Tag: robert mitchum

Review: James Garner Is Raymond Chandler’s MARLOWE

Raymond Chandler’s iconic – and laconic – private detective Philip Marlowe has been fodder for Hollywood all the way back to Murder, My Sweet in 1944 starring Dick Powell. That film ripped Marlowe from the pages of Chandler’s [...]

June 25, 2026

Clint Eastwood and Don Siegel. Dirty Harry.

Behind The Scenes: Clint Eastwood & Don Siegel On The Set Of 1971’s DIRTY HARRY

Director Don Siegel‘s 1971 cop thriller, Dirty Harry has now become an iconic slice of cinema and it set the template for loose cannon detective movies. Starring Clint Eastwood, the film sees SFPD Inspector ‘Dirty’ Harry Callahan [...]

August 4, 2024

Behind The Scenes: John Wayne, James Caan & Robert Mitchum On The Set Of EL DORADO

The great Howard Hawks‘ 1966 western, El Dorado has one of the great tough guy casts of the 1960s. Starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and James Caan, the film is a well crafted western with great turns from the three lead actors. Wayne plays [...]

March 26, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Bill Murray & Richard Donner On The Set Of SCROOGED

The late, great Richard Donner’s 1988 comedy, Scrooged is a flawless interpretation of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic, A Christmas Carol. The mighty Bill Murray has never been better as the self-obsessed and Christmas-hating TV executive, [...]

December 22, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Peter Yates’ THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE

Director Peter Yates’ 1973 film, The Friends Of Eddie Coyle is the type of movie that perfectly sums up the 1970s on a cinematic level. Robert Mitchum plays the titular Eddie Coyle, an ageing low level crook caught-up in a Boston gun-running [...]

July 21, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Charles Laughton’s THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

Actor turned director Charles Laughton really knocked-it out of the park with his only directorial effort. The Night of the Hunter. It’s a luscious-looking and darkly comic thriller starring Robert Mitchum as a serial-killing Holy-man. The Night [...]

May 13, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Dick Richard’s FAREWELL, MY LOVELY

Farewell, My Lovely, the 1975 adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s hardboiled novel of the same name is an old-fashioned film noir, mixed with touch of 70s cinematic cool. Robert Mitchum takes the lead as Phillip Marlowe, the iconic (and laconic) [...]

May 11, 2021

Top Christmas Movies: SCROOGED

Richard Donner’s Scrooged is a flawless interpretation of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol. The great Bill Murray has never been better as the Christmas-hating TV executive, Frank Cross. However, everyone in the cast of Scrooged [...]

December 15, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Robert Mitchum Takes The Lead In Crime Drama THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE

The Friends Of Eddie Coyle (1973) is the type of ‘70s movie that perfectly sums up the decade on a cinematic level. Robert Mitchum plays the titular Eddie Coyle, an ageing low level crook caught-up in a Boston gun-running racket. Eddie is eager to [...]

February 7, 2016

Blu-ray Review: Robert Mitchum Is A Big Bad Wolf In THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

October 26, 2013

DVD Review: Robert Mitchum Is Phillip Marlowe In FAREWELL, MY LOVELY

November 14, 2012