It Happens Every Spring (1949)
Aug 2, 2010Eccentric Scientist Becomes a Baseball Star
A comedy in which Ray Milland is cast as a chemistry professor who becomes a baseball star after inventing a wood-repelling chemical
Ed Begley
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
Nov 22, 2008Spy Film
Third of the Harry Palmer spy films starring Michael Caine, which were made as a more grounded alternative to James Bond. Unfortunately, this has been placed in the hands of Ken Russell who overblows everything with a giddy eatravagance
Wild in the Streets (1968)
Jun 10, 2002Satiric Youth Revolution
Satiric 1960s Youth Revolution film where a rock star becomes US President, reduces the voting age and everyone over thirty is placed in a concentration camp
The Dunwich Horror (1969)
Jun 30, 2001H.P. Lovecraft Adaptation/Occult Rituals
Adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft story in which Sandra Dee is lured by a young Dean Stockwell in order to summon Elder Gods. This seems like it has potential but befalls plodding, nondescript direction
The Monitors (1969)
Jul 14, 2016Alien Invasion Comedy
Comedy about aliens who have invaded Earth and keep broadcasting commercials to tell how wonderful life is. You feel like this should be great satire but instead the film flounders about without any plot tapping a 60s counter-culture vibe before finding it doesn't have anything to say