To answer these trivia questions, please email me at scinema@earthlink.net.
Brain Teasers:
In which Italian Western is a character called Trinity because he is from Trinidad?
Angel Rivera and Bertrand van Wonterghem knew that it was TRINITA E SARTANA FIGLI DI..., aka TRINITY AND SARTANA SONS OF..., aka TRINITY AND SARTANA ARE COMING.
In which Italian Western is Wayde Preston determined to send our hero to Hell?
Angel Rivera and Bertrand van Wonterghem knew that it was VIVO PER LA TUA MORTE, aka I LIVE FOR YOUR DEATH, aka A LONG RIDE FROM HELL.
Complete the lyric, "You'll come ___ ___ some day. You'll come ___ ___ some day."
Angel Rivera knew that it was "back home" for both blanks. This is from the movie LE COLT CANTARONO LA MORTE E FU... TEMPO DI MASSACRO, aka MASSACRE TIME.
And now for some new brain teasers:
Which Italian director began his career making comedies but became famous for his horror films beginning in the 1970s?
Which actress born in Brazil, became famous for appearing in Italian movies beginning in 1969?
Which Italian crime movie was released in the U.S. with the ending cut off suggesting that the "hero" was killed?
Name the movies from which these images came.
Bertrand van Wonterghem and George Grimes identified last week's frame grab of Rosalba Neri and Steve Reeves in VIVO PER LA TUA MORTE, aka I LIVE FOR YOUR DEATH, aka A LONG RIDE FROM HELL.
Above is a new photo.
Can you name from what movie it came?
Bertrand van Wonterghem, George Grimes, Charles Gilbert and Angel Rivera identified last week's frame grab of Franco Volpi and Steve Reeves in ROMOLO E REMO, aka DUEL OF THE TITANS.
Above is a new photo.
Can you name from what movie it came?
Bertrand van Wonterghem and George Grimes identified last week's photo of Renato Salvatori, Lorella de Luca and Alessandra Panaro in POVERI MA BELLI, aka POOR BUT BEAUTIFUL.
Above is a new photo.
Can you name from what movie it came?
No one has identified the above 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:
Des Bishop: Bridge and Tunnel (2026) - This is a very entertaining stand up special airing on Hulu.
Mildly enjoyed:
John Wayne Behind-the-Scenes, aka John Wayne Behind-the-Schenes-Filming of Stunt-Chases-Fights-Crashes-Gun Fights (2007) - Someone at Jersey Productions got the idea of stringing together various promotional films to make a "behind the scenes" documentary on John Wayne. Mostly the video quality of the clips is poor, but there is fun seeing production footage on THE UNDEFEATED, CHISUM, THE GREEN BERETS and others. There are also some interview clips of Wayne on a TV talk show. The program ends with Wayne's last film appearance in a Great Western TV commercial.
SHOW OF SHOWS (1929) - Turner Class Movies showed this Warner Bros. musical revue film as part of their celebration of Myrna Loy. As she was type cast at the time, Loy played a Chinese dancer in a skit called "A Chinese Fantasy". Each segment was presented as if it was part of a stage show, with a curtain opening and closing for each skit. Whomever planned this show, evidenced a love for a large number of dancers moving in tandem only doing a mass tap-dance routine near the end. That final tap dance routine was the only time when "ethnic" performers joined the all-white company, but they didn't stay for long. I had great difficulty getting through this movie for it put me to sleep at least three times. Reportedly this was Darryl F. Zanuck's answer to MGM's THE HOLLYWOOD REVUE OF 1929.
Did not enjoy:
JIGSAW (2017) - I am not a fan of the SAW series, but having started to see them, I was determined to see all of them. I am a fan of Callum Keith Rennie and while I am always happy to see him get work, I hate when he slums in stuff like this. Just as I hated seeing Dina Meyer in the first four SAW movies. Oh, well. A plus here is being introduced to some new attractive women, including Hannah Emily Anderson, Laura Vandervoort and Brittany Allen.
SPIRAL: THE FROM BOOK OF SAW (2021) - Reportedly, it was Chris Rock's idea to do another SAW film, but his presence was a real handicap for the film. As with his stint on the fourth season of Fargo, Rock wasn't convincing as a tough guy. Written by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger, SPIRAL played more like a traditional cop thriller, with less emphasis on ridiculous murder devices and less confusing time jumps. However, director Darren Lynn Bousman failed to make this compelling, and the final revelation was predictably disappointing.
9 TO 5, aka NINE TO FIVE (1980) - Since the passing of Dolly Parton, this movie, and its theme song, has been constantly reminding me that I've not watched the movie. So I decided to rectify that. In spite of liking the film which director Hal Asbey made of HAROLD AND MAUDE, I knew that I didn't share writer/director Colin Higgins' sensibility after his script for SILVER STREAK and, especially after his directorial debut FOUL PLAY. So, I avoided 9 TO 5 for over forty years. And it turned out that the movie was worse than I expected. For some reason, the film had a reputation about being about female empowerment, but it really was just a farcical thriller with a trio of women following stupid decisions with even more stupid decisions. It wasn't until near the end of the film that we see that the women actually improved their office environment while they had their boss chained up in his home. Reportedly, this project was originally intended as a drama by screenwriter Patricia Resnick, who, afterward, went back to working with director Robert Altman. The title of this film always frustrated me because I never had a 9 to 5 job. Mostly I had 8;30 to 5 jobs, with a mandatory half hour unpaid lunch.
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Angel Rivera Mildly enjoyed:
"STAR BLAZERS: QUEST FOR ISCANDAR" (1980)
Good animation and story for the 1980s re: Japanese animation.
"CAPTAIN HARLOCK" (1978) Episodes: "Above the Lake" ; "Flying from the Unknown" and "A Woman Who Burns Like Paper"
Different episodes for another "anime"! Fun to watch, especially for the nostalgic feeling.
"BLACK JACK": Clinical Chart 2: "A Funeral, The Procession Game" (1993)
From the creator of "Astro Boy" and "Kimba, the White Lion, an interesting animated film about Tezuka's surgeon character.
"BLACK JACK: A SURGEON WITH THE HANDS OF GOD" (aka Black Jack: The Movie" (1996)
Interesting animated film (or "anime", if you please)!
"STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE" (1987)
Good score and special effects, but the story is more SF and may seem like its been seen before.
"STAR TREK" S2, E3: "The Changeling" (1967)
The similarities to ST:TMP aside, still an interesting episode.
"SPACE TRUCKERS (1996)
Okay SF film with the always interesting Debi Mazar and Dennis Hopper.
"LUST FOR A VAMPIRE" (1971)
Part of Hammer Production's "Karnstein" trilogy.
"TWINS OF EVIL (1971)
The third film in Hammer Production's "Karnstein" trilogy.
"HANDS OF THE RIPPER" (1971)
The Ripper's daughter is traumatized after witnessing her father murder her mother, leaving her with a homicidal tendency to attack any one who shows her any signs of affection. Mildly interesting.
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David Deal Enjoyed:
THE FALCON'S ADVENTURE (46)
MASSACRE GUN (67) - From 2024: "Jo Shushido and his brothers try to pull away from the local gang boss, but after the boss takes it out on one of the brothers, Shushido goes revengin'. Excellent Japanese crime story shot in gleaming black and white widescreen from Nikkatsu studios. These guys wear sharp suits and the jazz flows freely, as does the harsh violence. Recommended."
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (53)
FRANKENSTEIN (31)
THE TOMB OF LIGEIA (65) - The last of Corman's Poe cycle. The good news is I can start it over again.
Mildly enjoyed:
THE MAN WHO CHANGED HIS MIND (36)
EVENT HORIZON (97) - Scientist Sam Neill joins the crew of the space shuttle Lewis and Clark, captained by Laurence Fishburne, as it tracks a signal originating from the orbit of Neptune. The signal in question comes from a ship called the Event Horizon that disappeared years ago, a ship that Neill conceived and built. What they will find is hell. A post-Alien, post-Tarkovsky slice of science fiction that has a lot on its mind, so to speak. Ambitious and sporting excellent set design, Paul W.S. Anderson's (the Resident Evil series) take on intellectual horror struggles to fully articulate its intentions but still manages to entertain.
HORROR EXPRESS (72)
THE BLOOD SPATTERED BRIDE (72)
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Bertrand van Wonterghem Enjoyed:
Les visiteurs du soir (1942, Marcel Carné)
L'homme qui vendit son âme (1943, Jean-Paul Paulin)
Last ones laughing U.K. (game show) (season 1)
The guest (2018, Kim Hong-seon) – episode 7
Mildly enjoyed:
Vivo per la tua morte (1968, Camillo Bazzoni)
Straziami ma di baci saziami (1968, Dino Risi)
The outer limits – episode 'Keeper of the purple twilight' (1964, Charles Haas)
Did not enjoy:
Clive Barker's book of blood (2008, John Harrison)
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