Cape Fear: Cady Comes to Town
Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. Photo: Universal When I was 15, one of the coolest movies to open in theaters was Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear, a thriller that seemed to…
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…
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Two salvage parties, one led by Mike Turner (Michael Caine), the other by Stefan Svevo (Telly Savalas), arrive at the site of the now flipped-over luxury liner Poseidon. The sequel…
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: The New Fellow
George Lazenby and Telly Savalas. Photo: United Artists The opening sequence provides a poignant moment in this sixth James Bond flick. It features our superhero chasing a woman in a…
Kelly’s Heroes
During World War II, former lieutenant Kelly (Clint Eastwood) learns that there's gold bars worth $16 million hidden in a bank behind enemy lines, just waiting for him and his…