Written by James M. Tate / 11/30/2019 / No comments / horror , interview , ridley scott , science-fiction , seventies , sigourney weaver , yaphet kotto
YAPHET KOTTO REFLECTS 'ALIEN' AND DIRECTOR RIDLEY SCOTT

Yaphet Kotto serves up intensity as Parker in ALIENS circa 1979 "All of the scenes were challenging," said Yaphet Kotto in a C...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/28/2019 / No comments / action , ally sheedy , anita morris , brat pack , david caruso , eighties , judd nelson , neo noir , scott wilson , walter hill
JUDD NELSON & ALLY SHEEDY IN THE BRAT PACK NOIR 'BLUE CITY'

Walter Hill presents Judd Nelson in Blue City directed by Breakfast Club producer Michelle Manning 1986 This dark horse Brat Pack outing...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/27/2019 / No comments / 2019 , al pacino , biopic , drama , epic , joe pesci , martin scorsese , mob , robert deniro , thriller
REVIEW OF MARTIN SCORSESE'S ANTICIPATED 'THE IRISHMAN'

Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro in THE IRISHMEN Year: 2019 At a run-time of over three hours, you'd think director Martin Scorsese would...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/25/2019 / No comments / action , bill mckinney , catherine bach , chase , clint eastwood , geoffrey lewis , george kennedy , heist , jack dodson , jeff bridges , june fairchild , michael cimino
CANVASING THE PICTURESQUE 'THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT'

Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges as Thunderbolt and Lightfoot circa 1974 There's a quote in THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT, a movie about ...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/24/2019 / No comments / controversial , drama , exploitation , homosexual , john flynn , john phillip law , ludmila mikaël , military , rod steiger , sixties
ROD STEIGER COMMANDS 'THE SERGEANT' OVER JOHN PHILLIP LAW

The Sergeant circa 1968 It's not just what THE SERGEANT is about, or even who it's about: An American World War II hero return...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/22/2019 / No comments / clifford david , crime , diana millay , drama , exploitation , fifties , george montgomery , geraldine brooks , jazz score , marilee earle , melodrama , mob , nehemiah persoff
MARILEE EARLE IN 'STREET OF SINNERS' W/ GEORGE MONTGOMERY

Marilee Earle and George Montgomery in Street of Sinners Year: 1957 With Dana Andrews as Cult Film Freak's all-time favorite actor, ...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/16/2019 / No comments / body count , creature , eighties , exploitation , horror , jaws-clone , lisa langlois , robert lansing , roger corman , terri treas
LISA LANGLOIS IN THE ROGER CORMAN JAWS-CLONE 'THE NEST'

"Working on that film was amongst the worst experiences of my career" Lisa Langlois YEAR: 1988 The same year Roger Corman'...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/15/2019 / No comments / body count , creature , eighties , exploitation , horror , jaws-clone , suspense , thriller
TRACKING THE JAWS-CLONE OF NEW WORLD PICTURES 'SLUGS'

Tammy Reger as Pam in SLUGS Year: 1988 Roger Corman's New World Pictures sans Roger Corman made a surprisingly decent Jaws-Clone, ta...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/12/2019 / No comments / delores wells , dennis patrick , forrest j. ackerman , ib melchior , john hoyt , merry anders , philip carey , post-apocalyptic , preston foster , race against time , science-fiction , steve franken , thriller , time travel
MERRY ANDERS IN 'THE TIME TRAVELERS' WITH PRESTON FOSTER

Dennis Patrick scowls in The Time Travelers Year: 1964 Rating: ***1/2 Takes place mainly within a technically-streamlined underground ca...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/11/2019 / No comments / dianne hull , drama , drug culture , edward james olmos , hangout , melodrama , paul lemat , robert carradine , rolling stones , romance , seventies , tim mcintire
PAUL LEMAT CRUISES DIANNE HULL IN 'ALOHA BOBBY AND ROSE'

The Aloha Bobby and Rose vehicle cruising Graffiti style in 1974 When we learn at the close of AMERICAN GRAFFITI that a drunk driver w...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/10/2019 / No comments / bruce cabot , classic , creature , ernest schoedsack , fay wray , franchise , king kong , merian cooper , robert armstrong , sequel , stop-motion , thirties
STOMPING THROUGH THE LEGENDARY ORIGINAL 'KING KONG'

Fay Wray as Ann Darrow in KING KONG Year: 1933 If you discovered prehistoric/extremely instinct dinosaurs roaming on an uncharted islan...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/09/2019 / No comments / bill bixby , charles napier , eighties , eric allan kramer , franchise , interview , jack colvin , lee purcell , lou ferrigno , marvel , steve levitt , tim thomerson , tv movie
THOR MARVELS THE HULK IN 'THE INCREDIBLE HULK RETURNS'

Jack Colvin wouldn't like Eric Allan Kramer angry either YEAR: 1988 The first and best of three post series Bill Bixby/Lou Ferrigno ...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/08/2019 / No comments / action , adventure , classic , creature , dinosaur , ernest schoedsack , fantasy , helen mack , king kong , merian cooper , monster , robert armstrong , sequel , thirties
ROBERT ARMSTRONG RETURNS IN 'SON OF KONG' WITH HELEN MACK

Artwork for SON OF KONG Year of Release and Capture: 1933 Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Skull Island… But why return t...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/07/2019 / No comments / action , adventure , classic , fantasy , helen mack , merian cooper , nigel bruce , randolph scott , thirties
HELEN MACK BACK WITH SON OF KONG'S MERIAN COOPER FOR 'SHE'

Nigel Bruce, Randolph Scott & Helen Mack in SHE Year: 1935 H. Rider Haggard's immortal book SHE was produced by RKO under the le...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/06/2019 / No comments / action , adventure , cult , ernest schoedsack , fay wray , joel mccrea , leslie banks , merian cooper , noble johnson , robert armstrong , thirties
KING KONG'S SISTER PRODUCTION 'THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME'

The opening credit doorknob in Most Dangerous Game Year: 1933 Based a short story by Richard Connell, the GAME template has been used m...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/05/2019 / No comments / action , crime , dale robertson , dan curtis , gangster , harris yulin , john milius , mobster , seventies , tv movie
JOHN MILIUS PRESENTS 'MELVIN PURVIS G-MAN' W/ HARRIS YULIN

Harris Yulin in MELVIN PURVIS G MAN Year: 1974 Grade: C+ John Milius's DILLINGER has everything you'll ever want in a gangster ...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/03/2019 / No comments / 2019 , action , arnold schwarzenegger , franchise , linda hamilton , post-apocalyptic , science-fiction , sequel , time travel
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER RETURNS IN 'TERMINATOR: DARK FATE'

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton in the YEAR: 2019 TERMINATOR: DARK FATE not only brings back beloved originals Linda Hamilton (...
Written by James M. Tate / 11/02/2019 / No comments / bo hopkins , body count , christopher ogden , exploitation , horror , isaac hayes , larry cohen , leslie neale , morgan paull , nineties , pj soles , robert forster , war , william lustig , william smith
WILLIAM LUSTIG & LARRY COHEN WANT YOU TO FEAR 'UNCLE SAM'

Christopher Ogden daydreaming of war in UNCLE SAM Year: 1996 Never have two actresses looked so much like sisters who aren't playing...
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