BRUCE DERN WITH MARTHE KELLER & ROBERT SHAW 'BLACK SUNDAY'

<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><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/AVvXsEj-mSSFPpkSzNP5KYwFDm7JXAMiXGKxIGfv6du4RqqOAAa_Y6luRkRCTKpwE7xz9yzoX-K6YUYnsiyO_vHrjt7FX341IXJuyRCkC4e_1vH7b2b7TEKOotlwdwfjP0zp5GJqFORZAkhPrHFUBezJkABE4LGKJ6oLTyjlz4SpwgivIz2CL1kSP3qdSJhm5h-Y/s2296/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-08%20at%205.52.06%20PM%202-1%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="2296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mSSFPpkSzNP5KYwFDm7JXAMiXGKxIGfv6du4RqqOAAa_Y6luRkRCTKpwE7xz9yzoX-K6YUYnsiyO_vHrjt7FX341IXJuyRCkC4e_1vH7b2b7TEKOotlwdwfjP0zp5GJqFORZAkhPrHFUBezJkABE4LGKJ6oLTyjlz4SpwgivIz2CL1kSP3qdSJhm5h-Y/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202024-04-08%20at%205.52.06%20PM%202-1%202.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Bruce Dern in BLACK SUNDAY Year: 1977 Rating: ****</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>At the peak of Bruce Dern's 1970's career playing insane, frantic characters, Palestinian terrorist Marthe Keller cautiously asks if he has a deadly contraption (that shoots tiny shards upon explosion) ready as Dern quickly answers, finishing what he thinks she was really getting to, "Do I feel CRAZY today?" </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></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>She's the perfectly patient black-widow moll to Dern's off-kilter Vietnam vet, who flies the Goodyear blimp over football games and will soon work the targeted Super Bowl... while on the heroic side is another contrary team-up in Robert Shaw's brooding yet effectively lethal Israeli commando with edgy, bickering sidekick Steven Keats...</p><p><span></span></p>

action, bruce dern, fritz weaver, john frankenheimer, marthe keller, michael v. gazzo, robert shaw, seventies, steven keats, walter gotell

BRUCE DERN WITH MARTHE KELLER & ROBERT SHAW 'BLACK SUNDAY'

Bruce Dern in BLACK SUNDAY Year: 1977 Rating: **** At the peak of Bruce Dern's 1970's career playing insane, frantic characters, Pal...

HARRISON FORD AND ROBERT SHAW ‘FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE’

<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/AVvXsEjod6kTpQwSQjcUq4QAhSzSzeJe3zNpZ7Qv_FVXtqUm2bpwosEA9kuKn9cUb8axQYt58nNtNM05Cu4l3dJpifztslybzY0olLiaGjwvSShPHbBMBJNM8LY0wS0_KAs0WWl5D4EfRZVseDB_q-nPqqL9g5M-NdA6AdCiWL4fu-cTFU-BSytl_ww_HFM4frGO/s1394/3%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjod6kTpQwSQjcUq4QAhSzSzeJe3zNpZ7Qv_FVXtqUm2bpwosEA9kuKn9cUb8axQYt58nNtNM05Cu4l3dJpifztslybzY0olLiaGjwvSShPHbBMBJNM8LY0wS0_KAs0WWl5D4EfRZVseDB_q-nPqqL9g5M-NdA6AdCiWL4fu-cTFU-BSytl_ww_HFM4frGO/s16000/3%202.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Title: FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE Year: 1978 Rating: ****1/2</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It was unnecessary starting FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE with an introduction about the original GUNS OF NAVARONE since the two have no important connections with each other, other than the same primary leads — replacing Gregory Peck with Robert Shaw and David Niven with Edward Fox as Mallory and Miller, respectively... <br></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>While adding the newly-popular Harrison Ford from the previous years' STAR WARS as grouchy yet intrepid, sharp-shooting American Captain Barnsby, who, with his own secret mission, is initially spiteful working alongside the veteran Brits — and as an actor joined the list of scene-stealers from then-current blockbusters, including Shaw himself, the jovially-cantankerous shark-hunter Quint from JAWS, albeit classy and reserved here (playing the central role)...<br></p><p><span></span></p>

action, alan badel, angus macInnes, barbara bach, carl weathers, franco nero, guy hamilton, harrison ford, michael byrne, philip latham, richard kiel, robert shaw, sequel, world war II

HARRISON FORD AND ROBERT SHAW ‘FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE’

Title: FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE Year: 1978 Rating: ****1/2 It was unnecessary starting FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE with an introduction about the o...

DOUBLE TRIAD FROM STEVEN SPIELBERG'S MASTERPIECE 'JAWS'

<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/AVvXsEjuI19B2xWasR-0vsNcUZbF_NPtUdews4S--j6w6D1CedRywkDkjH0up3kaWgF63YkLgJpW2hC0nFgJCwvxxpzdEAdKSCEpVINr325uwyeENsv0E4W0IBsMYVlk0N2GCWZODAZIIuSi7as9UieEIg3LeglFYnFKzrQosXinKrYZXIEUj-_-Z4mpywbipQ/s1624/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-05%20at%205.18.15%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuI19B2xWasR-0vsNcUZbF_NPtUdews4S--j6w6D1CedRywkDkjH0up3kaWgF63YkLgJpW2hC0nFgJCwvxxpzdEAdKSCEpVINr325uwyeENsv0E4W0IBsMYVlk0N2GCWZODAZIIuSi7as9UieEIg3LeglFYnFKzrQosXinKrYZXIEUj-_-Z4mpywbipQ/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-05%20at%205.18.15%20AM.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Defining the three leads of JAWS Year: 1975 Rating: *****<br></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Never has a motion picture made such perfect use of three acts, and three main characters... As Martin Brody, the relatively new Chief of Police in the beachside town of Amity, <u>ROY SCHEIDER</u> solely headlines the first act of JAWS... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Which can be titled <u>ACT 1) WARNING</u>, as he investigates the death of a young female swimmer by what is, despite the eventual coverup, a bonafide SHARK ATTACK. Thus Brody both leads the show <i>and</i> blends into the canvas of the eccentric town, lost in mazy politics concerning keeping the beaches open despite the immanent danger...</p><span></span>

classic, cult, jaws, lorraine gary, murray hamilton, richard dreyfuss, robert shaw, roy scheider, seventies, shark, steven spielberg

DOUBLE TRIAD FROM STEVEN SPIELBERG'S MASTERPIECE 'JAWS'

Defining the three leads of JAWS Year: 1975 Rating: ***** Never has a motion picture made such perfect use of three acts, and three main ch...

CY ENDFIELD DIRECTS STANLEY BAKER AGAIN FOR 'SEA FURY'

<p></p><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/a/AVvXsEipkIFIXy_Ws0i-El79V6QOqyqkg2oaQAAJ8Zqz5YuRF1IngffGWC15T1lrACa69fioxmJf9CcE0mM880_7ux51tAMFwbkAWtXxSr3_W3nmtDug8Gylhq5ekJ8wjpDDv9Z0VDIejXbTd2p7xK0trXOzi4oXo6ITQ2wH8iIAa3E-z2ZUcZA6ywanfj3P2w=s1299" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1299" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipkIFIXy_Ws0i-El79V6QOqyqkg2oaQAAJ8Zqz5YuRF1IngffGWC15T1lrACa69fioxmJf9CcE0mM880_7ux51tAMFwbkAWtXxSr3_W3nmtDug8Gylhq5ekJ8wjpDDv9Z0VDIejXbTd2p7xK0trXOzi4oXo6ITQ2wH8iIAa3E-z2ZUcZA6ywanfj3P2w=w400-h306" width="400"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Year: 1958 Rating: **</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Future ZULU collaborators American blacklisted turned British-film director Cy Endfield and his previous years' HELL DRIVERS leading man Stanley Baker basically made the same movie only about a tug boat instead of trucks and with very little action, intrigue or competition... </p><p>Although the love triangle is more important and upfront as old, somewhat friendly and completely weathered captain Victor McLaglen practically gets youthful (local) Spanish beauty Luciana Paluzzi thrown into his lap by her money-hungry father... </p><p></p><p>Only she, quickly and predictably, falls for the captain's handsome new first mate Baker who, like in DRIVERS, goes from stranger in town to hard-edged over-achiever whose fellow workmates, especially an underused Robert Shaw, wants him knocked down but sadly, given the cast and old school Errol Flynn-style seafront locale, the description of a battle between old and young man for the young lady never pans out, making an extremely misleading title of SEA FURY that's also the literal name of the boat... one that, despite an adventurous 11th hour rescue, runs out of steam before even really gaining any.  </p><p><span></span></p>

adventure, british, cy endfield, fifties, luciana paluzzi, robert shaw, stanley baker, victor mclaglen

CY ENDFIELD DIRECTS STANLEY BAKER AGAIN FOR 'SEA FURY'

Year: 1958 Rating: ** Future ZULU collaborators American blacklisted turned British-film director Cy Endfield and his previous years' HE...

ROBERT SHAW & MALCOLM MCDOWELL 'FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE'

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHAmIY4gCntvexrmwVYkR5dV0jy0gDYDGSazTu7Uyce3TMlf1-SqrME5Uo-y6yPOv_xzeBiLGbEL2KbaeGasOrcG5y2oicst-NxnBpQud11SIBJUtwDhKSR-qtI7q6ijbuuSceiWNmJ36/s1600/Screen+Shot+2020-07-11+at+12.46.13+AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="1382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHAmIY4gCntvexrmwVYkR5dV0jy0gDYDGSazTu7Uyce3TMlf1-SqrME5Uo-y6yPOv_xzeBiLGbEL2KbaeGasOrcG5y2oicst-NxnBpQud11SIBJUtwDhKSR-qtI7q6ijbuuSceiWNmJ36/s1600/Screen+Shot+2020-07-11+at+12.46.13+AM.jpeg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Kino Lorber Blu Ray Cover for FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE Year: 1970 Rating: ***1/2</u></td></tr> </tbody></table><p>In a brief encounter with Malcolm McDowell at an autograph show, upon a friend mentioning this particular 1970 film, Malcolm rolled his eyes, and spoke bluntly of his working stint with Robert Shaw — how it was a grueling four month shoot since the very unpredictable actor had a penchant for the bottle, and Malcolm finished with: “But I loved him.”<br> <br> Well this sort of love/hate relationship exists between Shaw’s coldblooded, experienced MacConnachie and McDowell’s naïve yet wily young Ansell (much like the later RUNAWAY TRAIN with Jon Voight and Eric Roberts): two escaped convicts — with a mysterious past only partially learned through sparse, pulpy, existential dialogue — on the run in an unnamed country... <br> </p>

action, adventure, escape, helicopter, malcolm mcdowell, robert shaw, seventies

ROBERT SHAW & MALCOLM MCDOWELL 'FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE'

Kino Lorber Blu Ray Cover for FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE Year: 1970 Rating: ***1/2 In a brief encounter with Malcolm McDowell at an autograph...

CONNECTING 'STAR WARS' WHILE REVIEWING 'THE DAM BUSTERS'

<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/AVvXsEjyiHYbrBOoiD8OUeql0bn4wN-FyxypfuFp3alml77_yKOhG4zaYAHUkaY4FnRmX_CbDcJNoNSIluBQE0OrX-FgWf4xpwAFpLL1Pw9Iy8AuycgEo-rLKFKYGBvRqaxRk-L1Akhw-UnNnyv4/s1600/a83a7fadf0f3f5e7892b8a9b91a152e4+2.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="498" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiHYbrBOoiD8OUeql0bn4wN-FyxypfuFp3alml77_yKOhG4zaYAHUkaY4FnRmX_CbDcJNoNSIluBQE0OrX-FgWf4xpwAFpLL1Pw9Iy8AuycgEo-rLKFKYGBvRqaxRk-L1Akhw-UnNnyv4/s400/a83a7fadf0f3f5e7892b8a9b91a152e4+2.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Titlte: THE DAM BUSTERS Year: 1955 Rates: ***<br></u></td></tr> </tbody></table> Director Michael Anderson's LOGAN'S RUN is a sci-fi classic with special effects that were blown away a year later by STAR WARS... But Anderson had something on George Lucas since two decades earlier, his WWII flick THE DAMN BUSTERS gave STAR WARS its Death Star dogfight finale...<br> <br> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> DAM begins with a determined, talky Michael Redgrave as Doctor B. N. Wallis coming up with a plan that is so dissected up front it gets a bit tedious, and perhaps intentionally irritating, as various tests keep failing and failing. Which is to have low-flying planes (the pilots equipped with a Lucasfilm-familiar moveable targeting-view-screen) drop bombs that wind up "rock-skipping" across a long stretch of water until exploding at the wall of, ultimately, a German dam — to succeed, they <i>must</i> hit the <i>sweet spot</i>...<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/AVvXsEjx5qelW83AVnPm1F7_2zh0k8rPrIeajmv8g-aj53SCzQb_JISOg0oWrYLnbC_nNjRX-d7Q-MCskKxGy7dTpL6gGMvqEhNapsIJFd9mhH-sWDDuoOxqFn_p8TscCQJy5BhwgPMFlhe-2uE6/s1600/5.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5qelW83AVnPm1F7_2zh0k8rPrIeajmv8g-aj53SCzQb_JISOg0oWrYLnbC_nNjRX-d7Q-MCskKxGy7dTpL6gGMvqEhNapsIJFd9mhH-sWDDuoOxqFn_p8TscCQJy5BhwgPMFlhe-2uE6/s400/5.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Robert Shaw prepares The Dam Busters flight </u></td></tr> </tbody></table> Once the bomb is dropped, the planes, like STAR WARS' X-Wing fighters, fly up and veer off diagonally as the pilots, led by Richard Todd's Wing Commander Guy Gibson (with a non-famous Robert Shaw as one of his men), turns to look at the target (with the dam visible outside the cockpit window) in a similar fashion... relieved if hit, morose if missed... as the Rebel Rogue pilots. While historically this is far, far more important, Lucas provides an edgier, more vibrant, hearty and spontaneous pace... <br> <br> Other problems concerning DAM BUSTERS (besides Gibson's black lab being named... The N-Word, which is spoken around twenty times) is the lack of suspense after each plane attempts glory. Despite several misses, the near-victory feels obvious, predictable. But what's really distracting are the flashes of cartoon-like ground-fire from Germans below that, sticking to our comparison, dart forward like lasers coming off The Death Star canons or Tie Fighters. Only here there aren't any German planes to dodge and blast. It's only those three damn dams, making it difficult for the audience to keep score, or know exactly <i>what</i> is going on. Only why.  <br>

bio, england, michael anderson, michael redgrave, robert shaw, star wars, war, world war II

CONNECTING 'STAR WARS' WHILE REVIEWING 'THE DAM BUSTERS'

Titlte: THE DAM BUSTERS Year: 1955 Rates: *** Director Michael Anderson's LOGAN'S RUN is a sci-fi classic with special effects t...

ROBERT SHAW & HARRISON FORD IN 'FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE'

<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/AVvXsEiOqKr2HCDPqjaBZrGhGKaWZpeZcpAro2UNb56EyNZkemb9DgARbbqq1bfRuwNmtsSjAzHHNlP2qh9fzzCzE8zuovp6cRsq8HX9Fm6vC6vfH2iJlr2vv9SdbkvSnNaCXEEaCrY8M31jS7iN/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-02-05+at+10.08.54+PM.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqKr2HCDPqjaBZrGhGKaWZpeZcpAro2UNb56EyNZkemb9DgARbbqq1bfRuwNmtsSjAzHHNlP2qh9fzzCzE8zuovp6cRsq8HX9Fm6vC6vfH2iJlr2vv9SdbkvSnNaCXEEaCrY8M31jS7iN/s400/Screen+Shot+2017-02-05+at+10.08.54+PM.jpg" width="400"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>FORCE 10 actors Nero, Ford, Shaw, Fox and Weathers YEAR: 1978</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> Begins as a straight-out action/adventure and gathering espionage/thriller elements along the way,  FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE is a fun, old school World War II programmer but hardly a genuine sequel to THE GUNS OF NAVARONE...<br> <br> That movie, deemed a classic by critics and audiences alike, has two (three, actually) main characters played by leading men style actors as Gregory Peck and David Niven (and a Anthony Quinn) are replaced by character-actors Robert Shaw, riding high on his 1975 ignited JAWS fame, and Edward Fox, joining FORCE 10 led by an initially grouchy, and STAR WARS favorite, Harrison Ford, filling in Anthony Quinn's vacant position as third banana despite being on-par with Shaw: this ragtag team is sent from England to Italy and then into Yugoslavia...<br> <br> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <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/AVvXsEjof4iU2ZngoXenbOQqu_9TiT7xYI4LMUkqVPC2v5MYPFcUd7Fn0WZ23P36jJFgOdWt0scYOcvlbD8uHrwJQLB7oTm-VU_ijeULowPlZywVKE1udK8gK7aEHacF2rXIhl_RPt-YMfxU_KGh/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-01-25+at+3.53.23+AM.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1018" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjof4iU2ZngoXenbOQqu_9TiT7xYI4LMUkqVPC2v5MYPFcUd7Fn0WZ23P36jJFgOdWt0scYOcvlbD8uHrwJQLB7oTm-VU_ijeULowPlZywVKE1udK8gK7aEHacF2rXIhl_RPt-YMfxU_KGh/s320/Screen+Shot+2019-01-25+at+3.53.23+AM.jpeg" width="314"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Harrison Ford in Force Ten From Navarone</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> Ford's mission is, at first, classified to Shaw, who joins to kill a German secret agent played by Franco Nero. The main goal is something that occurs in many war films: blowing up a strategic bridge used by the Germans while the b-story wields a more subtle underline for the tables to turn at any given moment.<br> <br> <div style="text-align: right;"> </div> <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/AVvXsEi4etFNndHU-NO2cDCDebME1rVp0jr8j8Uj3EKko9EaWVy5_2XBklMjeqGaQlAVN_b-cOsoNHluDJhRiWEDwcZa-0sK5gg8zk1oJEh0i19hyyIvpUOA80iWykS86LQfRxm-o3BP7wPWAJnIRlcW2WzWF81cFlpFOQwidy8-df7dcaHkmG8pzJ1tYHKaqQ/s1584/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-11%20at%209.39.06%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="892" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4etFNndHU-NO2cDCDebME1rVp0jr8j8Uj3EKko9EaWVy5_2XBklMjeqGaQlAVN_b-cOsoNHluDJhRiWEDwcZa-0sK5gg8zk1oJEh0i19hyyIvpUOA80iWykS86LQfRxm-o3BP7wPWAJnIRlcW2WzWF81cFlpFOQwidy8-df7dcaHkmG8pzJ1tYHKaqQ/w225-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-11%20at%209.39.06%20PM.jpeg" width="225"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u> Source Novel</u></td></tr></tbody></table>During the best scenes when the picture really starts to flow, both lead characters band together after their troop are taken hostage: Having despised each other at first, it takes a realistic amount of time to warm up. Ford thaws into a likable American, delivering urgent lines like his STAR WARS rogue did under pressure, and yet, Shaw's underdog gentleman Brit still takes the lead by his experienced, resilient wits. Meanwhile, the viewer must suspend disbelief to truly enjoy the lightweight odyssey...<br> <br> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> Before the bombastic climax, twists begin to settle within the cracks of the somewhat cliche yet spontaneous rollercoaster ride. When the missions of Force 10 and the Nararone vets intertwine, you never really know which peripheral character's on the right side, adding intrigue and a fair amount of suspense. And as a completely unrealistic albeit fun casting bonus, Carl Weathers adds an edgy blaxploitation element, eventually going up against his "rival" of sorts, a formidable Richard Kiel, whose voice was replaced in post production.<br> <div style="text-align: right;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <br> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: right;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: right;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <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/AVvXsEjx6plwxe75MspN0DAgkc53ma6XVsKq8SHk0VlVULyo9zJTPYRFjg2ndSXzcY4ZbrwMsLGDBoofuT7EmcbnSVFXZfEnYk4GNRZD-7Hubut-fWtOEm8hjKI7GHqRRMlSiprGpSI-HG0-y8dobTxfg67fTwoeOAQvqn0Q-T6QLTTtDZldug-OFGU1Mjhpbg/s609/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-11%20at%209.42.26%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="609" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6plwxe75MspN0DAgkc53ma6XVsKq8SHk0VlVULyo9zJTPYRFjg2ndSXzcY4ZbrwMsLGDBoofuT7EmcbnSVFXZfEnYk4GNRZD-7Hubut-fWtOEm8hjKI7GHqRRMlSiprGpSI-HG0-y8dobTxfg67fTwoeOAQvqn0Q-T6QLTTtDZldug-OFGU1Mjhpbg/w400-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-11%20at%209.42.26%20PM.jpeg" width="400"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Signed by the late Richard Kiel </u></td></tr></tbody></table>While it's much too easy for our heroes to traipse around Nazi-ridden Yugoslavia without getting killed...conversing as if taking a stroll down a public nature center.. there are enough snags in their way that you'll either forget or embrace the fact that, for <i>better </i>or worse, this is a fantasy war film...<br> <br> A good thing when you have gun and knife fights, grand explosions and an ensemble dream cast banking in on actors from that period's smash hits: JAWS for Shaw, ROCKY for Weathers, and of course, Harrison Ford in STAR WARS and his trusted Reynolds is Angus McGuinness, who was Gold Leader in that same epic's Battle of the Death Star. And the biggest connection has to do with James Bond: One of the franchise's best directors, Guy Hamilton, captains two Bond villains and one Bond girl: Richard Kiel, who played the fan-adored henchman, Jaws, in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (and later, MOONRAKER); that same film's Barbara Bach; and Robert Shaw, the classic heavy from FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE.<br> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeE4P4JAKdMBaV97pHrTuYUPj6CFHTXs0e-pqh6O7DKd0U9cUNbAOFtb9Q0tG4NiCOjlRs3um_X1aTqZf4C_AzuBzPLXcyKyv9DVVYFLQ6Ks1_83LypppoCBpOG4fcrsSsIVKM9lD_k0p0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-01-25+at+3.19.00+AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeE4P4JAKdMBaV97pHrTuYUPj6CFHTXs0e-pqh6O7DKd0U9cUNbAOFtb9Q0tG4NiCOjlRs3um_X1aTqZf4C_AzuBzPLXcyKyv9DVVYFLQ6Ks1_83LypppoCBpOG4fcrsSsIVKM9lD_k0p0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-01-25+at+3.19.00+AM.jpeg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach and a few expendable Germans in Force 10 from NAVARONE</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CLH4wUlZ3eB3wtfP2P3j8y3EYzPmD4uLkqSPe7XyEbUFuvNAtCEnMDOe3s_5fPaFchQ8Q47T2Zqbs7t9ROCNr_Rmum6elxZkhA_RHquL0CbjlWBd-Yp-Am4S7pLL11aruE1EbhPg1rtf/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-01-25+at+3.20.14+AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CLH4wUlZ3eB3wtfP2P3j8y3EYzPmD4uLkqSPe7XyEbUFuvNAtCEnMDOe3s_5fPaFchQ8Q47T2Zqbs7t9ROCNr_Rmum6elxZkhA_RHquL0CbjlWBd-Yp-Am4S7pLL11aruE1EbhPg1rtf/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-01-25+at+3.20.14+AM.jpeg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach in FORCE TEN FROM NAVARONE</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0QSfT1iVZP8IyabUxisO3tmBrGC8TFSSl1bTnOjSqBK8WqtMeofbXhx-6or4QLgFG8BDPnCOETUOevXICw2tSK8uQkOgHR-Uz-4GPMvYW0O0E74xQPVH04joK2eKjaOQTsLzhGKU_gCT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+7.16.53+PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0QSfT1iVZP8IyabUxisO3tmBrGC8TFSSl1bTnOjSqBK8WqtMeofbXhx-6or4QLgFG8BDPnCOETUOevXICw2tSK8uQkOgHR-Uz-4GPMvYW0O0E74xQPVH04joK2eKjaOQTsLzhGKU_gCT/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+7.16.53+PM.jpeg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>The cool guy 1970's all-stars in FORCE TEN FROM NAVARONE</u></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVutht2wGYDmSoBImADn1EQ_R7rEWQTbNVNDoezcSi636CowM2VDH08WwNpNHzGYV3hLlz3voSqB5v8KdyXkOVq8Dcbp768QZPzZBcJ2czYDpzexXWymQQRSvu-Lxtwv85r6W8DZvwbE3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+7.17.08+PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVutht2wGYDmSoBImADn1EQ_R7rEWQTbNVNDoezcSi636CowM2VDH08WwNpNHzGYV3hLlz3voSqB5v8KdyXkOVq8Dcbp768QZPzZBcJ2czYDpzexXWymQQRSvu-Lxtwv85r6W8DZvwbE3/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+7.17.08+PM.jpeg"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Blasting away in FORCE TEN FROM NAVARONE</u></td></tr> </tbody></table>

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PARENTHETICAL CAPTURES FROM THE MOTION PICTURE 'JAWS'

<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/AVvXsEjB822tF6PEhC0XqF9TNhzcVTAe6Ks0DK4oFqZjlIO4fHlq1x0rXk6AbN9tgib4OQhWIALus1H1gBR5iliEkhgiA7J1k83-N4RBGrTjjt5q17zNijgn76Pk9aU-dq2fm2lnGx4cC_jXRC7FYcpAQR2F8lLKZqllyqsvTAbrr-E754FA24cqePnUbgljuQ/s916/Picture%2010.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="916" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB822tF6PEhC0XqF9TNhzcVTAe6Ks0DK4oFqZjlIO4fHlq1x0rXk6AbN9tgib4OQhWIALus1H1gBR5iliEkhgiA7J1k83-N4RBGrTjjt5q17zNijgn76Pk9aU-dq2fm2lnGx4cC_jXRC7FYcpAQR2F8lLKZqllyqsvTAbrr-E754FA24cqePnUbgljuQ/s16000/Picture%2010.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Random Screencaptures from JAWS: Like this KILLER SHARK video game</u><br></td></tr></tbody></table>JAWS is celebrating the 40th Anniversary this year, a timeless summer classic directed by Steven Spielberg with images as iconic as anything in the history of film: so here are some cool shots you don't always get to see, along with descriptions, trivia, and beyond.<br>

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PARENTHETICAL CAPTURES FROM THE MOTION PICTURE 'JAWS'

Random Screencaptures from JAWS: Like this KILLER SHARK video game JAWS is celebrating the 40th Anniversary this year, a timeless summer cl...

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SHAW AND MCDOWELL ARE 'FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE'

<table align="center" 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/AVvXsEiq9BA8PDDNXOAbjHL-Aqd6KetazSRZqmFKtytQDcVrPNAjHdxN65R2Sc6tiF0XnsW3W4sEposZDpUv71GdTuXPcyVmgw5s2nYbP2lxDrxRbwhhjdJPD31_obRxPRqsh1-JBVhbCq3-1SQ/s1600/robert-shaw-malcolm-mcdowell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9BA8PDDNXOAbjHL-Aqd6KetazSRZqmFKtytQDcVrPNAjHdxN65R2Sc6tiF0XnsW3W4sEposZDpUv71GdTuXPcyVmgw5s2nYbP2lxDrxRbwhhjdJPD31_obRxPRqsh1-JBVhbCq3-1SQ/s400/robert-shaw-malcolm-mcdowell.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">year: 1970 cast: Robert Shaw, Malcolm McDowell rating: ****</td></tr> </tbody></table> In a brief encounter with Malcolm McDowell at an autograph show, upon a friend mentioning this particular 1970 film, Malcolm rolled his eyes in amazement (that such an obscure cinematic curio would be remembered?) and spoke bluntly of his working stint with Robert Shaw – how it was a grueling four month shoot since the very unpredictable actor had a penchant for the bottle… Then McDowell finished with: “But I loved him.” Well this sort of love/hate relationship exists between Shaw’s coldblooded, experienced MacConnachie and McDowell’s naïve yet wily young Ansell… two escaped convicts on the run in an unnamed country. The first thirty minutes have both characters with hands tied behind their backs as they trudge up and down craggy mountainsides like desperate billygoats while a helicopter (described by MacConnachie as “the black skeleton”) soars above: playing a hectic game of cat and mice.<br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTK71QoXRZcbRqUWAGFnNjvLOK7PeklCW1rlyUXCgRpL_AM5ESLPa5QqQ59J_xNSMUtzc0-hAMyjS8mKr395ZcUKBGxfbzP9D6KoLJjKaqlx4oleBzKOsIIU97DdCtbsQfXya2NWvmWk/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTK71QoXRZcbRqUWAGFnNjvLOK7PeklCW1rlyUXCgRpL_AM5ESLPa5QqQ59J_xNSMUtzc0-hAMyjS8mKr395ZcUKBGxfbzP9D6KoLJjKaqlx4oleBzKOsIIU97DdCtbsQfXya2NWvmWk/s640/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malcolm McDowell facing Robert Shaw</td></tr> </tbody></table> <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/AVvXsEj8z9hQ6gRZJBJ-1zcBiDjWc5zdTaNwAhGbql0IhXLDsWlJF9zGGeqfqO3Z5oFCzSxvLusRtc7Zm6A8FK__-OABsIPJ5StRUfM361iwAMXh96IVtcjqfQBJGtBQcCrxXJ-KDK8KKXq30wA/s1600/$(KGrHqV%2C!psE8WVGyLZRBPR%2BjCWDD!~~60_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8z9hQ6gRZJBJ-1zcBiDjWc5zdTaNwAhGbql0IhXLDsWlJF9zGGeqfqO3Z5oFCzSxvLusRtc7Zm6A8FK__-OABsIPJ5StRUfM361iwAMXh96IVtcjqfQBJGtBQcCrxXJ-KDK8KKXq30wA/s1600/$(KGrHqV%2C!psE8WVGyLZRBPR%2BjCWDD!~~60_1.JPG" width="147" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DVD Artwork</td></tr> </tbody></table> Whether hiding behind rocks, entering stealthy into villages, tramping through soldier-saturated paddies or shooting up military compounds, the two “figures” always return to their match against the antagonist copter – more of a meddling crow than bird of prey.<br /> <br /> The Arial shots are as gorgeous as the picturesque landscape; the edgy violin score is reminiscent of future suspense films THE FRENCH CONNECTION or THE EXORCIST; and the performances by both (now iconic) cult favorites are topnotch: Shaw with a cunning edge while McDowell slowly loses his sanity.<br /> <br /> The actors really stand out during sporadic pockets of downtime; the veteran either goading the youngster into becoming more vicious or sharing sullen memories of his dead wife: All crafted neatly within the intense action sequences built around a taut climate of primal perseverance by two men who’ve become human animals to survive against a metallic one. <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBy-tPRN3GwbtWUOvTGnL6fZYUnAwd10ekh-231VuEk52ixaPVIgoHnWfe0A6fsZxYlbuaeZnvpnh5pGmRxFwlt-sg-_qKauiI1-XbsNzVEvV54mBufJE5xZ4uHJ-8Gm62RZgoYByLx_z/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBy-tPRN3GwbtWUOvTGnL6fZYUnAwd10ekh-231VuEk52ixaPVIgoHnWfe0A6fsZxYlbuaeZnvpnh5pGmRxFwlt-sg-_qKauiI1-XbsNzVEvV54mBufJE5xZ4uHJ-8Gm62RZgoYByLx_z/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malcolm McDowell and Robert Shaw</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N79Dtmz8L3St_C-UgCvC9PxZS6_ZUPcbNfEWhuzY0DyfMR4PabL9glJsdghL3zJ4rt0NOAxrQFJuZtkJOpbX05qRejR9KeE2qrWaFgmEJdadoxsGkdzLriSNKlNMLiQNq00yDSIn8xN-/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N79Dtmz8L3St_C-UgCvC9PxZS6_ZUPcbNfEWhuzY0DyfMR4PabL9glJsdghL3zJ4rt0NOAxrQFJuZtkJOpbX05qRejR9KeE2qrWaFgmEJdadoxsGkdzLriSNKlNMLiQNq00yDSIn8xN-/s640/13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robert Shaw with gun</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5vEtZv9TAQ8sW_19EY47aDMVVgefioOJRFiRk8durnKPNsTy6Gl_acXmpbfet7G8ia2MWtFAIuqvb5Rj_sx1HHjcj6napTlEBHpugFWF8QEiKayJzI4mjoVv8V7Wj6FN9CsycieZRZhe/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5vEtZv9TAQ8sW_19EY47aDMVVgefioOJRFiRk8durnKPNsTy6Gl_acXmpbfet7G8ia2MWtFAIuqvb5Rj_sx1HHjcj6napTlEBHpugFWF8QEiKayJzI4mjoVv8V7Wj6FN9CsycieZRZhe/s640/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shaw Aims at the "black skeleton"</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBMW-Xf24Li6I3QUsWuj_y1_vIFDS4BcOQaI70L-NSHJNKEDFy354dd4fJW6PTUUh9r7Frpc5nPpj63KWLNDnQmj-SjI1PYkC5kLYWRC4XryWiCTHRgDHPOpfOMQ1rDRZwpSurgyR7piJ/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBMW-Xf24Li6I3QUsWuj_y1_vIFDS4BcOQaI70L-NSHJNKEDFy354dd4fJW6PTUUh9r7Frpc5nPpj63KWLNDnQmj-SjI1PYkC5kLYWRC4XryWiCTHRgDHPOpfOMQ1rDRZwpSurgyR7piJ/s640/15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Repose before moving on</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdP3pyzXQrf6Wryerob8QHOoMr0VGa7SXWIC7Anady5Ys3OHSG5WlcHbKpVsD2KKYPSf-DDW1uvTQxBFnTlNPQiZlSq5YbMqUo_lIw5lTTb34lsG5GlPBHVYUIAWmFvDC-O2nlLA3dmKJw/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdP3pyzXQrf6Wryerob8QHOoMr0VGa7SXWIC7Anady5Ys3OHSG5WlcHbKpVsD2KKYPSf-DDW1uvTQxBFnTlNPQiZlSq5YbMqUo_lIw5lTTb34lsG5GlPBHVYUIAWmFvDC-O2nlLA3dmKJw/s640/17.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is this freedom yet?</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizS5VKEn_ZZ1LOPGc7Amgdvw65qekPRiqCs4SaB4LkT2SHNESbUb8AUPPzTZyEqbgX2gzpHA4nOGFx3evI8vHq5JC9FjYccKgsRfecUbEZh1G6CmlfEdqlWNsw1athVlGg1G581Qqx2NI2/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizS5VKEn_ZZ1LOPGc7Amgdvw65qekPRiqCs4SaB4LkT2SHNESbUb8AUPPzTZyEqbgX2gzpHA4nOGFx3evI8vHq5JC9FjYccKgsRfecUbEZh1G6CmlfEdqlWNsw1athVlGg1G581Qqx2NI2/s640/18.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robert Shaw's last stand</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7dyRIxHr4SZe1Hq49cl-JdXmgNH6_p3vNiuORUni2LW2tcRepgmxuf2m00HUw1wxkqpnt7qX5vzq5GsottgK0TITCpsPpOIDZuxzzDdMWFGcivAgE6ar7NyvqKvEFtt9z-h_USbHtmVq/s1600/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7dyRIxHr4SZe1Hq49cl-JdXmgNH6_p3vNiuORUni2LW2tcRepgmxuf2m00HUw1wxkqpnt7qX5vzq5GsottgK0TITCpsPpOIDZuxzzDdMWFGcivAgE6ar7NyvqKvEFtt9z-h_USbHtmVq/s640/22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Available on a Korean DVD Online... Go Searching...</td></tr> </tbody></table>

action, adventure, malcolm mcdowell, robert shaw, seventies

SHAW AND MCDOWELL ARE 'FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE'

year: 1970 cast: Robert Shaw, Malcolm McDowell rating: **** In a brief encounter with Malcolm McDowell at an autograph show, upon a frie...

THE STING

<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhio2OF8ouzAlM8o_D8kPBlQeKPEFSadHV-0eQS_Z6Ht6EEn9PJT0861Wx4xx90kRz6DDWVxwdrLUllX_ZAIC91IZLA-DehzHZFoYD5mQTMZLARHUcf5VoXk4hJwxPgc41ghxhIbAw9a6E/s1600/STING.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592931060642601058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhio2OF8ouzAlM8o_D8kPBlQeKPEFSadHV-0eQS_Z6Ht6EEn9PJT0861Wx4xx90kRz6DDWVxwdrLUllX_ZAIC91IZLA-DehzHZFoYD5mQTMZLARHUcf5VoXk4hJwxPgc41ghxhIbAw9a6E/s200/STING.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 130px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><strong></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">title:</span> THE STING<br /><strong>year:</strong> 1973<strong><br />cast:</strong> Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw<br /><div><strong>rating:</strong> ***1/2<br /><br /></div><div></div>Not so much a Robert Redford/Paul Newman team-up, but a Redford vehicle with some Newman on the side, pitting a gang of likable shysters against monopolizing mobster Robert Shaw, who’s responsible for many deaths: including Redford’s former small-time partner. So with the help of Newman as an alky gambler, they devise a sting involving a card game and "rigged" horse races. The direction flows, the acting is good, but what really works are the depression-era sets and the jazzy Scott Joplin score, making the somewhat implausible con, and the clever yet cop-out<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>twist ending, not matter. </div>

caper, con man, paul newman, robert redford, robert shaw, sally kirkland, seventies

THE STING

title: THE STING year: 1973 cast: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw rating: ***1/2 Not so much a Robert Redford/Paul Newman team-...

CUSTER OF THE WEST

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip351Bgu0hWOtQssbyrB2G_TKZcw5slQeEQNNyd_8eDOYEPAp3CgB5ahZpsGDoBVwp3hUIfGAWksrsyHcP1lDqUsNG5q60Bpa8jhId0-vdeI5jrFCK8bBO-85lLTv3h-m1MEunCMNTqBg/s1600/custer+of+the+west.gif"><strong><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501263915108159634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip351Bgu0hWOtQssbyrB2G_TKZcw5slQeEQNNyd_8eDOYEPAp3CgB5ahZpsGDoBVwp3hUIfGAWksrsyHcP1lDqUsNG5q60Bpa8jhId0-vdeI5jrFCK8bBO-85lLTv3h-m1MEunCMNTqBg/s200/custer+of+the+west.gif" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" /></strong></a><strong>title:</strong> CUSTER OF THE WEST<br /><div><strong>year:</strong> 1967</div><div><strong>cast:</strong> Robert Shaw, Lawrence Tierney, Ty Hardin, Mary Ure</div><div><strong>director:</strong> Robert Siodmak</div><div><strong>rating:</strong> ***1/2 </div><div><br />Two action-packed scenes sum up this entire film of the famous general who died infamously: or vice versa. One has two miners tied down by Indians to a stage coach trying to survive as they wind along a mountainous trail; another has a soldier riding down a log-jam as he escapes from a band of Indians. In both situations, the characters wind up like our title character, and yet the suspense, thanks for director Robert Siodmak, keeps the viewer interested till the bitter end. Sporadic conversations between Custer and General Sheridan (Lawrence Tierney), showing Custer in a sympathetic light, are highlights in a somewhat muddled bio that goes on too long but has some great moments: Robert Shaw's mesmerizing style of delivering monologues enhance a mediocre script. The last twenty minutes, leading up to, and then rushing the battle of, Little Big Horn, is a let-down: but it's the build-up, thanks to a capable director and cast, that works. </div>

action, bio, lawrence tierney, robert shaw, robert siodmak, sixties, suspense, western

CUSTER OF THE WEST

title: CUSTER OF THE WEST year: 1967 cast: Robert Shaw, Lawrence Tierney, Ty Hardin, Mary Ure director: Robert Siodmak rating: ***1/2 T...