When Time Ran Out… (1980)

When Time Ran Out… (1980)

[4] Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, and William Holden lead the all-star ensemble in producer Irwin Allen's final theatrically-released disaster movie, signaling the end of a film phenomenon that started ten years earlier with tragedy-adventures like Airport and The Poseidon Adventure. This time…
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)

The Mephisto Waltz (1971)

[6] Jacqueline Bisset (The Deep, Bullitt) stars as the wife of a music journalist who becomes convinced her husband's body has been inhabited by another man, a famous concert pianist, through the use of dark magic. Alan Alda plays the journalist, whose…
The Deep (1977)

The Deep (1977)

[5] Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset play deep sea divers who stumble upon a sunken supply of morphine and Spanish treasure. They enlist the help of Robert Shaw (in one of his final performances) to excavate their findings, all while fighting off…
Airport (1970)

Airport (1970)

[6] This star-studded best picture Oscar nominee is credited for kicking off the boom of disaster flicks that plagued (or bedazzled?) the 1970s. It's entertaining enough, though I much prefer The Towering Inferno. All of the Airport movies (there would be two…
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

[7] Director Sydney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Network) takes on Agatha Christie and delivers a light-hearted soufflé of a murder mystery. I always tend to enjoy ensemble films within a claustrophobic setting, so being trapped on the Orient Express during a blizzard…
Bullitt (1968)

Bullitt (1968)

[6] Steve McQueen stars as a San Francisco cop charged with protecting a mobster who is about to squeal for a US senator. When the witness is killed, McQueen works around the clock to discern the identity of the killers before the…