Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968)
Jul 8, 1999Pirate's Ghost/Disney Comedy
Disney live-action comedy with Peter Ustinov as the ghost of a resurrected pirate who comes to the aid of an ailing collage track team
Peter Ustinov
Hammersmith is Out (1972)
Oct 14, 2025Satire/Devil Figure
One of the few flops that Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor made, a broad satire where Burton is a Devil figure who escape from an asylum, leaving a trail of bodiesas he makes his way up to control the presidency
Robin Hood (1973)
May 5, 2003Disney Animation/Legend Enacted with Talking Animals
Disney animated film produced during the studio's creative slump between the 1960s and 80s, the main conceit is recasting the story of Robin Hood with talking animals amid much slapstick
Logan’s Run (1976)
Feb 2, 2003Dystopian Future
Dystopian SF mounted on a big budget by people that don't have a clue what they are doing. This creates one of prettiest depictions of the future of any film of this era but it is surface deep depiction that swims free of any sociopolitical understanding
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Mouse and His Child (1977)
Jul 5, 2002Animation/Windup Toy's Quest
Based on a popular children's book, this is a simplistic animated film for very young children about a toy mouse that goes on a quest to find freedom
The Thief of Baghdad (1978)
Feb 27, 2003Arabian Nights Adventure
The fourth film version of the Arabian Nights adventure, a tv movie released theatrically in some parts.
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Dec 6, 2002Muppet Movie
The second of the Muppet films made when Jim Henson was alive and one of the best, this bubbles with a double level of sly grown-up humour that many of the later post Henson entries miss
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Jun 30, 2003Alice in Wonderland TV Adaptation
A fairly reasonable tv mini-series adaptation of Lewis Carroll – a version that excels in terms of design and in using The Jim Henson Workshop to bring the Wonderland creatures to life
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
May 2, 2001Genre Director Documentary
Documentary about the life of Stanley Kubrick made by his brother-in-law that lifts the veil on the mystique that surrounded Kubrick in his later years and gives a good deal of insight into his working processes