The Frogmen (1951)
LLOYD BACON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1951. Twentieth Century Fox,. Story by Oscar Millard, Screenplay by John Tucker Battle. Cinematography by Norbert Brodine. Produced by Samuel G. … Continue reading
Let There Be Light (1946)
JOHN HUSTON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1946. U.S. Army Pictorial Services. Screenplay by John Huston. Cinematography by Stanley Cortez, John Doran, Lloyd Fromm, John Huston, Joe Jackman, George Smith. Music by … Continue reading
What’s The Matter With Helen? (1971)
CURTIS HARRINGTON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1971. Filmways Pictures, Raymax Productions. Screenplay by Henry Farrell. Cinematography by Lucien Ballard. Produced by George Edwards. Music by David Raksin. Production Design by Eugène Lourié. Costume Design by Morton … Continue reading
Pirates (1986)
ROMAN POLANSKI Bil’s rating (out of 5): B. France/Tunisia, 1986. Carthago Films S.a.r.l., Accent Films, Cominco. Screenplay by Gerard Brach, Roman Polanski, from a screenplay by John Brownjohn. Cinematography by Witold Sobocinski. Produced by … Continue reading
Three Coins In The Fountain (1954)
JEAN NEGULESCO Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB. USA, 1954. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by John Patrick, based on a novel by John H. Secondari. Cinematography by Milton R. Krasner. Produced by Sol C. … Continue reading
The Sound Of Music (1965)
ROBERT WISE Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1965. Robert Wise Productions, Argyle Enterprises. Screenplay by Ernest Lehman, with the partial use of ideas by George Hurdalek, from the stage musical … Continue reading
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
ROBERT WISE Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB.5. USA, 1951. Twentieth Century Fox. Screenplay by Edmund H. North, based on a story by Harry Bates. Cinematography by Leo Tover. Produced by Julian Blaustein. Music by Bernard Herrmann. Production Design … Continue reading
Taras Bulba
BBB (out of 5) Anyone looking for a how-to guide on being the perfect Cossack need look no further than this bloated but strangely enjoyable drama starring Yul Brynner and Tony … Continue reading
The Big Lift
BBB (out of 5) Following the second World War, Russia’s blockade of Berlin cuts off its access to the outside world, prompting the Allies to airlift food and medical supplies … Continue reading
