To answer these trivia questions, please email me at scinema@earthlink.net.
Brain Teasers:
Which American actor, who appeared in Italian Westerns, was cast, and then fired, from the original production of Edward Albee's play AN AMERICAN DREAM?
It was Thomas Hunter.
Which American actor was offered to make an Italian Western after bumping into the Italian producer in the hallway at the William Morris Agency?
No one answered this question yet.
Which Spanish actor, born in 1918, worked with director Raul Artigot, Lucio Fulci, Leon Klimovsky, Sergio Corbucci, Sergio Leone and Robert Enrico?
George Grimes and Bertrand van Wonterghem knew that it was Lorenzo Robledo.
Which Spanish actor, born in 1911, had played three years of professional soccer before injuries caused him to leave sports and become an actor?
Tom Betts, Bertrand van Wonterghem and George Grimes knew that it was Antonio Casas.
Which Spanish actor has been listed with 187 credits including working with Sergio Leone, Duccio Tessari, Paul Naschy, Jose Antonio de la Loma and Tulio Demicheli?
George Grimes and Bertrand van Wonterghem knew that it was Antonio Casas.
And now for some new brain teasers:
How many times did Reg Lewis play Maciste?
In the English version of which Italian movie was the hero renamed "Maxus"?
Which American body builder who worked in Italian films was also an airplane pilot?
Name the movies from which these images came.
Tom Betts, Bertrand van Wonterghem and George Grimes identified last week's photo of Andrea Bosic and Giuliano Gemma in I GIORNI DELL'IRA, aka DAY OF ANGER.
Above is a new photo.
Can you name from what movie it came?
Bertrand van Wonterghem and George Grimes identified last week's photo from MACISTE CONTRO I MOSTRI, aka MACISTE AGAINST THE MONSTERS, aka FIRE MONSTERS AGAINST THE SONS OF HERCULES.
Above is a new photo.
Can you name from what movie it came?
George Grimes and Bertrand van Wonterghem identified last week's photo of Aroldo Tieri and Margaret Lee in LA BALLATA DEI MARITI, aka THE BALLAD OF HUSBANDS.
Above is a new photo.
Can you name from what movie it came?
George Grimes identified last week's photo of Fu Sheng, Ching-Ching Yeung and Kara Hui in THE 8 DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER.
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:
Mildly enjoyed:
Annika season two (2023) - This season ends with an horrific cliffhanger which kind of spoils the previous five episodes. This is not that unusual for a British TV series.
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Angel Rivera Highly enjoyed:
"ROOM 222" (1969-1974) Various Episodes
I get a kick out of seeing some of these well known actors playing students even though they are in their mid-twenties at the time of filming. Actors like; Rob Reiner; Richard Dreyfuss; Bruno Kirby: Cindy Williams; Teri Garr, Bob Balaban (with hair) and Ed Begley, Jr. (with a head full of blonde hair).
"DEADLIER THAN THE MALE" (1967)
I've watched this film many times and basically for two reasons: sexy Elke Sommer and the seductive Sylva Koscina as the two female assassins. Both are at the height of their allure at time of filming. Elke a 26 year old vixen and an amazingly fit 33 year old Sylva Koscina. Their performances through out the film adds credence to the film's title. Sylva Koscina, best known for her role as Hercule's wife Iole in the original "Hercules" (1958) opposite Steve Reeves as Hercules, is a revelation of great comedic timing. Richard Johnson and Nigel Green are also effective in their roles of good guy and bad guy, respectively. And what a great ending; alone worth the time for viewing of one of the better 007 style movies, IMO. ( Sommer and Koscina would appear together again in the horror film, "Lisa and the Devil' (aka "House of Exorcism") (1973/5)
I get a kick out of seeing some of these well known actors playing students even though they are in their mid-twenties at the time of filming. Actors like; Rob Reiner; Richard Dreyfuss; Bruno Kirby: Cindy Williams; Teri Garr, Bob Balaban (with hair) and Ed Begley, Jr. (with a head full of blonde hair).
"DEADLIER THAN THE MALE" (1967)
I've watched this film many times and basically for two reasons: sexy Elke Sommer and the seductive Sylva Koscina as the two female assassins. Both are at the height of their allure at time of filming. Elke a 26 year old vixen and an amazingly fit 33 year old Sylva Koscina. Their performances through out the film adds credence to the film's title. Sylva Koscina, best known for her role as Hercule's wife Iole in the original "Hercules" (1958) opposite Steve Reeves as Hercules, is a revelation of great comedic timing. Richard Johnson and Nigel Green are also effective in their roles of good guy and bad guy, respectively. And what a great ending; alone worth the time for viewing of one of the better 007 style movies, IMO. ( Sommer and Koscina would appear together again in the horror film, "Lisa and the Devil' (aka "House of Exorcism") (1973/5)
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Bertrand van Wonterghem Enjoyed:
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949, George Sherman)
Ride a crooked trail (1958, Jesse Hibbs)
Les tortillards (1960, Jean Bastia)
Police squad (1982) – episodes 1 to 4
Mr Brain (2009) – episode 1
The man from Colorado (1957, Henry Levin)
Mildly Enjoyed
White feather (1955, Robert D. Webb)
The return of Frank James (1940, Fritz Lang)
Irma la voyante (short) (1947, Antoine Toé)
Did not enjoy:
Passion (1954, Allan Dwan)
Invasion of the body snatchers (1978, Philip Kaufman)
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David Deal Enjoyed:
THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (58) - Toshiro Mifune must escort his princess across enemy lines with a large cache of gold hidden in pieces of wood. Akira Kurosawa's classic period epic remains intimate even though the scale of the story is quite large.
DEVO (24) - Excellent documentary on this oft-misunderstood band.
THE LOST MAN (51) - Dr. Peter Lorre is working in a refugee camp at the end of WWII. When someone from his past shows up, we learn through flashbacks that Lorre killed his wife and another woman, and the man from the past has blackmail in mind. Lorre returned to Germany for his only directorial effort, and while the film may not be pitch perfect, Lorre is spellbinding in the role.
VISIONS OF LIGHT (92) - If any movie deserved a better presentation, it's this one.
KOYAANISQATSI (83) - Nothing's really changed for humankind; we're still blundering our way to extinction.
MY NAME IS PECOS (66)
HANA-BI (97)
THE SLAVE (69)
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (57)
M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY (53)
I VAMPIRI (57) - First time watching the new Blu-ray and it looks great considering the various versions we've all seen.
THE FALCON'S BROTHER (42)
Mildly Enjoyed
HYPOTHESIS OF THE STOLEN PAINTING (78) - An art collector leads us through a series of paintings by (fictional) 19th century artist Frederic Tonnerre. The purpose is to determine the reason the paintings caused a scandal in the Paris art world that resulted in one of the paintings disappearing. The paintings are presented as "tableaux vivants"; with actors posing as the characters in the paintings in the rooms of a old house that the art collector wanders through. This is a French avant-garde film meant as a parody of art films. It will appeal to a select audience that may find some amusement. A tepid recommendation, I admit, but a nice surprise was recognizing a young Jean Reno as one of the actors in the tableaux.
THE DOUBLE (71) - From 2015: "Languid, agreeable giallo with a primo cast, nudity, murder, and good tunes. In other words, beautiful shallow people drinking J&B in exotic locales; duplicitous and amoral - 70s Italian style."
SEVEN BLOODSTAINED ORCHIDS (71)
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