"My friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future." What can be said about this film that hasn't already been said a thousand times? If you haven't seen "Plan 9 From Outer Space" you are missing one of the most amazing films in the history of Hollywood, and the most beloved bad movie of all time, and although you've probably heard otherwise far from being the worst movie ever made. Fortunately it is available here at IA in its jaw-dropping entirety.
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Topics: movie trailers, sci fi, alien invasions, zombies, UFOs, Vampira, : Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon,...
"Sixth Sense" rip-off. (IMDB review quote) A mother searches for her young son who has disappeared without a trace. I haven't seen him either, or it. IMDB rating 5.8
Topics: movie trailers, mysteries, sci fi, Julianna Moore, Dominic West, Christopher Kovaleski
One of a swarm of dramas which deal with Christian missionaries in China. (see note) This one tosses in anti-communism and sexual tension between an adorable Chinese girl (Nuyen) and an American priest (Holden). The ending is...well, a little warped. An adaptation of Pearl S Buck's novel "The China Story." Filmed in England and Wales. (a.k.a. "The China Story") TRIVIA; Filmed on sets recycled from "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness." CAST NOTE: Clifton Webb's final...
Topics: movie trailers, dramas, Christian missionaries, '40s China, Chinese revolution, William Holden,...
A low-budget jungle adventure filmed on location in Guatemala. The complete film is available here at IA in the Feature Films Collection
Topics: movie trailers, adventures, jungle adventures
Lugosi, Zucco, Caradine and a bevy of all-girl zombies in one of the wackiest B-horror flicks of the '40s. Wanda McKay convincingly stares into space. A new and sharper print of the complete film has recently been posted in the Picfixer and Feature Films collections. TRIVIA: Technically speaking this is Bela Lugosi's last Monogram film, although "Return of the Ape Man" was released later. "Voodoo Man" was shot in seven days.
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Topics: movie trailers, horror, zombies, girl zombies, voodoo, Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, John Caradine,...
A psychological suspense drama starring Jean Tierney. Directed by Otto Preminger.
Topics: movie trailers, suspense dramas, hypnotism, Jean Tierney, Richard Conte, Jose Ferrer
A colorful 20th Century Fox musical with a good cast and Carmen Miranda as the life of the party. It's not quite up to the standards of "Down Argentine Way," but it will do if you're desperate for a crazy hat fix. TRIVIA: Betty Grable had originally been slated for Alice Faye's role.
Topics: Movie trailers, musicals, Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, John Payne, Csear Romaro, Billy Gilbert,...
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Topics: movie trailers, romantic comedies, musicals, Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald
A fictional crime drama inspired by Detroit's notorious Purple Gang. Solid ensemble cast. Excellent production values with an impressive gangster shootout. Unfortunately halfway through it goes off the rails by trying to become a romance and never gets completely back on track. (a.k.a. "Public Hero #1") TRIVIA: Banned in Sweden. CAST NOTE: This trailer falsely claims this was Joseph Calleia's first film. It was his fifth feature film appearance.
Topics: movie trailers, crime dramas, romantic dramas, gangsters, Chester Morris, Lionel Barrymore, Jean...
"Wow" "Exceptional film making" "Expect the unexpecter" (IMDB reviews quotes). Well regarded science fiction action thriller about refugee space aliens forced to live in a South African ghetto. Exteriors filmed in South Africa and New Zealand. Haven't seen it, but I will. IMDB rating 8.0, MPAA R for violence. TRIVIA: First documentary-style film nominated for a best picture oscar.
Topics: movie trailers, science fiction, sci fi, thrillers, space aliens, South African apartheid, Sharlto...
"Fair to middling" "A Payne in the neck" "Really bad mystery" (IMDB reviews quotes). A light-weight film noir crime drama set in and filmed in Copenhagen, Denmark. John Payne starrs at the head of an international cast. Released in 1957. IMDB rating 5.8.
Topics: movie trailers, crime dramas, film noir, counterfeiting, '50s Copenhagen, John Payne, Alexander...
"Entertaining yet forgettable" "Hits the jackpot!" "Yawn" (IMDB reviews quotes) "Ocean's Thirteen" is the last film in the "Ocean's" trilogy which began with "Ocean's Eleven" (2001) which was a remake of "Ocean's Eleven" (1960). I'm starting to get seasick. Anyway it's a crime caper thriller with a good cast. Haven't seen it. IMDB raring 6.9, MPAA PG-13
Topics: movie trailers, crime capers, thrillers, casinos, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elliott...
"Stunning piece of work" "Style and romance" "Extremely moving" "Depressingly beautiful" (IMDB reviews quotes). Biographical drama of the life and death of singer Ian Curtis. An adaptation of the book by Deborah Curtis. Limited US theatrical release in 2007. IMDB rating 7.7, MPAA R for language and sexuality.
Topics: movie trailers, dramas, biopics, suicide, Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra...
Classic kung fu adventure
Topics: movie trailers, kung fu, kung fu adventures
An un-funny trailer for an un-funny comedy with Jack Benny badly miscast as a slick con man. Una Merkel and the rest of the cast can't overcome its misconceived screenplay.
Topics: movie trailers, comedies, con men, Jack Benny, Una Merkel, Nat Pendleton, Ted Healy, Mary Carlisle,...
"Wonderful movie" "Glittering period crowd-pleaser" "Superb" "Funny and tearjerking" (IMDB reviews quotes). A musical drama told through flashbacks to Paris in 1935 and 1936. There are elements of visual fantasy and a few plot similarities to "La Vie en Rose" (2007). Directed by Christophe Barratier. Released in 2008. One oscar nomination for original song. IMDB rating 6.6, MPAA PG-13 for sexuality, nudity, violence and language.
Topics: movie trailers, musicals, dramas, '30s Paris, Gerard Jugnot, Nora Arnezeder, Clovis Cornillac, Kad...
"Dennis the obsessive psycho" "A waste" "Do not let your kids watch this!" (IMDB reviews quotes). A made for DVD Christmas anti-classic starring Maxwell Perry Cotton and Robert Wagner. Released in 2007. IMDB rating 4.9, MPAA G.
Topics: Movie trailers, comedies, family films, Christmas, made for DVD, Maxwell Perry Cotton, Robert...
The boys were fine when they were left alone to do their thing. Unfortunately the 20th Century Fox writers weren't smart enough to recognize this, and result was one of the lesser Laurel and Hardy comedies. Even the title doesn't make sense. (There are no ghosts and nobody is haunted.) Nevertheless fans of the eternally hapless duo will want to see this one.
Topics: movie trailers, comedies, gangsters, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dante, Elisha Cook Jr, Mantan...
The complete film is available here at IA in the Feature Films Collection.
Topics: movie trailers, war dramas, WW2, Canada, nazis, all-star casts
Spooks run wild in this haunted house scare fest chuck-full of producer-director William Castle's gimmicks. Corny Fun
Topics: movie trailers, haunted houses, ghosts, Charles Herbert, Martin Milner, Rosemary DeCamp, Margaret...
Comic fantasy starring Jennifer Garner.
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Topics: movie trailers, comedies, fantasies, Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer
"Lydia, oh Lydia, say have you met Lydia?"
Topics: trailers, movie trailers, screwball comedies, Marx Brothers
The story of a working class London family from the end of World War 1 until the beginning of World War 2. Outstanding cast and production. Directed by David Lean. Adapted from Noel Coward's play. It makes an interesting followup to and contrast with "Cavalcade." It also might be viewed be as a prequil to Coward's "In Which We Serve," which is available here at IA. TRIVIA: David Lean's first color film.
Topics: movie trailers, dramas, domestic dramas, inter-war years, Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Stanley...
Boy, you screw up just one little experiment and... The start of Mara Corday's career as the creature feature queen, and which led to her starring roles in "The Giant Claw" and "The Black Scorpion." The trailer for "The Giant Claw" is in this collection.
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Topics: movie trailers, sci fi, horror, creature features, John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G Carroll, Clint...
Archeologists hunt for the lost tomb of an enigmatic pharoah. It's no "Raiders of the Lost Ark," however it is a passable adventure that won't put you to sleep. Visuals provide a large part of the interest. Filmed on location in Egypt. The widescreen print is available on DVD. CAST NOTE: The second of three films costarring Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker. The other two were "Above and Beyond" and "Many Rivers to Cross."
Topics: movie trailers, adventures, Egyptian archeology, the prophet Joseph, Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker,...
"Put the candle back!"
Topics: movie trailers, comedies, Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Marty Feldman
"Altman's masterpiece" "Refreshing and brilliant" "One of the great films of our time" "Rich and poetic" (IMDB reviews quotes). Seriocomic vignettes of the diverse lives of people connected to the country and western music industry. Excellent cast. Brilliantly produced and directed. Oscar winner (song) and Golden Globe winner (song). Released in 1975. IMDB rating 7.8, MPAA R.
Topics: Movie trailers, dramas, comedies, country & western music, political campaigns, Nashville, TN,...
A 1967 Robert Altman space adventure with a different take on the US/Soviet race to the moon. Good cast. It had a limited theatrical release and the DVD wasn't released until 2014. Haven't seen it. IMDB rating 6.1. MPAA unrated. PRODUCTION NOTE: Robert Altman's feature film directorial debut. TRIVIA: This film was released 18 months before the launch of Apollo 11.
Topics: movie trailers, sci fi, NASA, moon landing, space race, James Caan, Joanna Moore, Robert Duvall,...
Otto Preminger's whodunit masterpiece
Topics: movie trailers, mysteries, whodunits, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Jean Tierney, Vincent Price
An engaging WW2 naval yarn slowed down a few knots by a superfluous romantic subplot. A good cast keeps it afloat. CAST NOTE: Charlie Chan's number three son (Benson Fong) appears briefly.
Topics: movie trailers, war dramas, USN, WW2, Edward G Robinson, Glenn Ford, Marguritte Chapman
A dark Stephen King thriller staring Johnny Depp.
Topics: movie trailers, thrillers, horror, Johnny Depp, Maria Bello, John Turturro
"Pure pop-corn fun" "Don't get high on the hype" "For the love of God don't see this" "Awful" "Don't bother" (IMDB reviews quotes). An attempt at making an instant cult film which, going by its reviews, was an attempt that failed. Haven't seen it. IMDB rating 5.6, MPAA R for sexuality, violence, drug use and language.
Topics: movie trailers, action-adventure, horror, reptiles gone wild, Samuel L Jackson, Julianna Margulise,...
Middle-age romantic comedy costarring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton
Topics: novie trailers, comedies, romantic comedies, Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves
See, atomic war ain't that bad. Just hide in the woods for a while, and everything will be fine.
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Topics: movie trailers, dramas, nuclear terror, red scare, Ray Milland
You gotta be kidding. Rosebud?
Topics: movie trailers, dramas, Orson Welles
George Bernard Shaw's seriocomic panoply of politics, power and treachery in the ancient world. At the time its lavish production was the most expensive in British film history. ($6.3 million USD) The complete film is available here at IA in the Feature Film Collection.
Topics: movie trailers, dramas, historical dramas, George Bernard Shaw, Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh, Stewart...
A romantic medieval fantasy adventure. CAST NOTE: The hawk's real name was Spike II. She retired from show biz in 2000, and died in 2007.
Topics: movie trailers, adventures, fantasies, romance, Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer,...
Love 'em and leave 'em ladies' man Cooper meets virginal cellist Hepburn
Topics: movie trailers, romantic comedies, Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper, Maurice Chevalier
Low budget sea monster flick with dialog like this: "It could absorb a man, or a woman." As for the monster...er, don't expect much. Roger Corman's first feature film production.
Topics: movie trailers, sci fi, monsters, Anne Kimbell
The commies are coming! The complete film is available here at IA in the Feature Films Collection
Topics: movie trailers, red scare, propaganda, Peggie Castle
Earth scientists explore an alien planet, and among their equipment there just happens to be an atomic bomb. That's just one of the wacky elements in this low-budget romp that also features lizard vs. alligator fights. Filmed in Bronson Canyon, the ancestral home and holy shrine of innumerable low-budget sci fi and horror flicks.
Topics: movie trailers, sci fi, creature features
"A miracle for Disney" "Russell shines" "Very realistic" "Surprisingly good" "Almost a masterpiece" (IMDB reviews quotes). The inspiring true story of coach Herb Brooks and the US ice hockey team that against overwhelming odds won gold in the 1980 Olympics. IMDB rating 7.5, MPAA PG for rough sports action. TRIVIA: Tragically the real Herb Brooks was killed in an auto accident while this film was in production.
Topics: movie trailers, dramas, sports dramas, ice hockey, 1980 Olympics, Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson,...
Wartime propaganda intentionally designed to boost support for our soviet ally. It and its producers later became prime targets of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Topics: movie trailers, war propaganda, WW2, Walter Huston, Lee Tung Foo
The account of a fictional FBI investigation into civil rights murders in the segregated South. Inspired by the 1964 murders of three young voting rights activists in Neshoba County, Mississippi. A violent and powerful film that's worth revisiting in light of the recent tragedy in South Carolina. TRIVIA: The FBI's code name for the 1964 investigation and trial was MIBURN (Mississippi Burning).
Topics: movie trailers, crime dramas, FBI, Ku Klux Klan, civil rights murders, '60s South, Gene Hachman,...
Margaret Rutherford sidesaddles it. This is sufficient information.
Topics: movie trailers, whodunits, Agatha Christie, Miss Marple, Margaret Rutherford
A broad adaptation of Jules Verne's adventure yarn with Ray Harryhausen's giant beasties tossed into the mix.
Topics: movie trailers, adventures, fantasies, Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Gary Merrill
A domestic comedy in which a violently feuding divorced couple (Midler & Farina) suddenly and unexpectedly reunite, and turn their daughter's wedding and honeymoon upside down. Haven't seen it. IMDB rating 6.1. MPAA PG-13 TRIVIA: This film was swiftly yanked from its UK release following the death of Princess Diana. This was due to Danny Nucci's role as an obtrusive member of the paparazzi. Six years after this film's release, Marshall and Nucci married in real life.
Topics: movie trailers, comedies, domestic comedies, romantic comedies, Bette Midler, Dennis Farina, Paula...
'50s sci fi without invading alien monsters or gee-whiz special effects. Instead it has a cerebral screenplay that mostly deals with human nature. Which is why it flopped on the drive-in circuit and is unfairly ignored by many persent-day fans of '50s sci fi. A good cast is headed by Gene Barry. The FX and other production values are adequate for the story. TRIVIA: The alien spaceship interior set and other footage came from "Earth vs the Flying Saucers." CAST NOTE: The deep voice of...
Topics: movie trailers, sci fi, aliens, suspense dramas, cold war, Gene Barry, Valerie French, Arnold Mose,...
I'm ashamed to admit there is a Laurel & Hardy comedy I haven't seen, and this is it, Therefore I'm headed to the Sons Of The Desert Punishment Shed to be mercilessly pelted with a volley of coconut cream pies. I hate coconut. IMDB rating 6.3. NOTE: Laurel and Hardy's last American film.
Topics: movie trailers, comedies, bullfighting, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Margo Woode, Richard Lane, Diosa...
"This is truly it!" "A must-see" "Melancholy and moving" (IMDB reviews quotes) Documentary on preparations for Michael Jackson's 2009 London concert which never happened because of the performer's death. Haven't seen it. IMDB rating 7.3, MPAA PG. (a.k.a. "Michael Jackson's This Is It")
Topics: movie trailers, documentaries, rockumentaries, cancelled 2009 This Is It concert, Michael Jackson,...
Atmospheric Lovecraft horror directed by Roger Corman.
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Topics: movie trailers, horror, Vincent Price, Debra Paget, Lon Chaney (Jr)
The Japanese fight off nasty aliens and an even nastier alien monster.
Topics: movie trailers, sci fi, Japanese sci fi, monsters, Japanese monsters, creature features
More suspenseful than snakes on a train. One of the all-time great B-features.
Topics: movie trailers, suspense dramas, crime dramas, film noir, Marie Windsor
A Chinese martial arts fantasy which is a remake of "Zu Warriors of Mystic Mountain." It went direct to DVD in the US.
Topics: movie trailers, adventures, fantasies, martial arts, direct to DVD
NOTE: This film's teaser trailer also is in this collection. "Cynical, witty and hilarious" "It works" "A perfect movie" "Not worthy of its creator" (IMDB reviews quotes). A misenthropic middle-aged New Yorker played by Larry David develops an unlikely friendship with a young runaway from Mississippi played by Evan Rachel Wood. A comedy written and directed by Woody Allen. Haven't seen it. IMDB rating 7.2, MPAA PG-13 for sexual situations, sexual dialog...
Topics: movie trailers, comedies, romantic comedies, NYC, Larry David, Evan Rachell Wood, Henry Cavill,...
Andrews as a sadistic cop who will stop at nothing.
Topics: movie trailers, crime dramas, film noir, corrupt cops, Dana Andrews, Jean Tierney
A Universal Pictures serial with Dick Foran.
Topics: movie trailers, serials, matinee serials, Dick Foran
Musical drama centered on an inner-city dance competition.
Topics: movie trailers, dramas, dance, Omarion Grandberry, J-Boog, Raz B
Musical mystery and horror movie spoof starring Kay Kyser with a supporting cast that includes Lorre, Lugosi and Karloff. An entertaining '40s romp, however its well-performed and well-presented swing tunes are less than memorable. CAST NOTE: The 7th of eight Lugosi and Karloff screen parings. The only screen pairing of Lorre and Lugosi.
Topics: movie trailers, musicals, comedies, horror movie spoofs, mysteries, old dark house, Kay Kyser,...
A 1942 PRC oater with Buster Crabbe in the title role and a better than average supporting cast. Directed by Sam Newfield. His brother Sigmund (Neufeld) produced. Haven't seen it. IMDB rating 5.6. NOTE: The complete film is available here at IA in the Feature Films Collection. CAST NOTE: Anne Jeffreys' feature film debut.
Topics: movie trailers, westerns, B-westerns, Buster Crabbe, Al St John, Anne Jeffreys, Glen Strange, Jack...
Seven independently produced films that received little or no theatrical distribution: "Bohcia" "Cold Harbor" "Despiser" "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" "Grandparents From Outer Space" "Just Add Pepper" "Magdalen"
Topics: movie trailers, independent films, direct to DVD
“Well-made horror anthology” “Uncommonly creepy” “Masterpiece” “Imaginative classic horror” “Nothing short of amazing” (IMDB reviews quotes). Three nightmare-ish tales from jolly old England to chill you to the bone. Great cast. Outstanding production. Highly recommended. Released in 1945. IMDB rating 7.7.
Topics: movie trailers, horror, horror anthology, Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave, Roland Culver, Googie...
A Jim Henson family film based on the life of eccentric socialite and animal lover Gertrude Lintz.
Topics: movie trailers, family films, gorilla, gorilla suits, Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Cumming
PROOF AT LAST!!! Just kidding.
Topics: movie trailers, sci fi, UFOs, Mikel Conrad
Pistol-packin' Bette opens with a bang -- six bangs in fact.
Topics: Movie trailers, dramas, suspense dramas, Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Sen Yung
A family film with a farfetched plot starring Vin Diesel. The duck should have had a bigger part. If you liked "Kindergarden Cop" you'll be able to sit through this one.
Topics: movie trailers, family films, comedies, attack duck, babysitting, Vin Diesel, Brittany Snow, Faith...
The complete film is available here at IA in the Feature Films Collection.
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Topics: movie trailers, H G Wells, sci fi, epic sci fi, landmark science fiction, Raymond Massey
Shakespear's MacBeth transmuted into medievil Japan. A must-see Kurosawa masterpiece with superb monochrome cinematography. (a.k.a. "Spider Web Castle")
Topics: movie trailers, dramas, tragedies, Toshiro Mifune, Isuzo Yamada
Action-packed, cult favorite crime drama starring Robert Mitchum as an anti-hero moonrunner (moonshiner). Mitchum also wrote the original story. CAST NOTE: The feature film debuts of Jerry Hardin and Peter Beck PRODUCTON NOTE: The cars in this film had actually been used by North Carolina moonrunners. Director Arthur Ripley's last film. TRIVIA: Moonrunning led to dirt track modified stock car racing, which was the birth of NASCAR. In the "Cheers" episode "And Coachie Makes...
Topics: movie trailers, crime dramas, moonshiners, moonrunners, hot rods, Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry,...
Coming-of-age comedy about gaining maturity the hard way. A funny and engaging film with the perfect casting of Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning. Tight direction and editing keep the run time (93 min) appropriate for comedy, but be prepared for a heavily contrived, feel-good conclusion.
Topics: movie trailers, comedies, coming of age, NYC, Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear
Critically acclaimed drama of an Ozark Mountains family in deadly conflict. John Wayne, in his third dramatic role of note, leads its outstanding cast. Directed by Henry Hathaway. An adaptation of Howard Bell Wright's best-selling novel. CAST NOTE: Betty Field and Beulah Bondi also are in the award-winning "The Southerner." A restored version of the complete film is in the Picfixer Feature Film Collection.
Topics: movie trailers, dramas, family dramas, Ozark Mountains, moonshiners, John Wayne, Betty Field,...
"You just put your lips together, and blow."
Topics: movie trailers, romantic adventures, war dramas, WW2, Vichy French, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall
“A very impressive film!” “Better than expected” “Blow didn’t blow” “Mediocre film” “Overrated and artificial” (IMDB reviews quotes). The disastrous epic life story of an American cocaine dealer in the ’70s. Johnny Depp starrs at the head of a large, competent cast. Released in 2001. IMDB rating 7.6, MPAA R CAST NOTE: Emma Roberts' feature film debut.
Topics: movie trailers, biopics, crime dramas, cocaine addiction, Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Rachel...
An engaging romantic comedy costarring Jimmy Stewart and Hedy Lamarr.
Topics: movie trailers, romantic comedies, James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Ian Hunter, Donald Meek
Gangsters vs. Nazis in little ol' New York. Definitely a fun flick.
Topics: trailers, movie trailers, urban adventure, Nazis, Humphrey Bogart
