"Ride the Wild Surf" is a romantic drama film set in the beach party culture of the 1960's. However, there is no comedy in this drama of three friends who travel to Oahu's North Shore for surfing action and subsequent romantic drama. Director Don Taylor ("Everything's [..]

"Send Me No Flowers" is a romantic comedy starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and Tony Randall, the third and final film they made together. Director Norman Jewison ("The Thrill of It All" 1963) was adept enough at the helm of the project to make this a [..]

"Robin and the 7 Hoods" stands out as a superior entry into Frank Sinatra's patented Rat Pack genre of motion pictures. It has comedy, drama, and, of course, loads of music. Sinatra's favorite conductor and music arranger Nelson Riddle was in charge of this department. [..]

Melina Mercouri and Maximilian Schell play two professional thieves who assemble a team to steal a jewel-studded Ottoman Empire-era dagger from a museum in Istanbul in "Topkapi." Tight direction by Jules Dassin ("Never on Sunday" 1960) made this an exciting heist film, from a screenplay by Monja Danischewsky, [..]

Bette Davis plays twin sisters at odds with each other in "Dead Ringer." One of the sisters steals a husband from the other, and when he passes away, the jilted sister is out for revenge. Davis is one of Hollywood's biggest stars of all time in [..]

"The Americanization of Emily" is a dark comedy about an American man and an English woman who become involved during World War II in Britain, despite political differences. Crisp direction by Arthur Hiller ("The Out-of-Towners" 1970) and a brilliant screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky make this a great [..]

Hayley Mills plays a woman on holiday with her aunt in Greece when she gets involved with jewel thieves in "The Moon-Spinners." Director James Nielson and screenwriter Michael Dyne actually put together a decent film with suspense reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock. [..]

"Sex and the Single Girl" is a dark comedy about a magazine writer who tries to get an interview with a popular book author. When she refuses, he starts scheming and the comedy and drama proceeds from there. Most of this film is unremarkable comedy, [..]

"Robinson Crusoe on Mars" is a science fiction films telling the story of an astronaut stranded on Mars. Director Byron Haskin ("Captain Sinbad" 1963) clearly did an excellent job at the helm of this picture that has excellent production values, special effects, and dramatic performances. The screenplay by [..]

"What a Way to Go!" is a black comedy starring Shirley MacLaine as a woman going through several marriages all with the same disturbing pattern: The hubby becomes successful then suddenly dies. MacLaine skillfully pulls this thing off under the expert direction of J. Lee Thompson [..]