Directed by : Sidney Lumet Written by : Reginald Rose Starring : Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb and Martin Balsam For a director who cut his teeth on television it is no surprise that Lumet chose this movie, adapted from a teleplay, as his debut. The writer Rose was also a seasoned television writer and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Classic Movies’
12 Angry Men – Movie Review (1957)
July 21st, 2011 
Manikandan 
Posted in Classic, Drama, Mystery 
Tags: Best Screenplay Movies, Classic Movies, Drama Movies, IMDB Top 250 List, Mystery Movies 
2 Comments »One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Movie Review (1975)
May 11th, 2011 Manikandan Directed by : Milos Forman. Screenwriters : Bo Goldman, Lawrence Hauben. Cast : Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Danny DeVito, Brad Dourif, William Redfield, Will Sampson. Adapted from the acclaimed novel (and play) by counter-culture author Ken Kesey comes a film about an ebullient rebellious and somewhat violent newly arrived inmate R.P. McMurphy (Nicholson) of an [...]
Posted in Classic, Drama Tags: Best Movies in 1975, Classic Movies, Drama Movies, IMDB Top 250, Jack Nicholson Movies 2 Comments »High Noon Movie Review (1952)
April 17th, 2011 Manikandan Directed by : Fred Zinnemann Written by : Carl Foreman Starring : Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly and Thomas Mitchell Any good film should stand on its own, regardless of the time and circumstances in which it was created. However it is difficult to separate High Noon from the troubling period in American history during which [...]
Blade Runner Movie Review (1982)
March 7th, 2011 Manikandan Directed by: Ridley Scott Written by: Hampton Fancher, David Peoples Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young Based on an original novel by science-fiction master Philip K. Dick, ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep’, this movie has over the years become a cult tech-noir classic. While there are a few versions floating about, one of [...]
Posted in Action, Classic, Drama, Sci Fi, Thriller Tags: 1982, 1982 Movie List, Action Movies, Best Sci Fi Movies List, Classic Movies, Drama Movies, IMDB Top 250, Thriller Movies 4 Comments »Human Desire Movie Review (1954)
February 15th, 2011 Manikandan Directed by : Fritz Lang Written by : Alfred Hayes Starring : Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan Classic film noir directed by consummate Noir director Lang (The Big Heat, Clash By Night) from the unlikely source of a novel by Emile Zola (La Bête Humaine). With the lead roles taken by three [...]
Posted in Classic, Crime, Drama, Thriller Tags: 1954 movies, Classic Movies, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Noir Movies, Thriller Movies No Comments »