Director: Peter Howitt Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia, John Malkovich, Ben Miller, Tim Pigott-Smith, Kevin McNally Music: Edward Shearmur Title song: ‘A Man For All Seasons’, performed by Robbie Williams Johnny English is a pleasant enough time killer with one or two laughs thrown in along the way. While the film was a massive hit [...]
21Jan07
Johnny English (2003)
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Tagged Ben Miller, Comedy, John Malkovich, Johnny English, Natalie Imbruglia, Robbie Williams, Rowan Aktinson
Tagged Ben Miller, Comedy, John Malkovich, Johnny English, Natalie Imbruglia, Robbie Williams, Rowan Aktinson
21Jan07
I Spy Returns (1994)
Director: Jerry London Starring: Bill Cosby, Robert Culp, George Newbern, Salli Richardson, Nikolaus Paryla, Jonathan Hyde Music: Johnny Harris I Spy Returns is a belated nostalgia film, which plays more like an episode of The Cosby Show than the spy series that spawned it. Let’s begin at the top. The credits roll and there is [...]
19Jan07
The Jigsaw Man (1983)
Director: Terence Young Starring: Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Susan George, Robert Powell, Charles Gray, Vladek Sheybal, Anthony Dawson, Peter Burton Music: John Cameron Song: ‘Only You And I’ performed by Dionne Warwick Based on the novel by Dorothea Bennett The Jigsaw Man opens with a rather paunchy, grey old Englishman living in Russia receiving a [...]
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Tagged Charles Gray, Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Robert Powell, Terence Young, Vladek Sheybal
Tagged Charles Gray, Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Robert Powell, Terence Young, Vladek Sheybal
19Jan07
Kiss Kiss Kill Kill (1965)
AKA: Hunting The Unknown Director: Frank Kramer (Gianfranco Parolini) Starring: Tony Kendall, Brad Harris, Maria Perschy, Nikola Popovic, Liliane Dulovic Music: Bobby Gutesha Based on the novel by Bert F. Island (a pseudonym for Paul Alfred Muller) Kiss Kiss Kill Kill is the first of seven films in the Kommissar X (Commissioner X) series, but [...]
19Jan07
That Man In Istanbul (1965)
Director: Anthony Isasi Starring: Horst Buchholz, Sylva Koscina, Klaus Kinski, Gustavo Re, Alvaro De Luna, Perrette Pradier, Mario Adorf Music: Georges Garvarentz That Man From Istanbul is one of the most accessible and entertaining of the Eurospy films made in the mid sixties. It features Sylva Koscina in a major role. She may barely raise [...]
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Tagged EuroSpy, Horst Buchholz, Klaus Kinski, Mario Adorf, Sylva Koscina
Tagged EuroSpy, Horst Buchholz, Klaus Kinski, Mario Adorf, Sylva Koscina
19Jan07
The 39 Steps (1935)
Director: Alfred HitchcockStarring: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle, Wylie WatsonMusical director: Louis LevyLoosely based on the novel by John Buchan Obviously this is one of the classic films of all time, regardless of it being a spy film, and much has been written about it and it’s director Alfred Hitchcock. And naturally, [...]
19Jan07
Fathom (1967)
Director: Leslie H. Martinson Starring: Anthony Franciosa, Raquel Welch, Ronald Fraser, Clive Revill, Greta Chi, Richard Briers, Tom Adams Music: John Dankworth Based on a novel by Larry Forrest The film opens with a stylish title sequence, courtesy of Maurice Binder (Binder did the title sequences to many of the Bond films, as well as [...]
19Jan07
Double Agent 73 (1974)
Country: United States Director: Doris Wishman Starring: Chesty Morgan, Frank Silvano, Saul Meth, Jill Harris, Luois Burdi Music: Cine Tops Director Doris Wishman has a reputation for cult nudist and sexploitation films, and Double Agent 73 unashamedly falls fair and squarely into the latter category. It is simply poor quality smut! The Double Agent 73 [...]
19Jan07
Lucky The Incrutable (1967)
AKA: Speciale Agente LK – Operazione Re Mida Director: Jess Franco Starring: Ray Danton, Dante Posani, Barbara Bolt, Rosalba Neri, Beba Loncar Music: Bruno Nicolai Lucky: “You want my autograph don’t you? You recognised me without my disguise on. Oh, all right, I will sign it for you. But don’t tell anyone I’m here – [...]
Country: United StatesDirector: Ivan DixonStarring: Lawrence Cook, Paula Kelly, Janet League, J.A. PrestonMusic: Herbie HancockBased on the novel by Sam Greenlee Today’s audiences may see this The Spook Who Sat By The Door as a low budget blaxploitation film from the early seventies that has little to offer the genre. But that isn’t quite so. [...]
