
Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the Summer. He reappears at a friend’s pool. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1960s
The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) Richard Thorpe, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Jack Carter, Comedy, Romance, War

1944. Hapless Second Lieutenant Merle Wye of the US army’s intelligence service is dismayed that he has not seen any action – he imagining himself as a suave undercover agent Read More »
Black City (1961) Duilio Coletti, Ernest Borgnine, Max Cartier, Guido Celano, Comedy, Crime, Drama

Based on a true story, Neapolitan gangster Giuseppe (Peppino) Navarra is credited with feeding the poor and needy during WW2 and in the years that followed. Read More »
Black God White Devil (1964) Glauber Rocha, Geraldo Del Rey, Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western

Fictionalized account of the adventures of hired gunman Antonio das Mortes, set against the real life last days of rural banditism. Read More »
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Roger Corman, Charles B. Griffith, Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Comedy, Horror

Seymour is a young man who works in a flower store. He manages to create a carnivorous plant that feeds on human flesh. Read More »
Escalation (1968) Roberto Faenza, Lino Capolicchio, Claudine Auger, Gabriele Ferzetti, Comedy

1968, London. Luca (Lino Capolicchio), the son of an Italian rich owner, is living his ‘swinging’ years away from duties Read More »
Marnie (1964) Alfred Hitchcock, Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Martin Gabel, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Marnie Edgar is a habitual liar and a thief who gets jobs as a secretary and after a few months robs the firms in question, usually of several thousand dollars. Read More »
Pollyanna (1960) David Swift, Jane Wyman, Hayley Mills, Richard Egan, Drama, Family

A little girl comes to a town that is embattled by feuds and intimidated by her aunt. Read More »
Rosemarys Baby (1968) Roman Polanski, Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Drama, Horror

Horrifying and darkly comic, Rosemary’s Baby was Roman Polanski’s Hollywood debut. Read More »
Walk on the Wild Side (1962) Edward Dmytryk, Laurence Harvey, Capucine, Jane Fonda, Drama, Romance

At the Doll House, a 1930’s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction both for clients and for Jo, the madame. Read More »