Seconds (1966)
Feb 18, 2002Secret Rejuvenation Syndicate
An astonishingly bleak John Frankenheimer film in which a disillusioned middle-aged man is contacted by a secret organisation that rejuvenates him to become Rock Hudson
Murray Hamilton
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Jul 1, 2004Psycho Actor/Comedy Thriller
Amid the host of Psycho copies that came out during the 1960s, this was one that played everything as a comedy. A wildly overacting Rod Steiger is a psycho actor who adopts a different disguises every time he goes out to kill
Jaws (1975)
Feb 15, 2001Killer Shark
The killer shark film that became the No 1 box-office hit of all time and put Steven Spielberg's name on the map. A powerhouse of seat-edge tension, filled with great performances and the young Spielberg with an incredible grasp of his craft
Jaws 2 (1978)
Sep 30, 2001Killer Shark
The best of the mostly worthless Jaws sequels. With a bigger budget, the shark attacks are more spectacular but there is nothing akin to the sustained suspense of the first film's extended climax
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Jul 8, 1999Haunted House/"True Story"
Based on a book that claimed it was true story (but was later proven to be a hoax), this haunted house tale was a considerable success and spawned a series of sequels and imitators that continue to this day