What classics did you see last week, July 11 to July 17?
Jul 19, 2021 2:14:02 GMT
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MOONSHINE COUNTY EXPRESS 1977 -- I really liked it the first time I saw it--amused as a Smokey and the Bandit clone-especially John Saxon's not quite Burt Reynolds kind of character. But the movie belongs to Susan Howard. I had to seek out other movies she did--and mostly she was known for tv supporting roles--but she deserved a leading actress career. She has a commanding presence.
It was a welcome surprise that Albert Salmi's sheriff turns into a different character by the end of it--perhaps they were forced to make changes due to budget restrictions but it's a nice change from the usual corrupt backwater cop shtick.
I watched THE SWINGER (1966) because of a song and they didn't play it! The version in the movie is not the same as the song here. Poor Ann-Margret--so eager but what a bad movie she was put into.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXHv7vaFGzU
On the other hand, ARIZONA COLT 1966 is one of the best spaghetti westerns I have seen and what a damn good song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSrt8Vokwr0
THE LAWYER - 1970 An out of town lawyer has to defend a doctor accused of murdering his wife. I have seen Barry Newman in a few things but this is probably the best role I have seen him in--it seems a good fit, more so that his driving movies. Harold Gould is memorable as the prosecutor. I was interested in it because of Diane Muldaur and even more so in seeking the tv pilot since Susan Howard takes over her part. It feels like a tv-movie except for the nudity which definitely gets your attention because we only see his wife from the neck down in close up and in the nude. She has her fans apparently--and she was a cult actress in the 70s. Since we hardly see her face in this--I may seek out one of her other movies so I can get a better look at her (above the neck).
OUTRAGE--a 1973 tv-movie. A gang of obnoxious neighborhood teenagers run rampant until Robert Culp (in a captivating performance) decides to put a stop to it, using the law and courts to seek justice as far as it will go. It's not very sensational in plot but riveting all the same, especially with Culp's extreme efforts to keep a promise to his wife (Marlyn Mason) that he will not kick some asses which you can tell early on he is very willing to do. He gets a little welcome moral support from Phillip ("the infamous Colonel Green") Pine. Supposedly based on a true story.
THE STRANGE AND DEADLY OCCURRENCE 1974 - Robert Stack is the family man in this one with wife Vera Miles and some very creepy happenings in the house. Surprise twist from the standard formula.
I also watched a Tales From the Crypt directed by Richard Donner "Dig That Cat-He's Real Gone" which I had heard good things about.
NIGHT GAMES - 1974 Pilot movie for the Petrocelli tv series is a shoddy remake of the 1970 feature film. I was told it gives little for Susan Howard and Albert Salmi to do --(Howard replaces Diane Muldaur in the feature film and Salmi replaces another guy I forgot) and that's sure true. She usually conveys a more intellectual kind of presence but she's playing a doting wife who doesn't show much personality--even after a miscarriage!
Newman is good--he dominates it--but the real star is JoAnna Cameron--of the tv series ISIS. I forgot what made her such a mesmerizing presence. She gives Lynda Carter serious competition. In this one she is a blonde flight attendant who blackmails rich men after a fling.
BOOTLEGGERS-- 1974 This is such a good example of why regional filmmaking is a valuable thing--a personal project of Charles B Pierce who I read had to drive across country to get his film processed. It's a slow-moving story but engrossing and gives affectionate roles for Slim Pickens in particular--as well as Paul Koslo and Jacyln Smith who I have not seen in anything for a long time and it did remind me why she was my favorite angel.
Now if she and JoAnna Cameron were onscreen together, the tv could explode.
It was a welcome surprise that Albert Salmi's sheriff turns into a different character by the end of it--perhaps they were forced to make changes due to budget restrictions but it's a nice change from the usual corrupt backwater cop shtick.
I watched THE SWINGER (1966) because of a song and they didn't play it! The version in the movie is not the same as the song here. Poor Ann-Margret--so eager but what a bad movie she was put into.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXHv7vaFGzU
On the other hand, ARIZONA COLT 1966 is one of the best spaghetti westerns I have seen and what a damn good song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSrt8Vokwr0
THE LAWYER - 1970 An out of town lawyer has to defend a doctor accused of murdering his wife. I have seen Barry Newman in a few things but this is probably the best role I have seen him in--it seems a good fit, more so that his driving movies. Harold Gould is memorable as the prosecutor. I was interested in it because of Diane Muldaur and even more so in seeking the tv pilot since Susan Howard takes over her part. It feels like a tv-movie except for the nudity which definitely gets your attention because we only see his wife from the neck down in close up and in the nude. She has her fans apparently--and she was a cult actress in the 70s. Since we hardly see her face in this--I may seek out one of her other movies so I can get a better look at her (above the neck).
OUTRAGE--a 1973 tv-movie. A gang of obnoxious neighborhood teenagers run rampant until Robert Culp (in a captivating performance) decides to put a stop to it, using the law and courts to seek justice as far as it will go. It's not very sensational in plot but riveting all the same, especially with Culp's extreme efforts to keep a promise to his wife (Marlyn Mason) that he will not kick some asses which you can tell early on he is very willing to do. He gets a little welcome moral support from Phillip ("the infamous Colonel Green") Pine. Supposedly based on a true story.
THE STRANGE AND DEADLY OCCURRENCE 1974 - Robert Stack is the family man in this one with wife Vera Miles and some very creepy happenings in the house. Surprise twist from the standard formula.
I also watched a Tales From the Crypt directed by Richard Donner "Dig That Cat-He's Real Gone" which I had heard good things about.
NIGHT GAMES - 1974 Pilot movie for the Petrocelli tv series is a shoddy remake of the 1970 feature film. I was told it gives little for Susan Howard and Albert Salmi to do --(Howard replaces Diane Muldaur in the feature film and Salmi replaces another guy I forgot) and that's sure true. She usually conveys a more intellectual kind of presence but she's playing a doting wife who doesn't show much personality--even after a miscarriage!
Newman is good--he dominates it--but the real star is JoAnna Cameron--of the tv series ISIS. I forgot what made her such a mesmerizing presence. She gives Lynda Carter serious competition. In this one she is a blonde flight attendant who blackmails rich men after a fling.
BOOTLEGGERS-- 1974 This is such a good example of why regional filmmaking is a valuable thing--a personal project of Charles B Pierce who I read had to drive across country to get his film processed. It's a slow-moving story but engrossing and gives affectionate roles for Slim Pickens in particular--as well as Paul Koslo and Jacyln Smith who I have not seen in anything for a long time and it did remind me why she was my favorite angel.
Now if she and JoAnna Cameron were onscreen together, the tv could explode.