Scorpio (1973)
Following The Mechanic in 1972, a film that pitted an aging hitman playing a game of cat and mouse with his young protege, director Michael Winner returned to a similar […]
Death Wish (1974)
For his fourth film under the direction of Michael Winner, Charles Bronson, scored his most famous role, one that would have a lasting impact on many of his subsequent characterizations. […]
The Sentinel (1977)
Show me a 1970’s theatrical release with no less than sixteen “stars” I’m sure to recognize and I’d think I was sitting down to watch another disaster epic. Maybe the […]
Farewell Friend (1968)
aka … Adieu l’ami On the subject of movies if you ask me to name something or more specifically someone that I’ve become aware of via French cinema, I’m most […]
Lawman (1971)
Looking for a 1970’s western with a superior cast? Look no further than this Michael Winner directed effort that includes a Jerry Fielding score with dialogue that flows like cowboy […]
Chato’s Land (1972)
“Back off Lawman.” This after a racially charged slur and threat from a frontier town sheriff towards the “half-breed” Chato as he stands in front of a bar keep looking […]
The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
Fifties favorite of the sci-fi genre, Jack Arnold directs an above par cast for this so-so effort with some nice scenery thrown into the background of ….. you guessed it, […]
Planning The Week Ahead in TV Guide and a Heston Curio
I for one couldn’t wait for Mom to bring home next weeks TV Guide so I could go through it day by day and mark the columns with red X’s […]
Bullseye! (1990)
I’d heard this was bad so on the flip side I’ll try to be nice and point out it’s far from Michael Caine and Roger Moore’s best but it did […]
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
It seems fitting to end my week of Oliver Reed flicks where it really all began for the notorious hell raiser. At Hammer studios where he was cast in the […]
Castaway (1986)
I settled on revisiting this Reed film for a variety of reasons. I wanted to include something from the eighties that wasn’t necessarily from his years of low budget fodder. […]
Crossed Swords (1977)
If ever a film springs to life when Oliver Reed is on the screen it just might be this Richard Fleischer directed version of The Prince and the Pauper. For […]
Oliver Reed: What Fresh Lunacy Is This? by Robert Sellers
I’ve been aware of Oliver Reed since my earliest memories of researching movies. This probably stems from going to the library and trying to learn more about the horror films […]
Defiance (1980)
If I didn’t know better I would have thought I had just watched Death Wish 3. Jan-Michael Vincent stars in this rather tame vigilante film from director John Flynn. Tame […]
Chatting Firepower (1979) on St. Lucia
Sophia Loren and James Coburn on the island.
Ralph Waite Memories
Growing up a film fan there comes a time when you start recognizing faces and connect the dots. For me Waite was just the father on a television show that […]
