck Jones Tribute
From Pepe Le Pew to the Road Runner to Marvin the Martian, Chuck Jones entertained, thrilled and intrigued many generations down the years; Thompson pays tribute to this exceptional animator.
French CanCan
French CanCan (1955 France 105 mins)
Source: Heritage Films Prod Co: Franco-London Films/Jolly Films Prod: Louis Wipf for Franco London Films Dir, Scr: Jean Renoir from an idea of André-Paul Antoine Phot: Mi...
Joseph H. Lewis
Thompson gives us an informed, perceptive and essentially invaluable overview of the great Lewis.