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Miss Sadie Thompson 1953
A Pacific island, a year after the end of the war, inhabited by horny marines, missionaries and grateful natives. Into this scene comes Rita Hayworth with a record player and few hours to kill.
Then she gets stranded and she unleashes a tropical storm of testosterone and temptation in the backrooms at Horn's (hotel); in her red dress she is the flame to which the moths are drawn.One such as is Alfred Davidson, a missionary in a position of…
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The Time Travelers 1964
It's always been a fascination to me that back in the 1960s the vision of the future was everyone wearing a jumpsuit. Here's another great example of the onesie prophecy.
Other delights as our plucky band of time-travelling scientists climb through a portal to a post-nuclear Earth include battles with bald-headed mutants, startled-looking androids and a psychedelic game of Simon. There are some great sight gags and magic tricks in lieu of fancy visual effects, and a mindfuck ending.
Brilliant B movie. Much to enjoy.
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Hollywood Chinese 2007
Clearly a labour of love for director, writer and producer Arthur Dong, this is a fascinating look at the Chinese-American experience through motion pictures. Much more than just a clipfest, Dong leads us through a history not only of cinema, but also of 20th century culture and identity. The clips he does select are vast and varied, as are the interviewees, from Nancy Kwan and Tsai Chin to Christopher Lee and two-time Oscar winner Luise Rainer.
The two-disc home edition…
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Crossplot 1969
An interesting pre-Bond Roger Moore vehicle that fails to excite for the most part. That poster was clearly retro-fitted after Moore's 007 stint. Here he plays on his Persuaders era playboy image as an ad exec who gets himself embroiled in some assassination plot via a Hungarian model who has overheard something she doesn't know she's overheard.
The farce often outweighs the drama but it veers from one to the other effortlessly. One minute it's Carry On Spying, the next you've got a machine-gun toting killer hanging from a helicopter.
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