The Malpaso Collection: Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
Synopsis: Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino) is Coogan, an Arizona Sheriff who comes to New York City to pick up a prisoner (Don Stroud, The Buddy Holly Story). The simple task […]
Tag Archives: Action & Adventure
Adventurous stories, which often offer spectacular, high-energy escapism
The 007 Series: Die Another Day (2002)
Synopsis: After a failed mission, M16’s James Bond (Pierce Brosnan, Seraphim Falls) is imprisoned by the North Korean government. Bond is finally released from jail and he is determined to unmask the person who […]
The Viking (1928)
Synopsis: In Pre-Columbian times, Vikings enslave an English aristocrat, Lord Alwin (LeRoy Mason), and take him to Norway. Alwin becomes the protegé of Viking Leif Ericsson (Donald Crisp, How Green […]
The 007 Series: The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Synopsis: James Bond (Pierce Brosnan, Dante’s Peak) is assigned to protect an oil heiress (Sophie Marceau, Braveheart) from a madman (Robert Carlyle, The Full Monty) who had kidnapped her years […]
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Synopsis: In ancient Persia, legendary Middle Eastern adventurer, Sinbad the Sailor (Douglas Fairbanks’s Jr., Gunga Din), recounts his search for the lost treasure of Alexander the Great to a group […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps (1935)
Synopsis: A Canadian vacationing in London, England, Richard Hannay (Robert Donat, Goodbye Mr. Chips), is drawn into a complicated web of international intrigue after he meets a mysterious woman at a […]
Abandon Ship (1957, aka Seven Waves Away)
Synopsis: After a shipwreck, 26 people in a lifeboat meant for 9 try to survive. The lifeboat’s Captain, played by Tyrone Power (Jesse James and The Black Swan), suddenly realizes […]
George Pal Presents: Doc Savage – The Man of Bronze (1975)
Synopsis: A famed American adventurer, Doc Savage, played by Ron Ely (TV’s Tarzan), and his team of extraordinary men travel to South America to investigate the mysterious death of his […]
The Naked Prey (1965)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century Africa, after insulting a local tribe, members of a safari are brutally killed by the offended party. The local natives do spare one person, […]
New World (2013, aka Sinsegye)
Synopsis: When the head of a powerful crime organization dies in a car accident, cops see a unique opportunity to influence the internal politics of the corrupt conglomerate. Police department […]
The 007 Series: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Synopsis: When China refuses to give him exclusive broadcasting rights, a media tycoon, Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce, Brazil), plots to manufacture a war between UK and China that he hopes […]
The 007 Series: GoldenEye (1995)
Synopsis: M16’s James Bond (Pierce Brosnan, Robinson Crusoe) is assigned to stop an ex-colleague, Agent 006 (Sean Bean, Game of Thrones), who is helping the Russians develop a weapon. With […]
