Asylum 1972  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
aka: House of Crazies
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee, Barry Morse, Barbara Parkins, Robert Powell, Charlotte Rampling, Sylvia Syms, Richard Todd, Megs Jenkins, James Villiers, Geoffrey Bayldon, Ann Firbank, John Franklyn-Robbins
An anthology of four horror tales told by mental patients fill this film with suspense as young psychiatrist Dr. Martin (Robert Powell), who has applied for the job as head of the asylum, is given the assignment of finding out which one of the patients had been in charge of the asylum. In one story, Walter (Richard Todd) murders his wife, and she seeks revenge. Another story involves tailor Bruno (Barry Morse) weaving a coat to bring back his son from the dead. The third story is about schizophrenic Barbara (Charlotte Rampling) inserting her "doppelganger" into Lucy (Britt Ekland). The final story involves toymaker Bryon (Herbert Lom) and his killer robots. A good film for horror buffs.
|  | |
The Changeling 1979  R, 113 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, John Colicos, Jean Marsh, Barry Morse, James B. Douglas, Eric Christmas, Roberta Maxwell, Bernard Behrens, Madeleine Sherwood, Helen Burns, Frances Hyland, Ruth Springfield, J. Kenneth Campbell
After music professor John Russell (George C. Scott) moves into a mansion in Seattle, he realizes that his new home is haunted. Working with Claire Norman (Trish Van Devere), John figures out that the haunting comes from the ghost of a murdered boy whose father wanted to collect on his life insurance policy. When the father realized that he could not collect on the boy's insurance, the father substituted another boy for his son, and now the "changeling"–wealthy Joseph Carmichael–believes that John is finding information about his past and could blackmail him.
| | |
Kings of the Sun 1963 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Yul Brynner, George Chakiris, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Basehart, Brad Dexter, Barry Morse, Leo Gordon, Ford Rainey, Armando Silvestre, Victoria Vetri, Rudy Solari, Angel Di Steffano, Jose Moreno, James Coburn, Chuck Hayward
After his father is killed in battle, King Balam (George Chakiris) leads his Mayan tribe out of Mexico for safety reasons. But, now they are confronted by Black Eagle (Yul Brynner) and his Native American tribe. Black Eagle is captured, but during his captivity, he becomes friends with King Balam and will lead the Mayans in their flight to Texas in the attempt to keep their civilization alive. Problems do lie ahead when Hunac Ceel (Leo Gordon) and his troops attack, but will Black Eagle and King Balam be able to fight together and save their civilizations?
| | |
Love at First Sight 1977  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Love Is Blind
At First Sight
Director: Rex Bromfield
Cast: Mary Ann McDonald, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Mallett, George Murray, Barry Morse, Mignon Elkins, Leslie Carlson, Grace Lewis, Allan Anderson, Grant Cowan, Jack Mather
A young Dan Aykroyd portrays a blind man whose romantic interest in a young woman (Mary Ann McDonald) takes on a comedic tone.
| | |
Reunion at Fairborough 1985   TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Wise
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr, Red Buttons, Judi Trott, Barry Morse, Ed Devereaux, Don Fellows, Helen Horton, Shane Rimmer
American ex-flyer Carl Hostrup (Robert Mitchum) travels to England for a reunion with his wartime bombing squadron. The real reunion occurs with Sally Wells Grant (Deborah Kerr), a local whom he had seduced and left behind during the war, 40 years before. She greets him with the news that he's a father and grandfather. The two stars are together for the fourth time and the film is ok, but as good as their previous films. 2 User Reviews
| User Reviews |
| | WW2 Reunion In England | Anonymous 05/05/2009 | | |
| | Anonymous 02/19/2007 | | Excellent emotional recap of war veterans returning for a reunion! Not intended to be War and Peace! |
|
| | |
The Shape of Things to Come 1979 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: George McCowan
Cast: Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, John Ireland, Barry Morse, Nicholas Campbell, Anne-Marie Martin, Greg Swanson, Mark Parr, William Hutt, Ardon Bess
This remake of the 1936 film, "Things to Come," lacks the quality of the original. Based on H.G. Wells' book, the storyline revolves around the aftermath of a nuclear war as survivors battle inhabitants of the Moon. Probably not even interesting to sci-fi lovers.
| | |
A Tale of Two Cities 1980 TV, 156 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Goddard
Cast: Chris Sarandon, Peter Cushing, Kenneth More, Barry Morse, Flora Robson, Billie Whitelaw, Alice Krige, Nigel Hawthorne, Norman Jones, George Innes, Bernard Hug, Robert Urquhart, Anna Manahan
Sydney Carton (Chris Sarandon) has fallen love with Lucie (Alice Krige), but she marries the aristocrat Charles Damay (also played by Chris Sarandon), not knowing of Sydney's love for her. Later, the seeds for the French Revolution are sown, and Charles has been arrested and is condemned to die by the guillotine. Sydney hatches a selfless plot to replace Charles and allow him to return to Lucie.
| | |
Thunder Rock 1942 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Boulting
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Barbara Mullen, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Finlay Currie, Frederick Valk, Barry Morse, Miles Malleson, A.E. Matthews, Andreas Malandrinos
Based on Robert Ardrey's play, this is the story of a war correspondent who "retires" to a lighthouse where the immigrants from ships which had sunk near the lighthouse a century before haunt him, and through their stories, his faith in mankind is renewed.
| | |
A Woman of Substance 1984 TV, 300 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Sharp
Cast: Jenny Seagrove, Deborah Kerr, Liam Neeson, Barry Bostwick, Diane Baker, Miranda Richardson, John Mills, Gayle Hunnicutt, Barry Morse, Saskia Reeves
Based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's popular novel of the same name, this TV miniseries tells the story of Emma Harte, who started as a poor shop girl and rose to head a vast empire. In the process, she overcame many obstacles, including the social issues of the 1890s-1930s in England. Jenny Seagrove plays the young Emma, and Deborah Kerr is the older Emma. Followed by a sequel: "Hold the Dream." Kerr received an Emmy nomination for her acting, and the production was also nominated for Best Miniseries.
| | |
| 1. Asylum (1972)
aka: House of Crazies
2. The Changeling (1979)
3. Fight for Life (1987)
4. Kings of the Sun (1963)
5. Klondike Fever (1980)
aka: Jack London's Klondike Fever
6. Love at First Sight (1977)
aka: Love Is Blind
aka: At First Sight
7. Reunion at Fairborough (1985)
8. The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
9. A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
10. Thunder Rock (1942)
11. A Woman of Substance (1984)
In The News
|
