“Burt Lancaster tried to kill me three times, and he was still my dearest friend,” he told Senses of Cinema. “I mean, he ...

A solid enough film noir, but I don't think it ever has the same menace after that opening scene in the diner, where the two heavies (William Conrad and Charles McGraw) are fantastic. The story being ...

It's the sort of star-spangled prestige production that half a century ago would have starred Henry Fonda, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood and been filmed in black-and ...

It’s the sort of star-spangled prestige production that half a century ago would have starred Henry Fonda, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood and been filmed in black ...

His chemistry with Ava Gardner is unforgettable.” The setup for this John Carpenter favorite goes like this: Two hitmen walk into a diner asking for a man called “the Swede” (Burt Lancaster).

One of the most memorable of these women was played by Ava Gardner in the 1946 “The Killers.” The movie was based on Ernest Hemingway’s short story, but the story only accounts for the first 20 ...

Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner in 1946 Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images 1946: Burt and Ava break out. This darling acting duo starred alongside each other in the 1946 film noir, The Killers.

Burt Lancaster was an exceptional actor who left behind a outstanding legacy. Indeed, few Hollywood leading men have distinguished themselves internationally and in as many classic films as this ...

“The Killers” (1946), film noir starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner, directed by Robert Siodmak “Double Indemnity” (1944), film noir starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and ...

A smouldering Ava Gardner has a lot to do with Lancaster’s demise, but the film is most famous for its opening 10 minutes as two shadowy figures drive through the New Jersey night, terrorise a ...