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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 12, 2021 23:11:53 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Jul 12, 2021 23:45:31 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 13, 2021 6:38:29 GMT
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.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Jul 13, 2021 10:04:28 GMT
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 found MOONSHINE COUNTY EXPRESS quite fun when I saw it on video Prime, but my favorite moonshine B-movies from that era were BOOTLEGGERS and MOONRUNNERS - which I got to see on the big screen in a Hillbrow cinema; it was a blast, and the inspiration for the hit TV series THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. The slicker, bigger budgeted, Burt Reynolds-starring WHITE LIGHTNING was a whole lot of fun too.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 13, 2021 13:13:44 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 13, 2021 16:13:53 GMT
I found MOONSHINE COUNTY EXPRESS quite fun when I saw it on video Prime, but my favorite moonshine B-movies from that era were BOOTLEGGERS and MOONRUNNERS - which I got see on the big screen in a Hillbrow cinema; it was a blast, and the inspiration for the hit TV series THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. The slicker, bigger budgeted, Burt Reynolds-starring WHITE LIGHTNING was a whole lot of fun too. Yeah I have those bookmarked already. I never watched Dukes of Hazzard. I saw White Lightning and Gator and Smokey and the Bandit but my tv watching was fantasy-oriented.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Jul 13, 2021 17:23:29 GMT
I found MOONSHINE COUNTY EXPRESS quite fun when I saw it on video Prime, but my favorite moonshine B-movies from that era were BOOTLEGGERS and MOONRUNNERS - which I got see on the big screen in a Hillbrow cinema; it was a blast, and the inspiration for the hit TV series THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. The slicker, bigger budgeted, Burt Reynolds-starring WHITE LIGHTNING was a whole lot of fun too. Yeah I have those bookmarked already. I never watched Dukes of Hazzard. I saw White Lightning and Gator and Smokey and the Bandit but my tv watching was fantasy-oriented. Dukes of Hazzard is nowhere near as much fun as MOONRUNNERS, but I can see why TV audiences lapped the series up.
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Post by phantomparticle on Jul 13, 2021 23:39:56 GMT
Semi-fictional account of the writing of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, which had been added to my list of Perfect Pictures. The blu-ray is gorgeous. A 160m movie that seems to go by in half the time.   |
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 14, 2021 7:04:55 GMT
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.
On the other hand, ARIZONA COLT 1966 is one of the best spaghetti westerns I have seen and what a damn good song.
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Post by teleadm on Jul 14, 2021 18:12:54 GMT
 Star of Midnight 1935, starring William Powell and Ginger Rogers, a "Thin Man" variation based on a novel by Arthur Somers Roche. This time Powell is a successful lawyer who let's himself get involved in a case of a missing dance star of a hit play named "Star of Midnight", not by his girlfriend (Rogers), but by a friend, though his girlfriend is very eager to help. This will eventually lead to a murder of a journalist, and involvement of a ruthless gangster (Paul Kelly). After many cocktails they eventually solve both cases. There is a reference to "Philo Vance". Though it's light, entertaining and joyous to watch, I thought it was a missing a few things, and the plot could have done with a bit of tightening up. There is a shower scene with Powell were he walks around freely with objects strategically placed so we don't see the "vital parts", but while taking in the shower in his bathroom he talks to a Police Inspector and a Police Sergeant that are there with him in the bathroom when he struts around. Could be a tease aimed at the then new Production Code. 
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 16, 2021 2:07:43 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 16, 2021 6:54:04 GMT
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).
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Post by kijii on Jul 16, 2021 18:28:35 GMT
The Stunt Man 1980 / Richard Rush Oscar nominations for both Rush and O'Toole here, it's an interesting movie with lots of stunts and plot twits. I watched this to fill out my Peter O'Toole nominations. Eli Cross : Do you not know that King Kong the first was just three foot six inches tall? He only came up to Faye Wray's belly button! If God could do the tricks that we can do he'd be a happy man!
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Post by kijii on Jul 16, 2021 18:36:45 GMT
Semi-fictional account of the writing of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, which had been added to my list of Perfect Pictures. The blu-ray is gorgeous. A 160m movie that seems to go by in half the time. I'm another fan of this wonderful movie. Not only does it present parts of different Gilbert and Sullivan operettas but it also shows the creative process at work. I loved Jim Broadbent as Gilbert here. This movie, for me, is head and shoulders above almost any of Mike Leigh's movies (I have seen them all), especially for technical achievement.
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Post by politicidal on Jul 16, 2021 20:19:59 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 17, 2021 7:09:39 GMT
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.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Jul 17, 2021 14:49:06 GMT
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Jul 17, 2021 23:45:53 GMT
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jul 18, 2021 1:58:07 GMT
Those 1950s science-gone-wrong creature features don't normally light my Bunsen burner, but The Alligator People proved remarkably diverting for the type, drawing a viewer in with an irresistible premise that was reminiscent of 1953's The Maze: the suddenly-absent and uncommunicative male half of a romantic couple is traced by his loved one to a remote, mysterious estate where everyone is terribly secretive, until the human-to-amphibious-creature-transformation nature of those secrets is exposed. Where both fall short of their promise is in the graphic depiction of those transformations, but, oh well. George Macready, Frieda Inescort and Bruce Bennett are solid casting, and Lon Chaney steals the show with an exuberant characterization that's part Capt. Ahab and part Capt. Hook. The film's trailer itself displays some sly wit. A popular song of the mid-30s recorded by Bing Crosby, Guy Lombardo and others begins with the lyric, " Did you ever see a dream walking? Well I did." The opening seconds of the trailer feature sensationalistic text asking, "Have you ever seen a nightmare...crawling? Well, you will." A bit of esoteric humor I'll bet was lost on younger audiences of 1959, but I give the marketing people points for the cleverness.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 18, 2021 7:53:10 GMT
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.
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