One Million Years B.C. (1967)
Movie
Well-remembered Hammer fantasy movie with special effects by Ray Harryhausen. In a primeval world,...
dinosaurs
The American Friend (1977)
Movie
Career criminal Tom Ripley, who deals in forged artworks, pressures a terminally ill picture framer...
Der amerikanische Freund Neo-noir Ripley's Game Patricia Highsmith
A Spot of Bother
Book
At fifty-seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden,...
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Movie Watch
In this musical based on the Broadway show, Ben Rumson (Lee Marvin) happens upon a wrecked wagon...
Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director
Book
"The cinema is Nicholas Ray". (Jean-Luc Godard). The visionary filmmaker Nicholas Ray spent his...
The Uncanny (1977)
Movie
Anglo-Canadian anthology horror movie. A slightly unhinged writer attempts to persuade his friend of...