The Lady Takes A Flyer
The flyer in question is a plane, not a hand out being thrust into the fists of drunken revellers in the queue outside a club. And the lady in question is Lana Turner, playing a pilot […]
Drama
The Lady Takes A Flyer
When Marnie Was There
From the all powerful Studio Ghibli, When Marnie Was There is a beautiful animated feature about friendship and loneliness. Released in Japan in 2014 and in the US (in a dubbed version) last year, we are latecomers […]
The Lady Gambles
The very title of The Lady Gambles is enough to suggest that its something she shouldn’t be doing. Made in 1949 the movie is a surprisingly gritty tale which on occasion plays like a serious version […]
Journey to Shiloh
Journey to Shiloh is a movie which stars a young James Caan wearing a bizarrely unconvincing wig and a very young Harrison Ford wearing a hat. Oh, and Jan-Michael Vincent from TV’s Airwolf with very […]
Go With Me (aka Blackway)
Go With Me is the kind of lower budget thriller that Hollywood seemed to make by routine back in the day, but since the inexorable rise of the blockbuster it has become more of the preserve of […]