The Greatest Story Ever Told
Perhaps a certain fatigue was setting in at the time of the premiere, only a few years after another Jesus epic, King of Kings (1961). This one was targeted by…
Red River: Mutiny on the Trail
John Wayne and Joanne Dru. Photo: United Artists John Ford was the man behind the movie that made John Wayne a star, Stagecoach (1939). When he saw Red River nine…
Night of the Hunter: John, Pearl and the Big Bad Wolf
Robert Mitchum. Photo: United Artists Charles Laughton had never directed a movie before. Sure, he was an acclaimed actor and had won an Oscar; he had also directed plays on…
Poseidon Adventure: From Top to Bottom
Photo: 20th Century Fox When I was a kid I fell in love with disaster movies. I’m not sure why, but I know that I still love to watch a…