Weekend At Crombie‘s

Vol 6, Episode 12: Vivacious Lady

Ginger Rogers and James Stewart star in this romantic comedy film from 1938, featuring wisecracks, slapstick and a murphy bed with a mind of its own.

Settle yourself in with an oversized ham sandwich and enjoy.

Vol 6, Episode 11: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Peter Weller stars in this old familiar tale of a physicist / neurosurgeon / rock star / martial artist, battling inter-dimensional aliens.

Also starring Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd and Clancy Brown, who must have had some interesting conversations with their agents afterwards.

Vol 6, Episode 10: Link

Hot on the heels of Psycho II, Richard Franklin directs a very young Elisabeth Shue and a very bored Terence Stamp in this chimpanzee-based horror film.

Microwave yourself a nice cup of tea and get comfortable, and do mind where your step in the hall.

Vol 6, Episode 9: Friday Night Lights

Alright team, listen up! We’re breaking down the playbook on Friday Night Lights. James and Huw struggle manfully to comprehend American football with the same grit and tenacity as a fullback with a dislocated shoulder.

There's some difference of opinion in this one, and the movie may not make it to the ten-yard line.

Vol 6, Episode 8: The Offence

It's 1973 and Sean Connery reunites with director Sidney Lumet to star in a very dark tale of a police officer who suffers a breakdown and kills a suspect.

It's a powerful performance from Big Tam and the supporting cast, but we'll pop a content warning in here: there is some pretty disturbing stuff in this one.

The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold 4.4: Elmer Gantry

It's 1960 and Burt Lancaster plays a smooth-talking chancer who becomes part of a religious revivalist movement in the prohibition-era.

Acting alongside other notables like Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy and Shirley Jones, this was the role that won Lancaster his only Academy Award for Best Actor.

The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold examines a series of thematically-linked films - this time, we're taking a look at the films of Burt Lancaster, as we go From Here To Lancaster!

The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold 4.3: The Swimmer

It's 1968 and, clad in nothing but a pair of swimming shorts, Burt Lancaster plays Neddy Merill, a man who undertakes a suburban odyssey to swim his way home.

This doesn't take long to get into the deep end, and Lancaster gives this film everything he's got.

The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold examines a series of thematically-linked films - this time, we're taking a look at the films of Burt Lancaster, as we go From Here To Lancaster!

The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold 4.2: The Train

It's 1964 and Burt Lancaster takes the lead in an epic of the French Resistance trying to stop a train packed with art treasures from reaching the Third Reich.

Massive action sequences in a age of practical effects and some challenging questions raised. Never have railway timetables been so exciting.

The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold examines a series of thematically-linked films - this time, we're taking a look at the films of Burt Lancaster, as we go From Here To Lancaster!

The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold 4.1: Sweet Smell of Success

It's 1957 and this film noir looks at the vice-ridden underworld of New York's society gossip columnists (yes, really).

Tony Curtis plays against type as the amoral press agent, but it's the terrifying menace of J.J. Hunsecker, played by Burt Lancaster, that makes it the opening film in our series.

The Legend of Crombie‘s Gold examines a series of thematically-linked films - this time, we're taking a look at the films of Burt Lancaster, as we go From Here To Lancaster!

Vol 6, Episode 7: 36 Hours

It's 1964 (or is it?) and James Garner stars in a World War II thriller about a captured American officer, Major Pike, and a very unusual method of interrogation to learn of the D-Day landings.

A high-concept movie from the start, based on a Roald Dahl short story. It won't be long before you're shouting 'Don't tell him, Pike!'