Week of October 29 - November 4, 2022

 

To answer these trivia questions, please email me at scinema@earthlink.net.

Brain Teasers:

Can you name two actors who made Italian Westerns who had daughters who made movies accused of being child pornography?

Angel Rivera and Bertrand van Wonterghem knew that Walter Barnes' daughter,  Laura Wendel, starred in MALADOLESCENZA when she was 11. Who was the other father?

Can you name two Italian film directors who made "MONDO" movies before making a Western?

Bertrand van Wonterghem knew that Paolo Cavara of MONDO CANE made DEAF SMITH AND JOHNNY EARS, aka LOS AMIGOS - and Luigi Vanzi of IL MONDO DI NOTTE made UN DOLLARO TRA I DENTI, aka A STRANGER IN TOWN.

On what movie did Robert Woods and George Hamilton work together?

Bertrand van Wonterghem and Angel Rivera knew that it was WHERE THE BOYS ARE.

Which American actor who appeared in Italian costume action films became a producer for Walt Disney Productions?

No one has answered this question yet.

And now for some new brain teasers:

Which Italian actress, who made Epics and Westerns, appeared on The Tonight Show to talk about a movie she made with Anthony Quinn and Jacqueline Bisset?

Which Italian actor made three Westerns, each by an American director?

Which Italian actress, born in Rome, made one Western for an Italian director, and one Western with an American director?

Name the movies from which these images came.

No one identified the above photo yet.

Can you name from what movie it came?

No one identified the above frame grab yet.

Can you name from what movie it came?

Bertrand van Wonterghem identified last week's photo of Adolfo Celi and Richard Conte in PIAZZA PULITA, aka PETE, PEARL & THE POLE.

Above is a new photo.

Can you name from what movie it came?

No one identified the above photo yet.

Can you name from what movie it came?

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I am interested in knowing what movies you have watched and what you enjoyed or not. So please send me an email at scinema@earthlink.net if you'd like to share. Here's what I watched last week:

Enjoyed:

Alaska Daily episode 4 (2022)

High School episode 5 (2022)

BLACK PANTHER (2018)

AVENGERS INFINITY WAR (2018)

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)

Mildly enjoyed:

FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009) - This film was of personal interest for me since I was growing up during the time when Film Criticism was important with the championing of non-American films. I kept wanting them to note that Richard Schickel came into my consciousness as the one man who gave DIRTY HARRY a good review. But the film gets dinged for starting off with Harry Knowles - who I've been ignoring since he boasted about not "getting" Firefly and SERENITY.

Missing (2006) - Karvin Alvtegen's 2000 novel became a two-part ITV TV movie, adapted by writer Jimmy Gardener and director Ian Madden. Watching Joanne Froggatt as an escaped mental patient, turned homeless scammer falsely accused of murder, is enough reward for watching this. And Gregor Fisher as the cop out to solve the case turns in a compelling performance as well. The solution to the murder case seems disappointingly contrived, but the viewing is enjoyable.

Uncnsrd "Keke Wyatt" (2022)

Unsung presents the Hit-Makers "'Warryn Campbel" (2022)

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Charles Gilbert watched:

REVENGE OF THE BARBARIANS (1960) Literate script despite the title, with a Christian Rome defending against the Visigoths led by King Alaric and Atawulf (Caesar Fantoni and Robert Alda) often in disagreement. Self aggrandizing Emperor Onorius (Mario Scaccia) gives audience to much council including his scheming and indomitable sister Galla Placidia (Daniella Rocca) quite fetching as she skulks the barbarian camp in red briefs. But her softer side devises a surprise in the end which brings peace.

TREASURE OF THE PETRIFIED FOREST aka THE STONE FOREST (1965) Vikings led by Hunding (Gordon Mitchell) invade the forest where live Sigmund (Ivo Payer) and his clan guarding a magical treasure. A band of female warriors serve as allies. Based on the Ring of Nibelung and composer Richard Wagner opera. Credit opening includes his well known Ride of the Valkyries.

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Bertrand van Wonterghem Enjoyed:

Los hijos de Satanas (1971, Rafael Baledon)

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1973, Michael Cimino)

Virus (1998, John Bruno)

Tiger by the tail (1968, R.G. Springsteen)

Rapiniamo il duce (2021, Renato de Maria)

Mildly enjoyed:

Fire maidens from outer space (1956, Cy Roth)

House of the dragon – season 1 – episode 10

Young Sheldon – season 3 – episodes 13 to 16

On a marché sur Bangkok (2014, Olivier Baroux)

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