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Super Bowl Alternative: The “Other” BLACK SUNDAY (Paramount 1977)
Originally posted on crackedrearviewer: My New England Patriots aren’t in this year’s big game, and I can’t stand that big-headed Peyton Manning, so my interest in tonight’s Super Bowl is minimal. And...
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“DAMN YOU, KENNEDY!”: Assignment — Kill Castro (1980, directed by Chuck Workman)
One of my earliest memories of staying up late and watching cheesy movies on local television was the sight of Robert Vaughn standing on a beach and cursing, “Damn you, Kennedy!” An echo effect kicked...
View ArticleA Movie A Day #147: Crazy Joe (1974, directed by Carlo Lizzani)
Crazy Joe (Peter Boyle) is a gangster with a chip on his shoulder and a self-taught intellectual who can (misquote) Sartre and Camus with the best of them. Sick of being taken for granted, Joe and his...
View ArticleA Movie A Day #302: Love and Bullets (1979, directed by Stuart Rosenberg)
Joe Bomposa (Rod Steiger) may wear oversized glasses, speak with a stutter, and spend his time watching old romantic movies but don’t mistake him for being one of the good guys. Bomposa is a ruthless...
View ArticleA Movie A Day #314: Body and Soul (1981, directed by George Bowers)
When his little sister falls ill with sickle-cell anemia, Leon Johnson (Leon Isaac Kennedy) has to make a decision. He can either finish his education, graduate from medical school, and treat her as a...
View ArticleFilm Review: Fingers (dir by James Toback)
Welcome to method actor Hell! The 1978 film, Fingers, tell the story of Jimmy “Fingers” Angelilli (Harvey Keitel). Jimmy is a creep who works as a debt collector for his father, a small-time loan...
View ArticleCannonball Run II (1984, directed by Hal Needham)
In 1981, director Hal Needham and star Burt Reynolds had a surprise hit with The Cannonball Run. Critics hated the film about a race from one end of America to the other but audiences flocked to watch...
View ArticleWhat Could Have Been: The Godfather, Part II
Years ago, I wrote a post called What Could Have Been: The Godfather, in which I discussed all of the actors and the directors who were considered for The Godfather. It remains one of the most widely...
View ArticleRetro Television Reviews: Fantasy Island 3.14 “Lookalikes/The Winemaker”
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Tuesdays, I will be reviewing the original Fantasy Island, which ran on ABC...
View ArticleRetro Television Reviews: Welcome Back Kotter 2.11 “Sweathog Clinic for the...
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Saturdays, I will be reviewing Welcome Back Kotter, which ran on ABC from...
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