To answer these trivia questions, please email me at scinema@earthlink.net.
Brain Teasers:
During which American concert performance was the distinctive theme song for DJANGO played?
No one answered this one yet.
In which Italian Western does a bounty killer join a band of villains and partner with a woman?
Kevin Ross knew that it was SETTE WINCHESTER PER UN MASSACRO, aka SEVEN WINCHESTERS FOR A MASSACRE, aka PAYMENT IN BLOOD, aka WINCHESTERS FOR HIRE.
In which Italian Western does a bad guy attack by somersaulting and using his spurs to kill?
Kevin Ross knew that it was SETTE WINCHESTER PER UN MASSACRO.
Which American actor, born in 1942, acted in films with Marie-Jose Nat, Aldo Sambrell, Rafael Albaicin, Vonetta McGee, Peter O'Toole, Claudia Cardinale and Harrison Muller?
George Grimes and Bertrand van Wonterghem knew that it was Richard Roundtree.
Which French actor who appeared in Italian Westerns has a small role in the first feature film directed by a former writer for Cahiers du Cinema?
Bertrand van Wonterghem knew that it was Jean Martin of IL MIO NOME E NESSUNO, aka MY NAME IS NOBODY and PARIS NOUS APPARTIENT, aka PARIS BELONGS TO US directed by Jacques Rivette.
On what movie did Robert Woods and George Hamilton work together?
George Grimes, Angel Rivera and Bertrand van Wonterghem knew that it was WHERE THE BOYS ARE.
And now for some new brain teasers:
Which Italian director, born in 1918, made 14 short films before finally making a feature with Eleonora Rossi Drago, and then worked with actors Ettore Manni, Rita Gam, Ed Fury, Shirley Jones and Dana Andrews?
Which Italian actor, born in 1916, was given an award for helping to hide Jews at Cinecitta during World War 2, and made films with directors Riccardo Freda, Nunzio Malasomma, William Dieterle, Jean Negulesco and Mario Gariazzo?
What American actor worked with directors Siro Marcellini, Hugo Fregonese, Sergio Corbucci, Jose Briz Mendez and Sergio Garrone?
Name the movies from which these images came.
Kevin Ross, Bertrand van Wonterghem and George Grimes identified last week's photo of Chelo Alonso and Tomas Milian in CORRI UOMO CORRI, aka RUN MAN RUN.
Above is a new photo.
Can you name from what movie it came?
Charles Gilbert identified last week's frame grab of Rod Taylor and many beautiful women in LA REGINA DELLE AMAZZONI, aka COLOSSUS AND THE AMAZON QUEEN.
Above is a new photo.
Can you name from what movie it came?
Kevin Ross, Bertrand van Wonterghem and George Grimes identified last week's photo of Maria Grazia Buccella and Terence Hill in LA COLERA DEL VIENTO, aka THE ANGER OF THE WIND, aka THE WIND'S FIERCE, aka TRINITY SEES RED.
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:
Taylor Tomlinson "Have It All" (2024) - on Netflix.
Mildly enjoyed:
I LUNGHI GIORNI DELLA VENDETTA (FACCIA D'ANGELO), aka THE LONG DAYS OF VENGEANCE (ANGEL FACE), aka DAYS OF VENGEANCE (1967) - I like revenge Westerns, but this one features possibly the most complicated and unsatisfactory plan to get revenge I've seen. Giuliano Gemma breaks out of prison (thanks to the idiots who run the prison leaving a broken down but fully loaded cannon aimed at the wall of Gemma's cell) with the aim of convincing Judge Pedrucho (aka Pedro Basauri) that he was wrong to convict him for the murder of his father. You see Gemma's father was murdered by Sheriff Francisco Rabal so that the villain, Conrado San Martin, could take over the railroad he needed to sell weapons to Mexican General Franco Cobianchi. Gemma steals the weapons hoping to get San Martin's men to fight with Cobiancchi's men which the Judge would witness. Gemma surrenders to the Judge figuring that that action would convince the Judge of the truth. Unfortunately, the Judge is stupid enough to believe San Martin's version of the events, and our hero is sentenced to hang. Luckily, Rabal's widow, Nieves Navarro, finds the paperwork to prove Gemma's allegations, but the Judge shows more stupidity and waits until Gemma's neck is in the noose before calling off the execution. The resulting gun battle is fun, especially as director Stan Vance (aka Florestano Vancini) and Fight Coreographer Giorgio Ubaldi utilize Gemma's acrobatic skills to pull off some impressive stunts. And the fetching Gabriella Giorgelli brings some humor as the woman who won't agree to stay out of the fight. Interestingly, the Italian title has a subtitle of "Angel Face", which is what Gemma was called in UNA PISTOL PER RINGO. Producers Luciano Ercoli (the husband of Nieves Navarro) and Alberto Pugliese helped to make UNA PISTOLA PER RINGO, and they seemed to desire for this film to be as successful as the previous one by not only casting Gemma, but also Navarro and Pajarito (aka Manuel Muniz) from PISTOLA. I suppose they felt that Rabal and San Martin were more prestigious than George Martin and Fernando Sancho. The best thing about this movie is the splendid music score by Armando Trovajoli.
Midsomer Murders season 23 episode 2 "The Debt of Lies" (2024) - It is a pleasure to see Tom Conti in Midsomer, but was calling his character Sebastian Cabot some kind of "inside" joke?
THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE (2023) - This was obviously not made for me, so it is no suprise that I didn't respond to it very well. I probably would have liked it more if Anya Taylor-Joy had appeared as a live actor in the same dress that Samantha Mathis ran around in 1993's SUPER MARIO BROS.
THE WILD ROBOT (2024) - Is the message of this movie that A.I. Robots will save the planet by talking to the animals and bring peace to both predators and prey? I suppose we'll get more answers if and when Dreamworks Animation adapts the other two books in Peter Brown's trilogy.
Did not enjoy:
THE LADY IN THE LAKE (1947) - I had read about this movie for decades as the one inwhich we see much of the movie from the hero's P.O.V. I was surprised to finally see it and find it opened with star Robert Montgomery talking directly into the camera. The gimmick of having the story told in flashbacks with the audience "seeing things just as the hero sees them" ended up being rather dull as so much time was spent approaching doors and walking towards places. I was also surprised that so many scenes faded to black inorder for the story to skip ahead. However, the biggest problem with THE LADY IN THE LAKE is star Robert Montgomery. I guess he felt that in order to overcome being seen as a miscast light comic, he gave an obnoxious and rude performance, which made the hero very unlikable. Not surprisingly, this made the romantic subplot completely unconvincing. The mystery, based on Raymond Chandler's novel, also came off as dull and unconvincing. Whlie Audrey Totter played the love interest., Jayne Meadows proved to be much more attractive as the villain.
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David Deal Enjoyed:
THE DARK KNIGHT (08)
GUN BELT (53) - George Montgomery makes a good western hero.
TOMB OF LIGEIA (65) - I never tire of the Corman Poe flicks.
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (12)
THE DELPHI BUREAU (72) - Total nostalgia trip here.
LE SAMOURAI (67) - Always excellent.
BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (59)
CONCLAVE (24)
THE SECRET PARTNER (61)
Mildly Enjoyed
THE TRAMPLERS (65)
SILENT ACTION (75)
THE COOL ONES (67)
ROMULUS AND REMUS (61)
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Angel Rivera Enjoyed:
"MISS CONGENIALITY" (2000)
Sandra Bullock goes undercover at a beauty pageant to try and catch a mad bomber. Gets aid from Benjamin Bratt as a fellow FBI agent.
"MISSION TO VENICE" (1964)
Sean Flynn plays detective in this adaptation of James Hadley Chase's 1954 "Don Micklem" novel, "Mission to Venice". Instead of Micklem, Flynn portrays a character named Michael Newman whose father was an "agency man" who died in the line of duty. Sean must track down a missing man named Tregard who may or may not be a traitor. The trail leads to Venice where he meets a comely blonde and her "husband" who apparently are involved.
Don't know if this counts as a "Eurospy" film, but it has a stark realism.
"SEVEN GUNS FOR TIMOTHY" (1966)
Sean Flynn is a tenderfoot in this "Spaghetti" western, who inherits a gold mine from his deceased uncle. The mine is sought after by Bandito leader Rodrigo Rodriguez played by Fernando Sancho, a well known Spanish actor, popular in "Spaghetti" westerns. Flynn's foreman puts together a group of former soldiers who served under him to help train Flynn to be a rough and tough hombre to fight off Sancho with their help. Outstanding Italian beauty Ida Galli stands by her man in this more or less comedic take on the "Magnificent Seven".
JUROR #2 (2024)
In what is said to be Clint Eastwood's last film and as a director, Nicholas Hoult plays a young man starting a family, (his wife is in the last month of a difficult pregnancy as the trial begins), who gets called for jury duty and slowly realizes he may be more involved in the case as more than just another juror. Toni Collette who played Hoult's mother in the 2002 film, "About a Boy", plays the prosecuting attorney on this case.
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Charles Gilbert watched:
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943) Lavish production values makes it the favorite of the few versions I've seen. I gave a vhs copy to my daughter's school a couple decades ago during a revival of the tale courtesy of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
PALE RIDER (1985) One of the weakest westerns turned out by Malpaso; seems like the repeat apotheosis of a mysterious heroic saddle tramp; this time posing as a man of the cloth. Eastwood exercised a bit of licence with Revelation 6:8 in the title. The horse is pale, not the rider. First time viewing for me. Richard Kiel given very little to do. And John Russell doesn't appear until two-thirds the duration of the film.
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Bertrand van Wonterghem Highly enjoyed:
ZZ Top: live from Texas (concert) (2007, Milton Lage)
Enjoyed:
Abre tu fosa, amigo... llega Sabata (1970, Juan Bosch)
Un dolar de recompensa (1972, Rafael Romero Marchent)
Jomyeonggage / Light shop (2023, Kim Hee Won) - episodes 3 to 7
A man on the inside – season 1 – 8 episodes
Gojira shingyura pointo / Godzilla singular point (2021, anime) episodes 1 to 7
Mildly enjoyed:
Zorro contro Maciste (1963, Umberto Lenzi)
Did not enjoy:
La tumba de la isla maldita (1972, Ray Danton & Julio Salvador)
Ibulong mo sa hangin / Curse of the vampire (1966, Gerardo de Leon
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