8 Perfect Motion Picture Evaluations For Your Entertainment Delight
Every Hollywood producer has one ambition in mind when they make a movie. They want to put out a movie that is a enormous sensation that the public loves. A wonderful story, some excellent actors along with a couple of special effects and there you have the recipe for a huge box-office success. Or do you? Sometimes a film will have all of the theoretical essential aspects and it will still be unsuccessful at the box office. There are no guaranteed recipes to make a Hollywood runaway success.
Across llOth Street – Barry Shear handled the directing for this film. Three black men, masquerading as policemen have robbed the mob bank out of over $250,000. Now the policemen and the mafia are in a pursuit to trap the thieves, and recover the money. The actors include Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Franciosa, Richard Ward, and Paul Benjannin. (1972 Crime-Drama)
Night of the Blood Monster – Lee is excellent as Magistrate Jeffrey’s who is a rancorous judge presiding over “Bloody Assizes” after the Monmouth Revolt opposing to Baron James II, although the movie itself is monotonous and ghastly. Cast includes Christopher Lee, Maria Schell, Leo Genn, Maria Rohm, and Margaret Lee. (84 minutes, 1970)
Dillinger – Dense gangster motion picture written by Philip Jordan, one of the best B films of its class albeit a key bank robbery is made up of stock footage lifted from Fritz Lang’s You Only Live Once. Cast includes Edmund Lowe, Anne Jeffreys, Lawrence Tierney, Eduardo Ciannelli, Elisha Cook, and Marc Lawrence. (70 minutes, 1945)
Sphere – An phenomenal discovery has been made at the bottom of the ocean. A gigantic submerged vessel has been found. A team of scientists is sent to the depths to explore. The ship turns out to be a spacecraft, with an extraordinary sphere inside. This sphere seems to have an effect on the crew of the deep-sea station.
Cry the Beloved Country – Moving redo of the 1951 film based on Alan Paton’s beloved story, in reference to a backwoods pastor (Jones) who, in 1946, makes his first ever trip to the city of Johannesburg in search of his wayward child. At the same time wealthy landowner Harris voyages there to claim the body of his child, who has just been killed. We see extraordinary work by Jones, Harris, and a largely foreign cast. Not as understated as the first making, however powerful in its own way. Cast includes Richard Harris, James Earl Jones, Charles S. Dutton, and Vusi Kunene. (120 minutes, 1995)
Kimberley Jim – Little musical of 2 carefree gamblers who win a fortune in a fixed poker game, and then have a change of heart. Cast includes Jim Reeves, Madeleine Guide, Clive Pamell, Arthur Swemmer, and Mike Holt. (82 minutes, 1965)
The Last Seduction – Pathologically malicious and strikingly sensual woman ditches her spouse, steals the cash he’s made in a drug deal, and escapes N.Y.C. to a tiny upstate town where she allures and bewilders a local gentleman who becomes her latest patsy. Fiorentino’s spicy femme fatale makes Stanwyck in Triple Indemnity look like Snow White! The movie is a scorching, seductive thriller from contemporary film noir master Dahl and author Steve Barancik. Cast includes Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, J. T. Walsh, Bill Nunn, Bill Pullman, Michael Raysses, and Zach Phifer. (110 minutes, 1994)
Lantana – Heartrending, mature storyline of relationships obstructed by monotony, routine, and absence of articulation. LaPaglia plays a cop, whose marriage has stagnated, leading him to have an affair. In the mean time, he investigates the disappearance of a lady whose own marriage is in danger. The film is beautifully nuanced at every turn. Cast includes Anthony LaLaglia, Geoffrey Hurry, Barbara Hershey, Kerry Armstrong, Rachael Blake, Vince Colosimo, Daniela Farinacci, and Peter Phelps. (121 minutes, 2001)
Some of the best motion pictures of all time are the “oldies but goodies”. If you fancy to watch a wonderful film tonight, here is some information on some of the greatest movies you may have never heard of. Check them out. Keep in mind you can download them just about right away to your own computer in the luxury of your own house.
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