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Directed by Don Taylor, Damien: Omen II (1978) is a supernatural horror film that follows the story of Damien Thorn, the Antichrist. One week after the events of the first film, archaeologist Carl Bugenhagen discovers that Damien is still alive. He enlists the help of his friend Michael Morgan to deliver a box containing the Seven Daggers of Megiddo – necessary for Damien’s demise – to his new guardian. Initially doubtful, Morgan eventually believes Bugenhagen after seeing a depiction of Damien on a mural at a local ruin called Yigael’s Wall. Sadly, both men are buried alive when the ruins ...

The Fury (1978), an American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, follows ex-government agent Peter Sandza and his psychic son Robin as they encounter Ben Childress, Peter’s former colleague from the agency. Despite Sandza’s plans to leave their old lives behind and return to the United States, Childress objects and stages a terrorist attack as a cover-up for kidnapping Robin in order to protect him. Though Peter manages to survive the attack and escape while badly injured, he is unable to save his son. Meanwhile in Chicago, high-school student Gillian Bellaver discovers her own ...

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) is an American epic space opera film directed and written by George Lucas. It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox. Serving as the first installment in the Star Wars series, it is the fourth chapter in the Skywalker Saga. The story takes place during a galactic civil war, where the Rebel Alliance has obtained plans to the Death Star from Imperial spies. This massive space station has been constructed by the tyrannical Galactic Empire and has the capability to annihilate entire planets. Among those involved in retrieving these ...

The Omen (1976), a supernatural horror film from director Richard Donner and writer David Seltzer, follows American diplomat Robert Thorn and his wife Katherine as they live in Rome. After giving birth to a stillborn child, Katherine is convinced by hospital chaplain Father Spiletto to secretly adopt a newborn whose mother has recently died. Keeping this secret from Katherine, the couple names the baby Damien. Several years later, Robert is now the Ambassador to the United Kingdom and strange occurrences begin to haunt the Thorns: an aggressive Rottweiler appears at their ...

Capone (1975), a film directed by Steve Carver and written by Howard Browne, follows the story of Chicago mob boss Al Capone during Prohibition. From his rise to power to his eventual conviction and imprisonment, the film depicts Capone’s control over the city. This includes an incident in Brooklyn on May 6, 1918 where he tipped off police about a fur clothing heist in order to ambush them. However, things take a turn when Capone ends up being thrown through a glass window during the ensuing fight, leaving him with a scarred left cheek. Despite this, he is released ...

The Towering Inferno (1974) is an American disaster movie helmed by director John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen. Architect Doug Roberts makes his return to San Francisco for the grand opening of The Glass Tower, a mixed-use skyscraper he designed for developer James Duncan. Standing at a staggering 1,688 feet (515 m) tall and spanning 138 floors, the tower holds the title of world’s tallest building. Unfortunately, during testing, a fire breaks out on the 81st floor due to an electrical short-circuit in the main utility room. While investigating the cause ...

The American science fiction film, Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), was directed by J. Lee Thompson with a screenplay by John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington, based on a story by Paul Dehn. It is told as a flashback to the early 21st century, with a wraparound sequence narrated by the orangutan Lawgiver in ‘North America – 2670 A.D.’. This sequel follows chimpanzee Caesar, who is faced with the aftermath of a global nuclear war that has ...

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) is a science fiction movie directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn. Set in a future where a space-borne disease has wiped out all dogs and cats, the government has established police states modeled after the Schutzstaffel. These states have taken in chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans as pets and have built a culture around using them for slave labor. This was predicted in 1973 by two chimpanzee scientists known as Cornelius and Zira, who were unfortunately killed for their testimony. Although believed to be ...

The American disaster film, The Poseidon Adventure (1972), directed by Ronald Neame, follows the journey of the SS Poseidon, an ocean liner headed from New York to Athens in the Aegean Sea. Despite Captain Harrison’s concerns about safety, the new owner’s representative insists on traveling at full speed to cut costs, resulting in Poseidon being unable to take on ballast. Also onboard are Reverend Frank Scott, who believes in self-help and is being sent to Africa as punishment for his unorthodox views; Detective Lieutenant Mike Rogo and his wife Linda, who struggles with seasickness; siblings Susan Shelby ...

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), an American sci-fi film directed by Don Taylor and written by Paul Dehn, follows three chimpanzees (Cornelius, Zira, and Dr. Milo) who flee Earth before its destruction. Using Taylor’s ship, they travel through a time warp and end up on present-day Earth, specifically the Pacific coast of the United States. The apes are eventually taken to the Los Angeles Zoo and placed under the care of friendly scientists Dr. Stephanie Branton and Dr. Lewis Dixon. However, their stay is cut short when Milo is killed by a gorilla at the ...

Directed by Ted Post, Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) is an American science fiction film written by Paul Dehn and based on a story co-written by Dehn and Mort Abrahams. Time-displaced astronaut Taylor and his companion Nova journey through the Forbidden Zone’s desert in search of a new life free from Ape City. Unexpectedly, fire erupts from the earth and crevices open up around them. Perplexed, Taylor investigates a cliff wall and vanishes through it, leaving ...

Planet of the Apes (1968), an American science fiction film by Franklin J. Schaffner, is loosely based on Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel. Astronauts Taylor, Landon and Dodge emerge from an extended hibernation following a space voyage at near-light speed. According to Taylor’s theory attributed to scientist Hasslein, the time dilation effect has caused only 18 months to pass for the astronauts despite 701 years having elapsed on Earth since their journey began in 1972. The clock aboard the ship shows time advancing at a rate of approximately one day per minute, ...

Directed by Gordon Douglas, In Like Flint (1967) is an American spy fi comedy film. After witnessing the launch of a new space platform, Z.O.W.I.E. Chief Lloyd C. Cramden and President Trent take a break from their golf game. However, their leisure is cut short by the Fabulous Face organization, who attack Cramden and capture the president. The group’s plan is to control the world with a team of women in charge, starting with taking over a US space facility in the Virgin Islands. To do so, they set up a spa as a front for their activities. Using hair dryers equipped with tape recorders, they aim to brainwash their ...

Our Man Flint (1966) is a humorous take on the popular James Bond film series. The director behind this spy-fi comedy was Daniel Mann. The protagonist, Derek Flint, is a former member of Z.O.W.I.E., or the Zonal Organization World Intelligence Espionage. He is called back into action when a global organization known as Galaxy, led by three deranged scientists (Doctor Krupov, Doctor Wu, and Doctor Schneider), threatens the world. These scientists are fed up with the state of world governments and demand that all nations surrender to Galaxy. In order to make their point clear, they use their climate-control technology to ...

O. Henry’s Full House (1952), released by Twentieth Century Fox, is an American anthology film featuring five different stories. Each story is based on a work by renowned author O. Henry. Narrator John Steinbeck presents a prologue providing insight into O. Henry’s life and mentions some of his other works that were not included in the film. Notably, A Retrieved Reformation tells the tale of reformed safecracker Jimmy Valentine. 1. The Cop and the Anthem (

The American science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), was produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise for 20th Century Fox. Upon a flying saucer’s arrival in Washington, D.C., it quickly becomes surrounded by the United States Army. A humanoid emerges from the spacecraft and assures that he comes ‘in peace and with good will’. However, his unexpected opening of a small device leads to being shot and injured by a jittery soldier. Suddenly, a towering robot appears from the saucer and effortlessly destroys the ...

Nightmare Alley (1947) is an American film noir directed by Edmund Goulding from a screenplay by Jules Furthman, based on William Lindsay Gresham’s novel of the same name. Set in a seedy traveling carnival, the story follows Stanton ‘Stan’ Carlisle, a barker who is captivated by all that he sees, including a grotesque geek. Upon witnessing this unusual character, Stanton remarks that he can’t fathom how someone could sink so low. At the carnival, Stanton teams up with ‘Mademoiselle Zeena’ ...

In a drama China Girl (1942) an American newsreel photographer named Johnny Williams finds himself in Luzhou, China where he is taken captive by the Japanese military. Despite being offered a large sum of money to photograph the crucial Burma Road that supports the Chinese war effort, Johnny declines. This results in him being returned to his cell where he meets ‘Major’ Bull Weed, a Canadian posing as a Chinese irregular. With the help of their confederate ‘Captain’ Fifi, who sneaks in a gun during her supposed dramatic goodbye, the two men are able to escape captivity. Fifi then reveals that she saw a plane at an abandoned airfield nearby and ...

Brigham Young (1940) is a biographical western film featuring talented actors Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Dean Jagger. It depicts the true story of Young’s rise to become the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after the tragic assassination of Joseph Smith in 1844. The film follows Young’s journey to guide his followers across the Rocky Mountains and establish their settlement in Salt Lake City. Along the way, we witness the struggles faced by two members of his group, Jonathan Kent ...

Johnny Apollo (1940) is an American crime film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Tyrone Power and Dorothy Lamour. Bob Cain, Jr.’s father, known as ‘Pop’ Cain, is sent to prison for embezzlement. Despite their previous close relationship, Bob becomes estranged from his father and drops out of college in search of employment. However, his efforts are unsuccessful due to his father’s infamous reputation. Bob eventually finds work under an alias but is terminated upon the discovery of his true ...