Written by James M. Tate / 4/29/2020 / No comments / actress , gary busey , interview , jan-michael vincent , john milius , lee purcell , patti d'arbanville , seventies , sport , william katt
LEE PURCELL REFLECTS THE CULT CLASSIC OF 'BIG WEDNESDAY'
Actress Lee Purcell Interview on the John Milius surf classic BIG WEDNESDAY pictured here with Jan-Michael Vincent How were you selected...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/28/2020 / No comments / cannon , charles bronson , eighties , kimberly beck , laurence luckinbill , neo noir , religion , thriller , trish van devere
CHARLES BRONSON INVESTIGATES 'MESSENGER OF DEATH'
Blu Ray artwork cover for Cannon Films/Charles Bronson MESSENGER OF DEATH Year: 1988 Rates: ***1/2 The only time famous bullet-blaster...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/27/2020 / No comments / ants , body count , creature , horror , lynne frederick , michael murphy , post-apocalyptic , saul bass , science-fiction , seventies
SAUL BASS DIRECTS LYNNE FREDERICK IN 'PHASE IV'
Lynne Frederick is the ingenue in the Saul Bass ant horror/science fiction PHASE IV Year: 1974 Rating: **** PHASE IV stands out above a...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/26/2020 / No comments / action , blake edwards , christopher plummer , comedy , franchise , herbert lom , peter sellers , seventies
BLAKE EDWARDS MAKES 'THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER'
year: 1975 cast: Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Herbert Lom, Peter Arne, Grégoire Aslan rating: ***1/2 Sir Charles Litton in the ...
BLAKE EDWARDS RETURNS WITH 'CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER'
Herbert Lom's Dreyfus has still got it in CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER Year: 1983 Rating: ***1/2 Blake Edwards held onto the Peter Sell...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/25/2020 / No comments / blake edwards , comedy , counter-culture , denny miller , gavin macleod , peter sellers , sixties , slapstick , steve franken
BLAKE EDWARDS DIRECTS HIS COUNTER-CULTURE 'THE PARTY'
year: 1968 cast: Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Steve Franken, Denny Miller (pictured), Gavin Macleod rating: ***1/2 Fans of Blake Edwa...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/24/2020 / No comments / action , blake edwards , burt kwouk , franchise , herbert lom , leslie anne-down , peter sellers , sequel , seventies , spy
PETER SELLERS STRIKES IN 'THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN'
Spoof on JAWS which came out the year previously in THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN from 1976 There’s a pivotal sequence where Herbert Lo...
JULIE EGE IN 'THE FREAKMAKER' AKA 'THE MUTATIONS'
Julie Ege in THE FREAKMAKER aka THE MUTATIONS Year: 1974 Rating: ***1/2 Originally titled THE MUTATIONS, which is a much better and far ...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/22/2020 / No comments / bruce dern , cindy williams , drug culture , jack nicholson , june fairchild , karen black , michael warren , seventies , william tepper
JACK NICHOLSON'S COUNTER-CULTURE DIRECTED 'DRIVE, HE SAID'
Cult starlet June Fairchild as a cheerleader/hippie student in Jack Nicholson's DRIVE, HE SAID Year: 1971 As most people know, Jack...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/20/2020 / No comments / disaster , ensemble , george c. scott , jean rasey , robert wise , roy thinnes , seventies
GEORGE C. SCOTT HEADING FOR DISASTER IN 'THE HINDENBURG'
title: The Hindenburg year: 1975 cast: George C. Scott, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Burgess Meredith rating: *** 1970's Disaster ...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/17/2020 / No comments / brian dennehy , cold war , cop , crime , joanna pacula , mystery , neo noir , revenge , russia , thriller , william hurt
WILLIAM HURT & BRIAN DENNEHY IN 'GORKY PARK' W/ LEE MARVIN
William Hurt as Arkady Renko drawing arms in Michael Apted's GORKY PARK Year: 1983 James Horner was the laziest composer in 1983, re...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/10/2020 / No comments / canadian , eighties , exploitation , helene udy , karen stephen , sex comedy , sport
HELENE UDY FLIPS-OUT IN 'PICK-UP SUMMER' OR 'PINBALL SUMMER'
Helene Udy in PICK-UP SUMMER aka FLIPPER GIRLS aka PINBALL PICK-UP Year: 1980 PINBALL SUMMER, also known as PICK-UP SUMMER… the latter a...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/07/2020 / No comments / frank sinatra , gumshoe , jill st. john , neo noir , private eye , richard conte , sixties , sue lyon , thriller
FRANK SINATRA IN THE NEO NOIR 'TONY ROME' WITH SUE LYON
Sue Lyon and Frank Sinatra in the 1960's Neo Noir of TONY ROME Year: 1967 Frank Sinatra's daughter Nancy's bouncy title song...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/06/2020 / No comments / caroline munro , christopher lee , christopher neame , hammer films , horror , marsha a. hunt , peter cushing , seventies , stephanie beacham , vampire
VINTAGE HAMMER FILMS GOES MODERN FOR 'DRACULA A.D. 1972'
Christopher Neame steals the show of Hammer's DRACULA A.D. 1972 Rating: **** Dracula, revamped by Hammer film staple Christopher Lee, r...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/05/2020 / No comments / biopic , body count , cop , crime , henry fonda , neo noir , richard fleischer , sixties , thriller , tony curtis
RICHARD FLEISCHER'S NEO NOIR BIOPIC 'THE BOSTON STRANGER'
Year: 1968 Rating: ** Richard Fleischer's Police Procedural biopic, using the multi-screen effect, only works until Tony Curtis is r...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/04/2020 / No comments / adam rich , betty buckley , diana hyland , dianne kay , dick van patten , family , grant goodeve , mark hamill , pilot , seventies , TV , willie aames
MARK HAMILL AS DAVID IN THE 'EIGHT IS ENOUGH' PILOT EPISODE
Diana Hyland with Mark Hamill in the series pilot of EIGHT IS ENOUGH Season One from 1977-1978 The tragic death of actress Diana Hyland ...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/03/2020 / No comments / action , albert salmi , harris yulin , import , jennifer o'neill , lee majors , r.g. armstrong , richard lynch , roger e. mosley , seventies , terry kiser
LEE MAJORS IS A BIONIC MAN OF 'STEEL' WITH JENNIFER O'NEILL
Poster art for Steve Carver's blue collar action drama with Lee Majors titled STEEL Year: 1979 Any movie that spends time gathering ...
TIM MATHESON IS A BOWLING 'DREAMER' WITH SUSAN BLAKELY
Tim Matheson and Susan Blakely in DREAMER Year: 1979 Quickly following a retro opening-credit montage of the unique and antique history ...
Written by James M. Tate / 4/01/2020 / No comments / article , cop , cult , jacqueline bisset , jazz score , music , peter yates , sixties , steve mcqueen
NAMES BEHIND THE GROOVY COFFEE HOUSE BAND FROM 'BULLITT'
Jazz Flautist Julie Iger Roseman imposed behind Steve McQueen in BULLITT A memorable yet dated scene in Peter Yates's cop classic BULLIT...
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