FIVE SAVAGE MEN 1971 (GENEON)

A very well done western written and produced by actor Richard Bakalyan.

This is also known as "The Animals" and it stars Keenan Wynn as Pudge Elliot, a man we first see on a stagecoach in handcuffs and accompanied by a Sheriff.

Also on this coach are two women, Emily Perkins (Peggy Stewart) and Alice McAndrew (Michele Carey). The coach is attacked by four men and everyone is killed except Alice. The men take her with them, and Elliot claims her for himself.

They tie and rape Alice and in the morning they decide to leave her as buzzard food. Watching all of this take place is an Apache indian named Chatto (Henry Silva). He takes Alice with him and takes care of her.

Over time Alice and Chatto become very good friends and he teaches her how to ride and shoot. She wants him to help her take revenge on the men who raped her, and he does.

The end of the film is a shocker as far as movies go, but for some reason I saw it coming and it's probably because I have seen too many movies....lol.

I won't give it away, but it made me wonder if the title referred to the five men who rape Alice or the posse led by a Sheriff played by John Anderson.

In any event, I really recommend this movie. The print I saw was beautiful and in widescreen. The rest of the cast includes Joe Turkel, Pepper Martin, Bobby Hall, Peter Hellman and Michael Carr.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Eric Braeden is 84, and Lamberto Bava is 81.

NEW MEXICO 1951 (TUBI)

Well made western that seems forgotten.

Lew Ayres stars as Capt. Hunt, a young officer who believes there can be peace between the Indians and the white man.

The movie opens with President Lincoln (Hans Conried) making a peaceful pact with Indian Chief Acoma (Ted de Corsia), much to the shagrin of Judge Wilcox (Lloyd Corrigan).

Lincon is soon assassinated and a tyrant Colonel named McComb (Walter Greaza) breaks the pact with Acoma and has him arrested and two of his warriors killed.

Hunt and Acoma are friends but Acoma arranges to be broken out of jail and his wariors kill McComb. Hunt and some men go after him and soon find themselves in a battle for survival.

To make matters worse, Wilcox has given the go ahead for a stagecoach to head west carrying a beautiful singer named Cherry (Marilyn Maxwell). They too find themselves fighting for survival as they are attacked by a war perty.

This movie moves along at a brisk pace and runs only 70 minutes or so. The cast is very good and you really begin to feel for both sides in the war. None of them are there because they want to be.

Nothing ends well for anyone by the time the movie ends. If you're a western movie fan I recommend this obscure gem from the early 50's. The rest of the cast includes Andy Devine, Robert Huntton, John Hoyt, Jeff Corey, Raymond Burr, and Donald Buka.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Lindy Booth is 46.

RIP SIAN BARBARA ALLEN 1946-2025

The very underrated actress has passed away.

Sian made a few film appearances and had many TV roles. Some of the series she had roles in were "Ironside", "Hawaii Five-O", "Adam-12", "The Waltons".

Her movie roles included a couple of genre films "Scream Pretty Peggy" and "You'll Like My Mother". A fresh faced and beautiful woman who always brightened the screen.

Sian Barbara Allen passed away on March 31, 2025 from Alzheimer's. She was 78.

QUEENS OF EVIL 1970 (MONDO MACABRO) BLU-RAY

One hell of a bizarre adult fairy tale.

Ray Lovelock stars as a young man named David who helps a man with a flat tire on the road and then discovers the man put a nail in the front tire of his motorcycle.

He then sees the man killed in an accident and stops by a secluded house in the woods. He meets three beautiful women living there. Liv (Haydee Politoff), Samantha (Silvia Monti) and Bibiana (Ida Galli) and extremely beautiful and everyone of them seduces David at some point.

The women appear and disappear whenever they want and even though David suspects something isn't right, he stays with them. This is a very slow burn film, and David finally learns his fate with the women, and they aren't what they appear.

This movie has been sadly neglected when in reality it's an exceptional piece of Eurotrash that really needs more exposure. I found this movie without even looking for it, and when I saw it was Italian horror I HAD to get it.

This one just flew under my radar as it has been out on Blu-ray for almost 4 years and it's still available on Amazon. All I can say is get this film and enjoy something very, very unique.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Aliza Gur is 81, and Heather Young is 80.

THE BELLE STARR STORY 1968 (RARO) BLU-RAY

This was an interesting western, but be warned that it is not for everyone.

This does have it's slow moments. but all in all it's not too bad. Elsa Martinelli stars as Starr, a woman has has been abused so much in her youth she has had to learn to survive.

Now, she is one of the fastest guns in the west. She meets a man named Larry Blackie (George Eastman) who proves himself to be her equal, and they have an on again, off again relationship.

We find out about Belle thru flashbacks and can easily see whay she is the way she is. I will admit this was one of the most interesting and strange Italian westerns I have seen. That may be because it's from the female perspective, I don't know.

Martinelli makes a most sexy female western gunfighter and her leather garb in the last half of the movie is an eye catcher as well. If you want to see something really different, check out this Blu-ray.

The rest of the cast includes Robert Woods, Francesca Righini, Vladimir Medar and Bruno Piergentili.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Christopher Walken is 82.

RIP RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN 1934-2025

The fine and distinguished actor has passed away.

In his 60 year career, Chamberlain was in many movies and TV shows as well as hundreds of Broadway plays.

In the 60's he appeared in such TV shows as "Thriller", "Whispering Smith" and "The Deputy". However is was "Dr. Kildare" that solidified his career in TV. He appeared as Kildare in 191 episodes of the series from 1961-1966.

His movies include "Twilight Of Honor", "The Three Musketeers", "Towering Inferno", "The Swarm", "Shogun", "King Soloman's Mines" and "Nightmare Cinema".

Richard Chamberlain passed away on March 29, 2025 at the age of 90...just 2 days shy of his 91st birthday.

RIP BRUCE GLOVER 1932-2025

The very prolific actor passed away.

Glover had about 116 credits to his name in both TV and movies in his 65 years career.

Some of his memorable TV appearances include "Hart To Hart", "Police Story", "Barney Miller", "Chips", "Adam-12" and "Mission Impossible".

His movies include "Who Killed Teddy Bear", "The Over The Hill Gang", "Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster", "Diamonds Are Forever" and "Walking Tall".

Bruce Glover passed away on March 12, 2025 at the age of 92.

RIP ANGEL DEL POZO 1934-2025

The Spanish actor has passed away.

He may not be well known, but he made a few genre films that horror fans will remember.

His films include "Assignment Terror", "My Gun Is The Law", "Fort Yuma Gold", "Transplant Of A Brain" and "Horror Express".

Angel Del Pozo passed away on March 29, 2025 at the age of 90.

BLOODY NEW YEAR 1987 (VINEGAR SYNDROME) BLU-RAY

I really enjoyed this Norman J. Warren effort.

This bizarre tale surrounds three couples who are out for a good time and get into a fight with some thugs at a small carnival.

They escape and then decide to go boating. They are not paying too much attention and his some rocks, which causes the boat to start sinking. They make their way to a small island and find a hotel, but it's empty.

Or is it? Ghosts and spectors haunt these young people and it soon gets very weird. The ending turns into a zombie film and we learn that the people that were there in 1959 celebrating the coming year of 1960 are stuck there for eternity thanks to a government project gone wrong.

There are several great scenes here including two people being chased by a crowd of invisible people and a stair railing that actually comes alive. I have read a lot of reviews that say the plot makes no sense. That's hogwash...it makes perfect sense if you pay attention.

I liked the scene where the couples go into a screening room and watch some of the 1958 classic "Fiend Without A Face". This is easily one of my favorite movies. I wish I had known of it earlier.

I recommend you watch this and don't pay attention to all the bad reviews. It's a good and unique movie that I feel is severely overlooked.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

Warren Beatty is 88, John Astin is 95, and Dana Gillespie is 76.

SCHOOLGIRL APOCALYPSE 2011 (TUBI)

As far as I know, this unusual movie is not available anywhere but streaming.

Rino Higa stars as a schoolgirl named Sakura. One day after school she notices some of the men are acting very odd, and some even acting violent.

She witnesses her father savagely kill her mother and she manages to escape. After living three days in a huge pipe she encounters a woman living in a car with her now zombiefied son.

Sakura must learn to survive in a world inhabited by zombies that tear their victims apart. There are several unique acpects to this movie.

The first being that only men are changed into zombies and secondly, Sakura has some bizarre dreams which are shown to the viewer in cartoon form. Also you have a most unusual climax which I have to admit was not even predicted by me as I watched this. It comes clear out of left field.

The movie is very well acted and directed. There is a real feel of hopelessness while you watch Sakura kill zombies with her arrows and try to help a blind woman and a very odd young man in a wheelchair escape death.

I won't spoil this little epic by saying anymore, but I do recommend you see it for a very new take on zombie movies. The film is 14 years old and not very well known. In Japanese with English Subtitles.