Eye of the Needle (1981). I'm not sure why this well-made suspense picture isn't better known. In many ways, it reminds me of The Day of the Jackal (although it's not quite in that class).
Donald Sutherland stars as Henry Faber, a German spy operating in Great Britain during World War II. Fa read more
Classic stars and some of their classic cars. Buster Keaton Harold Lloyd and wife Mildred Davis in a Buick Jean Harlow in a 1932 Packard Valentino in a custom 1923 Isotta Fraschini Valentino and his 1923 Avion Voisin Rita Hayworth and a 1941 Lincoln Continental Wallace Reid Clark Gable and a read more
I had set out to watch three classic race car movies and write about each. First was Grand Prix (1966) which was a delight to watch and even though it was long and the plot was rather weak, the three hours seemed to fly by for me. Le Mans (1971) was a horrible, plotless mess. It was fun to watch bec read more
UPDATE: Stop! Before you leave a comment, read the entire post first. I have some opinions about the film not everyone will agree with but I was as fair as possible. Don't jump to conclusions. Thank you.
Le Mans (1971) is simply a terrible movie. It's more a quasi-documentary Steve McQueen/race c read more
There is no film quite like Grand Prix (1966). It is the quintessential racing movie and while it's not the best film out there we are very lucky to have it. Grand Prix was made during a golden era of race car driving, when Formula 1 was glamorous, safety in driving wasn't all that important, race c read more
