Besides De Niro, the film’s stellar cast also comprised Gérard Depardieu, Burt Lancaster, Dominique Sanda and Donald Sutherland.
Door-to-Door Maniac (aka “Five Minutes to Live”) (1961): Bill Karn’s B-Level Noir, Starring Singer Johnny Cash in Debut, with Ron Howard
July 14, 2026 by
Bill Karn directed the nooir thriller Five Minutes to Live, which was retitled Door-to-Door Maniac for an American International Pictures rerelease in 1966. The film stars Johnny Cash, in his first theatrical film, Donald Woods, Vic Tayback, and Cay Forrester, who wrote the screenplay and whose husband, Ludlow Flower, produced. Grade: C+ (** out of […]
Sam Neill Tribute: “A Cry in the Dark” (“Evil Angels”)–As Meryl Streep’s Loyal, Compassionate Husband
July 13, 2026 by
Sam Neill, a brilliant, underestimated actor on his own right, has co-starred with some of the best actresses around, Meryl Streep, Judy Davis
Death in Hollywood: Neill, Sam–Aussie and International (“Jurassic Park”) Actor, Dies at 78
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He never envisioned himself as actor, as he was afflicted for years with severe stutter.
Saragossa (“The Manuscript Found in Zaragoza”) (1965): Wojciech Has’s Complex Polish Epic
July 12, 2026 by
Saragossa, Wojciech Has’ complex (c0nvoluted for some) Polish epic is based on Jan Potocki’s 1815 novel “The Manuscript Found in Saragossa.”
