Classics

The genre formally known as "Nostalgia", we determine "Classics" to be all titles that now pre-date 1990(!), but don’t hold us to it…

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Kiss of the Vampire (1963): Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Clifford Evans, Noel Willman, Edward de Souza…; An ominous and highly-regarded Hammer horror in which a honeymooning couple are stranded in Bavaria where they become embroiled in the initiation rites of a diabolical creed. Originally intended to be the third movie in Hammer's Dracula series, it instead explores vampirism as a social disease afflicting…
Balcony, The (1963): Dir. Joseph Strick
Feat. Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant…; Fascinating adaptation of Jean Genet's play set in a fictional country, where Shelley Winters plays the Madam of a brothel that satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers while oblivious to a revolutionary uprising in the streets.
Rolling Thunder (1977): Dir. John Flynn
Feat. William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones; A classic of 70's exploitation, this gritty revenge thriller follows a Vietnam vet who returns home a hero, but soon embarks on a mission of bloody vengeance after thugs invade his home, killing his family and mangling his hand, which he replaces with a hook.
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951): Dir. Albert Lewin
Feat. Ava Gardner, James Mason, Nigel Patrick…; Ava Gardner stars as the ravishing siren of a small Spanish town who has never fallen for anyone until the arrival of the mysterious James Mason, the actual 'Flying Dutchman', a 16th century ship captain, condemned to sail the seas until he finds a woman who would die for him. This version has been newly…
Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939): Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Charles Laughton; Charles Laughton is perfectly cast in this beautifully expressionistic version of the classic.
Pawnbroker, The (1965): Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Rod Steiger; Rod Steiger gives a career-best performance as a Jewish pawnbroker whose new life in Spanish Harlem conjures haunting images of his Nazi prison camp past. Grim but powerful stuff.
Iron Horse, The (1924): Dir. John Ford
Feat. George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy; An early silent western presenting an idealised portrayal of the development of the first American transcontinental railroad. Its romantic, mythologising style influenced the entire Western genre to come.