In a year that saw that release of True Grit and The Wild Bunch, you’d have to be something special to stand out between these
Tag: 1960s
The Wild Bunch
It begins with a spoiler from a scorpion…As William Holden and his men ride into town with a grim task in mind, he passes some
True Grit
John Wayne accumulated as many iconic roles in his legendary career as anyone else I can recall – which is doubly impressive when you consider
The Sons Of Katie Elder
It seems that as long as you put a six shooter in his belt, an unforgettable line of tough guy wisdom in his mouth and
El Dorado
Howard Hawks was a legendary director and producer, but perhaps his most famous works exist in that of the most American of genres – the
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
If I’m being honest, when choosing to settle down with a good old western, I usually choose to pick the more stylised, epic works of
Curse Of The Fly
Compared to it’s infinitely classier predecessor, 1958’s Return Of The Fly was strange, erratic sequel that took the original concept and transformed it into a
The Dirty Dozen
You know what most of those war time movies featuring men on a desperate mission have in common – apart from usually having big Hollywood
Gappa: The Triphibian Monsters
When you get past the recognisable scaley visages of the Kaiju rogues gallery of Toho and Daiei and continue onwards into the realms of the
The Professionals
Not to be confused with the 1980’s British cop show where two guys who obviously fancy themselves thwarted baddies around a grotty looking London, The
The Guns Of Navarone
When you amass the titans of the men on a mission sub-genre of the movies made about the Second World War, more often than not
Where Eagles Dare
The “men on a mission” movie has had some cracking entries over the years with everything from most of Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible movies to
Wrath Of Daimajin
If there was a flaw in the inpenetrable stone armour of the vengeful Golem Kaiju known as Daimajin, it’s that his vastly underrated first two
Return Of Daimajin
Displaying the same kind of confidence reserved usually for James Cameron’s ever expanding plans for his Avatar sequels, Daiei films back in 1966 released a
Daimajin
In 1966, Daiei Studios were seeing quite the success with their film slate which was chiefly made up of samurai pics and monster movies –
Gorgo
Hey kids! You ever wonder what it would be like if England had it’s own version of Godzilla?Oh… You hadn’t…? Seriously…?Well, one exists anyway so
Psycho
Technically speaking, I have never seen Psycho – at least not in the way that rotund blonde botherer Alfred Hitchcock had intended. After all who
Planet Of The Apes
Surely one of the more esoteric sci-fi franchises ever to exist, the Planet Of The Apes movies are a fascinating mash up of game changing
Batman: The Movie
Holy crackpot! There’s a theory I’ve had for a while now that determines how mature you are based on your understanding and enjoyment of the
Gamera Vs. Guiron
The Gamera series, despite it’s many flaws, has always had the weirdest designs for it antagonists. Every single one is a truly bizarre, surrealistic nightmare
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