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Friday, August 8, 2025
Thursday, August 7, 2025
SNATCHED 2024 (TUBI)
This is a made for Tubi movie that I figured I'd give a look at.
Veronika Bozeman stars as Angela, a former CIA agent who must come out of retirement in order to save her child from a mad killer she had thrown in jail 6 years before.
In my opinion the movie should have been about 25 minutes shorter and it would have tightened it up. As it is, it slows down a lot during the middle of the movie and it loses your attention.
This is not an original film by any means, and there are some good set pieces, but as usual for movies made in this time period, it fails on a lot of things.
The best part is when master criminal Dimitri (Charlie Weber) escapes from jail and start hunting Angela, and their final battle is not too bad.
The CGI is bad as is always the case in new movies. If you have nothing better to do, you might want to see this, but be cautioned, as I said it does slow down a lot in the middle.
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
EYE OF THE SPIDER 1971 (TUBI)
A fine Italian Giallo.
This is a slow burn film, but if you stick with it you get a great payoff.
Antonio Sabata stars as Paul Valery, an ex-boxer who is one of three men who attempt a bank robbery. Paul is shot and the other two do not help him. Instead, they take the money and run after shooting a cop.
On his way to prison, the van Paul is riding in is hijacked and Paul learns that Prof. Orson Kruger (Van Johnson) is behind the escape because he was the one who set the whole robbery up in the first place, and the other two men not only left Paul for the cops, but didn't split the money with Kruger either, as they were instructed.
Paul is given plastic surgery to change his face and Kruger also gives him a new partner named Gloria (Lucretia Love) who is both brilliant and gorgeous.
Paul is a hot head who takes things into his own hands instead of doing as Kruger instructed and this causes several deaths and other problems.
The climax is a great one that I won't give away here, but it follows all the rules os Giallo and American Film Noir. The movie is very well acted and when I saw it streaming there were several snippits of the original Italian dialogue, which means it's uncut with restored scenes.
Besides gorgeous Italian women, this film offers a great script and fine, tight direction from Roberto Bianchi Montero. RECOMMENDED.
The rest of the cast includes Klaus Kinski, Teodoro Corra, Brigitte Brandt, Franco Marletta and Maria Tedeschi.
One more thing I must mention...Klaus Kinki gives a death performance that has to be seen to be believed. It's classic.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
NEWS HOUNDS 1947 (WARNER ARCHIVES)
OK Bowery Boys comedy.
Slip (Leo Gorcey) and Sach (Huntz Hall) work for a New York newspaper copy boys. While working for the paper they get the idea to go after the sports fixing racket.
They work their way into the services of Dapper Dan Greco (Anthony Caruso) and Dutch Miller (Ralph Dunn). This runs into great trouble and they almost end up getting killed.
The entire mess ends with the paper getting sued for 4 million in a libel suit when a story is published about Timothy Donlin (John Hamilton) heading up the crime organization.
The courtroom proceedings are a hoot with Slip and Sach involved. This comedy will help you kill 68 minutes. It's not bad, but it's far from the best of the lot.
The rest of the cast includes Bernard Gorcey, David Gorcey, William Benedict, Gabirel Dell and the beautiful Nita Bieber.
Monday, August 4, 2025
RIP NANDO ANGELINI 1933-2025
The Italian actor has passed away.
He may not be a household name in the USA, but he was in almost 100 films and many have been seen by genre fans here in the states.
Just some of this talented actor's credits include "Messalina", "Giants Of Thessaly", "Guns Of The Black Witch", "Duel Of Champions" "Dual of The Titans", "Caesar Against The Pirates", "Passport For A Corpse", "Seventh Grave", "Bloody Pit Of Horror" and "Fire Monsters Against The Son Of Hercules".
Angelini passed away on August 3, 2025 at the age of 91, just two weeks short of his 92nd year.
RIP LONI ANDERSON 1945-2025
The WKRP alumni has passed away.
Anderson was noted for many TV appearances on such sows as "Police Woman", "S.W.A.T.", and others before she got the role that would shoot her to stardom.
That role came in 1978 with the character of Jennifer Marlowe in the series "WKRP In Cincinnati". This show would eventually make her a television sex symbol, a title she held very well.
She was married to Burt Reynolds for 6 years and made several movies with him including "Stoker Ace" and even portrayed Jayne Mansfield in the made for TV film entitled "The Jayne Mansfield Story".
Beautiful Loni Anderson passed away on August 3, 2025 at the age of 79, just 2 days shy of her birthday.
FALCON AND THE CO-EDS 1943 (WARNER ARCHIVE)
This is my favorite entry in the entire series.
Tom Lawrence (Tom Conway) poses as an insurance investigator in order to look into a murder at an all girls school.
During his investigation another murder occurs. There is also a supernatural element introduced in the tale via the character of Marguerita Serena played by the gorgeous Paula Corday. This young woman has the ability to predict future events, and she predicts the second murder.
The movie moves along at break neck speed and blends mystery, light comedy and supernatural elements very well. There are lots of memorable set pieces in this short 68 minute movie, and perhaps this and a great mixture make it a very popular effort.
The rest of the cast includes Jean Brooks, Amilita Ward, Isabell Jewel, George Givot, Cliff Clark, Edward Gargan, Barbara Brown, and Olin Howlin.
I can't recommend this RKO mystery enough. I suggest you see it.
Sunday, August 3, 2025
RIP JONATHAN KAPLAN 1947-2025
The director of over 40 films has died.
Kaplan got his first offer to direct a feature film from Roger Corman. It was entitled "Night Call Nurses" and it proved to be a huge hit. Kaplan's career took off.
He directed other films for Corman including "The Student Teacher" and :The Slams" for Gene Corman.
Some of his best movies in my opinion include the two above mentioned films as well as "Truck Turner", "White Line Fever", and "Girls Of the White Orchid".
Jonathan Kaplan passed away on August 2, 2025 at the age of 77.
HIGHWAY 13 1948 (TUBI)
Fun little Robert Lippert production.
Robert Lowery stars as Hank Wilson, a truck driver who works for a company that is in financial trouble and is also being plagued by accidents.
A private detective named George Montgomery (Steve Pendalton) is called in on the case and when he gets murdered, Hank is suspected and arrested.
Hank is let out of jail by an insurance investigator to help prove his innocence and get to the bottom of everything. It turns out to be a case involving blackmail, swindling and love affairs.
This is a fast 58 minute film and very typical of the Lippert style. Small sets, quick cuts and super fast moving plots. I found this when I was looking for something else to watch and it turned out much better than the movie I was looking for.
The rest of the cast includes Pamea Blake, Clem Bevans, Michael Whalen, Lyle Talbot, Maris Wrixon, and Mary Gordon.
Saturday, August 2, 2025
HOUSE OF THE WOLFMAN 2009 (RYKO)
This was an enjoyable horror film.
I can't believe that this movie is already 16 years old!! This is a sopt on tribute movie to the classic Universal horror movies of the 30's and 40's.
Five people are gathered in a mansion during a raging thunderstorm thinking one of them is going to inherit an estate. Instead they find much more than they ever intended.
Ron Chaney is Bela Reinhardt, the mysterious man who seems to own the castle. When all of the guests arrive, that is when the slow burning terror starts.
The cast handles everything very well and director Eben McGarr knows exactly what he is doing in this genre. What serves this movie well is the black and white photography, the great music and the very authentic 40's sets. Everything is perfect!!
The monsters, Frankenstein, Wolfman and Dracula are just as perfect. The final confrontation between Frankenstein and the Wolfman is expertly handled and Mike Thomas is perfect as Dracula.
I have seen a lot of these "fan" films over the years, but this one is simply the best because the actors and filmmakers knew what they were doing and didn't go overboard with what they consider to be "camp".
The rest of the cast includes Dustin Fitzsimons, Sara Raftery, Billy Bussey and the lovely Rodes Phire. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Joanna Cassidy is 80, Susan Denberg is 81, Butch Patrick is 72, Apollonia Kotero is 66, and Natashia Williams is 47.
Friday, August 1, 2025
DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN 1972 (SEVERIN) BLU-RAY
I have seen so many of these Jess Franco monster mashes I get easily confused.
The women were the ONLY reason for watching this mess. From what I could make out, Dr. Seward (Alberto Dalbes) hunts down and kills Count Dracula (Howard Vernon).
Dr. Frankenstein (Dennis Price) brings Drac back to life and uses him to get revenge on people and bring him blood for experiments. We have a Frankenstein monster that fights a werewolf at the conclusion of the movie.
None of this makes a lick of sense, but at least we have the sexy Britt Nichols and Anne Libert to drool over while the movie numbs our brains.
The colors are very good and the movie is well shot, but damn, it makes about as much sense as the other Franco monster films I have seen and whose names escape me for the moment.
If you're a Franco fan, you might want to check it out. It's the only reason I did.
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