To answer these trivia questions, please email me at scinema@earthlink.net.
Brain Teasers:
By what name is Alfonso Brescia better known?
Tom Betts, Bertrand van Wonterghem, Angel Rivera and George Grimes knew that it is Al Bradley.
In what Western did Fernando Sancho play Sartana?
Tom Betts, Bertrand van Wonterghem, Angel Rivera and George Grimes knew that it is LA DILIGENCIA DE LOS CONDENADOS, aka STAGECOACH OF THE CONDEMNED.
Can you name two movies in which Richard Harrison is whipped by Gerard Tichy?
Tom Betts knew that it is I SETTE GLADIATORI, aka GLADIATORS 7, and 100,000 DOLLARI PER RINGO, aka $100,000 FOR RINGO.
And now for some new brain teasers:
During which American concert performance was the distinctive theme song for DJANGO played?
In which Italian Western does a bounty killer join a band of villains and partner with a woman?
In which Italian Western does a bad guy attack by somersaulting and using his spurs to kill?
Name the movies from which these images came.
Bertrand van Wonterghem identified last week's frame grab of Alberto dell'Acqua in LA COLLINA DEGLI STIVALI, aka BOOT HILL.
Above is a new photo.
Can you name from what movie it came?
Trevor Thomas, George Grimes, Bertrand van Wonterghem, Angel Rivera and Charles Gilbert identified last week's frame grab of Louis Jourdan and Sylvia Syms in LE VERGINI DI ROMA, aka AMAZONS OF ROME.
Above is a new photo.
Can you name from what movie it came?
George Grimes and Bertrand van Wonterghem identified last week's frame grab of Suzy Kendall in L'UCCELLO DALLE PIUME DI CRISTALLO, aka THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMMAGE.
Above is a new photo.
Can you name from what movie it came?
Angel Rivera identified last week's photo of Gordon Liu Chia Hui in RETURN TO THE 36TH CHAMBER, aka RETURN OF THE MASTER KILLER.
Above is a new photo.
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:
Downton Abbey season six (2016)
DOWNTON ABBEY (the movie) (2019)
Black Comedy In America season one episode five "Richard Pryor"
Black Comedy In America season one episode six "Eddie Murphy In the 80s"
Black Comedy In America season one episode eight "The Fresh Prince"
Mildly enjoyed:
Black Comedy In America season one episode four "The Best Man"
Black Comedy In America season one episode nine "Kevin Hart"
The Dark Side of Comedy season one episode five "Richard Pryor"
The Dark Side of Comedy season one episode six "Dustin Diamond"
The Dark Side of Comedy season two episode two "Sam Kinison"
The Dark Side of Comedy season two episode six "Tracy Morgan"
The Dark Side of Comedy season two episode seven "Family Matters"
The Dark Side of Comedy season two episode eight "Ellen DeGeneres"
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was ... (2024) - This Netflix special was very much like a church sermon.
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David Deal Enjoyed:
HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD (61)
OSS 117 PANIC IN BANGKOK (64) - Please refer to The Eurospy Guide.
THE WOMAN IN GREEN (45)
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS (54) - This would make a good John Ireland double bill with Gunslinger.
ASSASSINATION (67) - That's right, The Eurospy Guide. The Blu-ray looks nice.
AEON FLUX (05) - I know, it's not good but I like it.
GUNSIGHT RIDGE (57)
BREAKFAST WITH THE DEAD (64) - Fun German noir with a familiar cast.
MACAO (52)
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE (72)
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF TIME (67) - Could there be a decent presentation of this public domain time killer?
PURSUIT TO ALGIERS (45)
THE SWIMMING POOL (69)
THE BODY SNATCHER (45)
Mildly Enjoyed
LADY GANGSTER (42) - Faye Emerson acts as a decoy in a bank robbery. She's caught and caged but not before absconding with the dough. Warner Bros. crime quickie is entertaining enough but no classic.
THE PARALLEL CORPSE (82) - A mortuary worker discovers a second body hidden in a casket. He figures out the killer and attempts to blackmail him. It doesn't work out. Intricate tale from Denmark with unlikeable characters.
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Angel Rivera Enjoyed:
BIOGRAPHY: Season 7; Episode 14: "LOVE AND DEATH: THE STORY OF BONNIE & CLYDE" (1995) An interesting episode of the "Biography" series. In watching this, one doesn't realize how young they both were. Bonnie was 24 and Clyde was 25 when they were shot down by "the Law". The episode highlights other facts the 1967 film, "Bonnie and Clyde" "got wrong".
2020: JOHN LENNON: HIS LIFE, LEGACY, LAST DAYS (2020) An interesting and poignant look at the last few days of Lennon leading up to his murder and death. In the aftermath of his death, the documentary shows how great the influence of the former "Beatle" was.
"BEN HUR" (1959) Hadn't seen this one in a while. Still a grand epic.
Mildly enjoyed:
"THE PROPOSAL" (2009) It is amazing how well Bullock looked at 45. She plays a Canadian publishing editor who gets her put upon assistant to marry her so she can keep her job and stay in the US, after her visa was denied an extension to stay in the US. Her co-star is some "Hollywood" upstart named Ryan Reynolds. Wonder what ever happened to him? The film is cutesy, but okay to watch and enjoy, The irony is that Bullock is not Canadian, but Ryan Reynolds is.
"NUTCRACKERS" (2024) An Hulu holiday film. Ben Stiller stars as Uncle Mike to his recently orphaned nephews, (Their parents died in a horrific car accident.) He is a hotshot realtor who has a deadline to meet when he is called to be the temporary guardian of his nephews. Sentimental; it has a kind of charm, as Uncle Mike grows an attachment to his nephews. The title comes from a show Stiller's sister had nearly put on, (as his sister owned and ran a dancing school), a variation of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" ballet. This final "show" endears the nephews to Uncle Mike and he stays with them; instead of looking for a foster home for them. Cutesy with predictable ending.
"THE WARRIOR EMPRESS" (1960/1) The best thing about this film is seeing a young before "Gilligan's Island" Tina Louise. While growing up I was more of a Mary Ann fan and not so much "Ginger". But that was before I got a color TV set. Had I been able to see Louise in all her redheaded glory, she would have been hard to resist. Kerwin Mathews plays her love interest and does an amazing job considering what we now know about him. (Like Rock Hudson, Mathews was a closeted homosexual.) Aside from that, the film does present an okay sword and sandal epic.
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Charles Gilbert watched:
HOUSE OF BAMBOO (1955) Crime drama set in Tokyo with Robert Ryan controlling a nefarious gang of ex GI's having dishonorable discharges. Robert Stack infiltrates under auspices of the U. S. Army because they raided a supply train, and killed a soldier.
THE GLASS TOMB (1955) B&W. John Ireland in London as a sideshow promoter in an early Hammer film. The feature for the American impressario is Henri Sapolio, the starving man, who is confined in a glass room where the English crowd, with lots of discretionary time on their hands, can observe him. But someone slips him poison ham fat in this fraudulent presentation because he witnessed a murder. Honor Blackman plays Ireland's wife. Geoffrey Keen appears in a villanous role. Cinematography includes scenes of bombed out London real estate from WWII.
WILD ANGELS (1966) Roger Corman produced and directed the first of a series of biker films for American International. This with Peter Fonda and Nancy Sinatra. Seems like you can count on Dick Miller and Barbara Morris appearing in most of Corman's films
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Bertrand van Wonterghem Enjoyed:
Jomyeonggage / Light shop (2023, Kim Hee Won) - episodes 1 & 2
Mildly enjoyed:
Echappement libre (1964, Jean Becker)
Yooryungeul jabara / Catch the ghost (2019, Shin Yoon Sub) – episodes 8 to 15
Did not enjoy:
Spara Joe... e cosi sia (1971, Emilio Miraglia)
La diligencias de los condenados (1970, Juan Bosch)
Vivo per la tua morte (1968, Camillo Bazzoni)
Le bar du téléphone (1980, Claude Barrois)
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