Night People (1954)
NUNNALLY JOHNSON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB.5. USA, 1954. Twentieth Century Fox. Story by Jed Harris, Tom Reed, Screenplay by Nunnally Johnson. Cinematography by Charles G. Clarke. Produced by … Continue reading
A Hatful Of Rain (1957)
FRED ZINNEMANN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1957. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by Michael V. Gazzo, Alfred Hayes, Carl Foreman, based on the play by Michael V. Gazzo. Cinematography by Joseph … Continue reading
The Concorde…Airport ’79
B (out of 5) This film was laughed off the screen by preview audiences, so the studio decided to cut its losses and promote it as a comedy. George Kennedy returns … Continue reading
Decision Before Dawn
BBBB (out of 5) Twentieth century-Fox head Darryl Zanuck liked to temper the success of the studio’s splashier hits by producing “prestige pictures”, his pet projects often gritty World War … Continue reading
Cleopatra (1963)
BBBB (out of 5) Yes, it’s the most damnably long movie in all cinema history, but if you’re in the right frame of mind you’ll have a great time. Elizabeth … Continue reading
The Ghost And Mrs. Muir (1947)
JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1947. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by Philip Dunne, based on the novel by R.A. Dick. Cinematography by Charles Lang. Produced by Fred Kohlmar. Music by Bernard … Continue reading