Tag: Spy Movies

• Torn Curtain (1966)

  September 23, 2020

  1960s, Drama, Political, Thriller

  It’s interesting exploring the titles in a director’s career that don’t get as much celebration, particularly the later period films by a marketed auteur like Alfred Hitchcock. I remember mainly reading about Torn Curtain (1966) from a book about Paul Newman my Mum owned and in Scorsese On Scorsese where the farmhouse sequence is cited… Read.

• The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965)

  May 25, 2020

  1960s, British Cinema, Political, Thriller

  Richard Burton is perfectly dour and weary in the title role of the John Le Carre adaptation, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965). Shot in black and white by cinematographer Oswald Morris and directed by Martin Ritt (who made Hud and Hombre), the film is set during the Cold War and follows… Read.