SUZANNA LEIGH, FRANK FINLAY & KATY WILD IN 'THE DEADLY BEES'

<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KseZvfl9WasU8X7zzi6A6sfzN3FXe7EG9Aulx0JK9t6O1YB_jv36NX4LuZAkW40AgbidnlBx-D-MVNxi_xZwV8y2rgsr4hKn2WvLF-HmBkQWt9JVlBU19ne-KdJcktIa0ErnrMofYD1ed1MKG_MZSklAvb3t9KTC_f0HhBMN06ywdO_12ryU9HJNHS-x/s1952/Screen%20Shot%202024-12-25%20at%204.53.48%20PM%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="1952" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KseZvfl9WasU8X7zzi6A6sfzN3FXe7EG9Aulx0JK9t6O1YB_jv36NX4LuZAkW40AgbidnlBx-D-MVNxi_xZwV8y2rgsr4hKn2WvLF-HmBkQWt9JVlBU19ne-KdJcktIa0ErnrMofYD1ed1MKG_MZSklAvb3t9KTC_f0HhBMN06ywdO_12ryU9HJNHS-x/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202024-12-25%20at%204.53.48%20PM%202.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Suzanna Leigh in THE DEADLY BEES Year: 1966 Rating: ****</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>By the time British redhead Katy Wild (reunited with director Freddie Francis after THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN) attempts running frantically away from a horde of DEADLY BEES raised and kept by initially subtle antagonist Frank Finlay, lead starlet Suzanna Leigh... as a burnt-out pop star on sabbatical in the rural farmhouse next door... has spent most of the movie figuring out <i>who</i> instead of what, making DEADLY more a slow-burn mystery than the kind of violent body-count thriller that many other killer-insect vehicles would progress into...<br></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>With a cast also including handsome cad Guy Doleman, whose house Leigh's staying in, and barkeeper (and Hammer regular) Michael Ripper, whose daughter is played by Wild and, working as a maid for Doleman... and as much as dad worries... she's got no chance against Finlay's impending (and vengeful) killer bug army... </p><p><span></span></p>

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SUZANNA LEIGH, FRANK FINLAY & KATY WILD IN 'THE DEADLY BEES'

Suzanna Leigh in THE DEADLY BEES Year: 1966 Rating: **** By the time British redhead Katy Wild (reunited with director Freddie Francis after...

NOSTALGIC REVIEW OF NEW ROLLING STONES 'HACKNEY DIAMONDS'

<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0U9vhePMm3EtfokBgUJerDeCS3Cu-xbWBVQBe-uOAYysPNNE9SitndxFmhTvbGnh6_anPozVJQeJompEu3QgL58ulXaCa41lADr3Qr2k3m589j5epvbRxjA2HpmZWews524KP-8yaaOcDar9qIVuAN5UYB2Xh3_qKlEKJhFQkEn8Iy2ASJkiRg_dW590/s1500/A1fXb71fhAL._SL1500_.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0U9vhePMm3EtfokBgUJerDeCS3Cu-xbWBVQBe-uOAYysPNNE9SitndxFmhTvbGnh6_anPozVJQeJompEu3QgL58ulXaCa41lADr3Qr2k3m589j5epvbRxjA2HpmZWews524KP-8yaaOcDar9qIVuAN5UYB2Xh3_qKlEKJhFQkEn8Iy2ASJkiRg_dW590/s16000/A1fXb71fhAL._SL1500_.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u> THE ROLLING STONES: HACKNEY DIAMONDS Year: 2023 Grade: A</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>After several uneventful new wave attempts of solo stardom, many forget or won't admit how good Mick Jagger's third album WANDERING SPIRIT was... leading to THE ROLLING STONES' brand new HACKNEY DIAMONDS, which sounds like a well-produced, finely-crafted progression of a Jagger album done correctly... <br></p><p></p><p>Loaded with familiar guest stars, like original bassist Bill Wyman on one track, the late Charlie Watts on two, and, well... Keith Richards and Ron Wood seem to be guesting throughout... yet without their usual gritty double-ax attack, despite Wood turning in his usual country-rock solo he puts into almost every song since joining the band (that Mick Taylor invented on STICKY FINGERS)... The best songs are as follows...</p><p></p><p><span></span></p>

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NOSTALGIC REVIEW OF NEW ROLLING STONES 'HACKNEY DIAMONDS'

 THE ROLLING STONES: HACKNEY DIAMONDS Year: 2023 Grade: A After several uneventful new wave attempts of solo stardom, many forget or won...

CAMERON CROWE FOLLOWS FAST TIMES WITH 'THE WILD LIFE'

<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFixvoTRCxMWF0KjLcP_ESdlxEYn5hrQzgaz1SW210rBdwgfzPgNdwkhZvGr6Bz-HBEeUludy4g26lfRET7aZNZ6z8Cw7X0s9DmVOSbbHLHR2WGx35K31bkaFP5a4DM2EyrMbYJQ0seCNZShAhrtPVA6kmdaPWw_YLE0EvAB6vZNlM55wcwB6n3sSZA/s1519/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-01%20at%204.00.03%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFixvoTRCxMWF0KjLcP_ESdlxEYn5hrQzgaz1SW210rBdwgfzPgNdwkhZvGr6Bz-HBEeUludy4g26lfRET7aZNZ6z8Cw7X0s9DmVOSbbHLHR2WGx35K31bkaFP5a4DM2EyrMbYJQ0seCNZShAhrtPVA6kmdaPWw_YLE0EvAB6vZNlM55wcwB6n3sSZA/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-01%20at%204.00.03%20AM.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Title: THE WILD LIFE Year: 1984 Writer: Cameron Crowe Stars: Chris Penn, Eric Stoltz Rating: ****</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>THE WILD LIFE, an underrated, extremely unappreciated and relatively obscure and unknown teenage summertime sex comedy directed by Art Linson and written by <a href="http://www.cultfilmfreaks.com/2021/11/fast-times.html">FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH</a> creator Cameron Crowe has a somewhat deliberately facetious, misleading title...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Although two of the main characters — Chris Penn as Tom Drake, channeling brother Sean’s Jeff Spicoli in jock form, and  Ilan Mitchell-Smith as stoner kid Jim Conrad — are rebellious enough, the buried lead goes to Jim’s big brother Bill, who, played by Eric Stoltz, moves into an apartment complex for his twenty-something independence...</p><span></span>

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CAMERON CROWE FOLLOWS FAST TIMES WITH 'THE WILD LIFE'

Title: THE WILD LIFE Year: 1984 Writer: Cameron Crowe Stars: Chris Penn, Eric Stoltz Rating: **** THE WILD LIFE, an underrated, extremely u...

ARCHIVE VIDEO REVIEW OF THE ROLLING STONES 'VIDEO REWIND'

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxo9Uc2IL7s5_TuAL10VTm8FS_GPsSQMdJfy0O7AgMashvbiot66zKsG8X_ZxESwLOuzRNJB9SWpf75_ZFfP2tgIN0K5K0LuuoczMaIOz_MMDYhst_75wkru69zH-NM33BHptAhFh08w/s1600/rollingstonesvideorewind.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxo9Uc2IL7s5_TuAL10VTm8FS_GPsSQMdJfy0O7AgMashvbiot66zKsG8X_ZxESwLOuzRNJB9SWpf75_ZFfP2tgIN0K5K0LuuoczMaIOz_MMDYhst_75wkru69zH-NM33BHptAhFh08w/s400/rollingstonesvideorewind.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Stars Bill Wyman, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Anita Morris</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> Bass guitar maestro Bill Wyman, with his signature deadpan charm, plays a security guard at a museum containing artifacts from rock n' roll history: Among these are Mick Jagger in drag, locked inside dusty displayed glass, reanimating and thereafter, he and Bill watch various Stones videos on a computer monitor and even a freezer door (<i>She's So Cold</i>). What's really fun is seeing both Bill and Mick act, doing a surprisingly decent job (Wyman in particular)... introducing videos with actual stories being told and/or the band performing their groovy tunes outright: mostly in the then-current 1980's, with a few <i>rewinds</i> from their previously reining, semi--youthful decade...<br /> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w72MTXZ-meh2Jyw1IqlmG0p7kqQlSowTRkjWITBkehT2D4DGXTzcGAMF64S9-JuP2EcujBPGZ1RQxUGe8-Dw9H7gO8RFWOSU2aNqhKDVGkUg3S0lKU7qpLWIj-_c9F3tKxMB1a1nC4yQa_wzE1ZXAxJ3h9Gd2MjYrTQ97YS7-Ttpre8MVICbjODT8A/s735/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%204.51.28%20AM.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="724" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w72MTXZ-meh2Jyw1IqlmG0p7kqQlSowTRkjWITBkehT2D4DGXTzcGAMF64S9-JuP2EcujBPGZ1RQxUGe8-Dw9H7gO8RFWOSU2aNqhKDVGkUg3S0lKU7qpLWIj-_c9F3tKxMB1a1nC4yQa_wzE1ZXAxJ3h9Gd2MjYrTQ97YS7-Ttpre8MVICbjODT8A/w197-h200/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%204.51.28%20AM.jpeg" width="197" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Anita Morris & Mick Jagger</u><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1vHAl6VDSd6vryhc9asuEtZDY6IWZ-qKG5v0tFMm6zStmvtFA7G6h4lhYca54lp3n8zRVraXSJVVMxTdyAnSTaJd6UNfvu8jl-N9IA46ggnYaP9PsJ3_8jevTsfoiwG903MJgVRdq1tdw4_zywv0gws0xE_6DuVqQPIDwv0ISMqehFyUzZD3hTL_uQ/s1255/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%204.46.52%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1255" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1vHAl6VDSd6vryhc9asuEtZDY6IWZ-qKG5v0tFMm6zStmvtFA7G6h4lhYca54lp3n8zRVraXSJVVMxTdyAnSTaJd6UNfvu8jl-N9IA46ggnYaP9PsJ3_8jevTsfoiwG903MJgVRdq1tdw4_zywv0gws0xE_6DuVqQPIDwv0ISMqehFyUzZD3hTL_uQ/w320-h213/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%204.46.52%20AM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Anita Morris from She Was Hot</u><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Yet 1970's videos <i>Angie</i> and <i>It's Only R&R</i> go on too long yet it's nice seeing their former guitar-ringer Mick Taylor (albeit underused on these tracks); while later MTV-era tracks are more fun, being videos as opposed to promos: Like 1973 throwback <i>Waiting on a Friend</i>, where Mick and Keith begin, seated on the steps of the Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti building: strolling down the urban boulevard, meeting up with the other band members in a dive bar. While <i>Miss You</i>, with music from the album and Mick's voice performed for the video, and <i>Emotional Rescue</i>, filmed in funky blue inferred, are edited down but still seem complete...<br /> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WLf1bOj8GkYHfM_HHOKKGM759qFC6QDEJjQHLtk3iMiJ6uXzE3pT1oJifgfK1TGXAVUD5IKyF_35R0I9hWrDtBK1R3ViEwgE-xr7QCGoECe2MRuzn_RCHUHhO0x1npQhbJunDn0MeCzY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2018-05-06+at+3.57.43+AM.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="328" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WLf1bOj8GkYHfM_HHOKKGM759qFC6QDEJjQHLtk3iMiJ6uXzE3pT1oJifgfK1TGXAVUD5IKyF_35R0I9hWrDtBK1R3ViEwgE-xr7QCGoECe2MRuzn_RCHUHhO0x1npQhbJunDn0MeCzY/s400/Screen+Shot+2018-05-06+at+3.57.43+AM.jpg" width="135" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>VideoScore: ****</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> This was really a promotional piece for the Stone's then-new 1983 album <i>Undercover</i> and includes exploitation style Film Noir inspired videos for <i>Too Much Blood</i> and <i>Undercover (of the Night</i>), both creatively shot yet trying too hard to push the envelope...<br /> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr5UIV7t5-60VamD5lA1JZO2MkkAIaRXr_sZSKYEEVkeUatBObntMp_Vw2jbDkcSFhtvJwC54ucpQ-eeDycIFM-cSbqlcvGjJG77o_-wWF_0WKGfV8HAC-XfcZxo1otKegmk_nRuh7h4/s1600/maxresdefault.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr5UIV7t5-60VamD5lA1JZO2MkkAIaRXr_sZSKYEEVkeUatBObntMp_Vw2jbDkcSFhtvJwC54ucpQ-eeDycIFM-cSbqlcvGjJG77o_-wWF_0WKGfV8HAC-XfcZxo1otKegmk_nRuh7h4/s400/maxresdefault.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Keith part of the Noir Exploitation Video for Undercover</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> At this point the band were struggling with both middle age and frustration amongst Jagger and Richards, heading for an inevitable (yet ultimately short-lived) creative divorce: Although the lightweight rocker <i>She Was Hot</i>, more befitting to the band's Chuck Berry-inspired origin, provides the best of the <i>Undercover</i> songs and video, involving the band coming unglued in the presence of red-headed siren Anita Morris, co-star of the following year's RUTHLESS PEOPLE, a comedy film that Jagger would provide a forgettable New Wave title track for, and sporadic excerpts of concert footage and interviews are thrown in for good measure, making this a pleasurably nifty gem for those rabid Rolling Stones fans who have everything else. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>

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ARCHIVE VIDEO REVIEW OF THE ROLLING STONES 'VIDEO REWIND'

Stars Bill Wyman, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Anita Morris Bass guitar maestro Bill Wyman, with his signature deadpan charm, plays...