“Django” PLEASE! Time to celebrate the home video release of my favorite film of 2012 – “Django Unchained”! I have been a huge fan of Tarantino from the day I interviewed him at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992, when… Read More ›
70’s films
Richard Burton Freezes Raquel Welch! “Bluebeard’s” Classic “Euro-Sleaze!”
Ever seen the classic film where Richard Burton seduces the world’s most beautiful women? And then FREEZES THEM? And Don’t Forget To Cue The Crow! Intrigued? I thought so! How can you possibly NOT want to spend time with Richard… Read More ›
RIP Author Richard Matheson! “The Omega Man”! Hollywood’s 70’s Sci-Fi Head Trips!
RIP Sci-Fi Author Richard Matheson! Time to honor one of sci-fi’s greats, and look at some of the 70’s best science fiction! The Author of such classic books as “I Am Legend” and “Duel” died today…his work defined science fiction!… Read More ›
O Lucky Man! Malcolm McDowell’s “Seinfeld” Connection!!
“O Lucky Man” – A Brilliant Movie’s “Seinfeld” Connection! First, if you are not aware of this 1973 British film, this post will change all that. “O Lucky Man” is a brilliant, little known masterpiece starring Malcolm McDowell, who also… Read More ›
“Old Lady Horror”! Crazy Ladies Chew Up The Screen!
Hey, Old Ladies! Calm Down! Hey, it’s two crazy old ladies fighting! What’s up? And how does it lead to THIS??? Wait, Debbie Reynolds? In a horror film? What’s going on here? Oh, and can someone PLEASE calm Shelley Winters… Read More ›
RIP Rod Taylor! Darker Than Amber! Film Noir’s Legendary Fight Scene! A Brutal Hidden Gem!
RIP Rod Taylor! He was a great character Actor best known for his role in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”… But he was so much more than that! Rod Taylor passed away at the age of 84, and he leaves behind… Read More ›
MMA Warrior! Rocky! HOCKEY! The Greatest Underdog Sports Movies EVER!
Mickey: You’re gonna eat lightnin’ and you’re gonna crap thunder! The underdog. Nobody gives them a chance…no matter HOW MUCH thunder they crap! But a true champion will keep fighting on: for respect, for self-esteem, for the need to overcome… Read More ›
“Taxi Driver” Meets A Japanese iPhone User! Brilliant Parody!
My son Jeff sent me the link to a hilarious “Taxi Driver” parody – modernized for an iPhone world… First, “Taxi Driver” is one of the most brilliant films ever made: Travis Bickle: The days go on and on… they… Read More ›
Sex! Fury! Lady Snowblood Revenge! Pinky Violence + 70’s Japanese Exploitation!
Sometimes we all need a little bit of revenge in our lives, don’t we? Well, they sure do in Japan, and in these movies, revenge is delivered with a very sharp blade! Pinky Violence – “Sexed Up, Bad Girl Action!”… Read More ›
The Friends Of Eddie Coyle! Neglected ’70’s Crime Classic! 90’s “Donnie Brasco”! Fuggedaboutit!
“When they send for you, you go in alive, you come out dead, and it’s your best friend that does it.” To be a gangster means you always have to look over your shoulder. Here are two terrific example! Let’s… Read More ›
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