Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on August 16, 2018

Return from the Ashes Directed by J. Lee Thompson Written by Julius J. Epstein from a novel by Hubert Monteilhet 1965/UK/USA Orchard Productions/The Mirisch Corporation First viewing/Amazon Instant “Diabolique” wannabe doesn’t quite cut it but does offer a few thrills. The story st   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on August 13, 2016

UK, US / 107 minutes / bw / Mirisch, UA Dir & Pr: J. Lee Thompson Scr: Julius Epstein Story: Le Retour des Cendres (1961) by Hubert Monteilhet Cine: Christopher Challis Cast: Maximilian Schell, Samantha Eggar, Ingrid Thulin, Herbert Lom, Talitha Pol, Vladek Sheybal, Jacques Cey, Jacques Brunius,   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on October 9, 2014

Conclusion: The Ashes of Poetry “Images and words must mix with the ashes of poetry to be born in Man’s imagination” is the Word Tamer’s philosophy and by extension it becomes the philosophy of this film. For within this film we are given images, dialogue and voice over and fragmented...   read more