Director: Andrew Davis Starring: Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen, Molly Hagen, Dennis Farina Music: David Michael Frank If you pick up a copy of Leonard Maltin’s Film Guide, and look up Code of Silence, you’ll see a picture of me staring back at you! No, not really – I have always just wanted to [...]
21Jul10
Code of Silence (1985)
20Jul10
Forced Vengeance (1982)
Director: James Fargo Starring: Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, Camila Griggs, Michael Cavanaugh, David Opatoshu, Frank Michael Liu, LeRoy Nicely Music: William Goldstein Yesterday I enthused about my fondness for Lone Wolf McQuade which may cause you to think I enjoy all Chuck Norris films. Guess again. Forced Vengeance has to feature one of the [...]
13Jul10
Revolver (1973)
AKA: Blood In The Streets Director: Sergio Sollima Starring: Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi, Agostina Belli, Daniel Beretta, Paola Pitagora Music: Ennio Morricone There’s one trait in Italian crime thrillers that I really admire. Nearly all of them, no matter how hyper stylised and cartoon like they may be during their running time, at the end [...]
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Tagged Ennio Morricone, EuroCrime, Fabio Testi, Italy, Oliver Reed, Sergio Sollima
Tagged Ennio Morricone, EuroCrime, Fabio Testi, Italy, Oliver Reed, Sergio Sollima
12Jul10
Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson Starring: Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, Ingvar Eggert Sigurosson, Sarah Polley, Eddie Marsan, Martin Delaney, Tony Curran, Rory McCann, Ronan Vibert Music: Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson This review is not for the recent 2007 CG animated version starring Ray Winstone, but the live action version starring Gerard Butler. The film features plenty of swordplay [...]
Original Title: La mano spietata della legge Director: Mario Gariazzo Starring: Philippe Leroy, Klaus Kinski, Cyril Cusack, Tony Norton, Silvia Monti, Fausto Tozzi, Pia Giancaro, Lincoln Tate, Rosario Borelli Music: Stelvio Cipriani The film opens at an airport. A professional hitman, Joe Gambino (Lincoln Tate) has flown in. He meets with another hood, Salvatore Perrone [...]
Country: Japan Directors: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoyuki Tomomatsu Starring: Yukie Kawamura, Takumi Saito, Eri Otoguro, Sayaka Kametani, Jiji Bû, Kanji Tsuda, Music: Kou Nakagawa Cinematographer: Shu G. Momose Editor: Yoshihiro Nishimura Writer: Naoyuki Tomomatsu Based on the manga by: Shungiku Uchida Original title: Kyûketsu Shôjo tai Shôjo Furanken Warning: This review contains slightly more adult content [...]
Director: Doo-yong Lee Starring: Bruce K.L. Lea, Deborah Chaplin, Anthony Bronson, Steve Mak Music: Wong Kuei Yen Following the success and death of Bruce Lee many imitators stepped up to take his place. Most of these ‘Bruceploitation’ films never made it to the cinemas in Australia. But when the video boom hit in the mid [...]
28Jun10
The Burglars (1971)
Director: Henri Vernuil Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon, Robert Hossein, Renato Salvatori, Nicole Calfan Music: Ennio Morricone – conducted by Bruno Nicolai Based on the novel by David Goodis This Euro-heist caper, set in Greece and directed by Henri Verneuil, is a bit different to most. Rather than building up to the perfect [...]
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Tagged Bruno Nicolai, Caper, Ennio Morricone, Jean Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif
Tagged Bruno Nicolai, Caper, Ennio Morricone, Jean Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif
AKA: Hawk of Bagdad, Sinbad Against the 7 Saracens Director: Emimmo Salvi Starring: Gordon Mitchell, Bella Cortez, Dan Harrison (Bruno Piergentili), Carla Calo, Tony Di Mitri There seems to be a few versions of this EuroSword flick floating around and depending on which version you find, the hero is either Ali Baba (sans forty thieves), [...]
