Now Playing August 17th, 1977
Under the circumstances of Burt Reynold’s passing, the time seems appropriate for joining me in a look back to the week that was when Burt was KING at the box […]
Mad Dog Coll (1961)
Perhaps a foot note in the history of gangster films, this prohibition era tale offers plenty of gangland flavor and marks the film debuts of two iconic actors and another […]
Cape Fear (1962)
In the days before the video age changed how we watched and discovered movies, Cape Fear is one of those titles that I came across on late night TV thanks […]
Hollywood Exile or How I Learned to Love the Blacklist
By Bernard Gordon I suppose I’ve read enough books on Hollywood history over a number of years to have a decent idea of the players involved in the Communist witch […]
Capricorn One (1978) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 5
An engaging thriller of the first manned mission to Mars from director Peter Hyams gives Elliott Gould top billing over a first rate cast. Nothing is as it seems in this […]
Escape to Athena (1979) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 3
An all star cast is featured in this Lew Grade production that allows for a special billing as the star names roll by over the opening credits …… and Elliott Gould […]
Showdown At Boot Hill (1958)
The year 1958 proved to be the one that familiar character player Charles Bronson took his first shot at becoming a leading man. Moving from films like Run of the […]
A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die (1972)
aka Massacre at Fort Holman Like many of the so called “tough guys” of the era, James Coburn found himself following Eastwood and Bronson to Italy to work with Sergio […]
Bad Man’s River (1971)
I’d lay a hefty wager that back in the latter part of the fifties when Gina Lollobrigida was appearing opposite the likes of Burt Lancaster and Rock Hudson, screen heavy […]
The Assassination Bureau….(Limited) (1969)
Black comedy rules the day with Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg. Starting out at odds with each other who knows where they may wind up by the time the final […]
The Ultra Cool Telly Savalas and the Countrified Jack Palance
Growing up I knew exactly who Telly Savalas was. So did every kid on the block. He was Kojak. His face was on the candy box down at the corner […]
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
For the on line celebration of movies released during the year of 1967 I have selected the WW2 classic from MGM studios. I had intended to do something on Lee […]
Killer Force (1975)
Here’s a drive in flick from 1975 that I am sure Mr. Tarantino would approve of. This AIP production from director Val Guest has Telly Savalas in cool Kojak mode […]
