Teleport City is celebrating Halloween by dedicating the month of October to Asian horror films, and my contribution is a review of the Hong Kong ghost, kung-fu, comedy farce, police story type movie Operation Pink Squad II. Why not slither on over and check it out?? Here’s a snippet: Once Operation Pink Squad II enters [...]
26Oct10
Operation Pink Squad II
Like an anchorman, desk-bound in a television studio, I once again throw to Todd at Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill. Todd’s field work takes him once again to Mexico – as he looks at the ’60s spy film S.O.S. Conspiraccion Bikini Here’s a snippet: Though, not being fluent in Spanish, I couldn’t tell you what [...]
23Aug10
Field Reports: 1
After months of delays, I am finally moving house, and will be off air for a short while (not too long I hope). But for spy fans, there is still many great resources on the net. • There’s a nice review from Todd at 4DK of the Eurospy flick Scorpions and Miniskirts (AKA: Death on [...]
15Feb10
Bond’s Bar: At Teleport City
I have never ordered a Vodka Martini – Shaken not stirred – at a Bar. I have always thought that mouthing those lines would make me come off sounding like some kind of Bondian geek boy. I am – you and I know that – but there’s no need for the whole world to know. [...]
For fans of The Man From UNCLE, I have just received some great new from Wes Britton at Spy Wise. that he has added into his ‘Spies on Television & Radio’ Files, the final The Man From UNCLE novel, The Final Affair, by David McDaniel. Wes, in his introduction says: While a number of writers [...]
20Nov09
Razorback: At Teleport City
As an Australian, giant rampaging pigs are just one of the many things I have to deal with every day. To head over to Teleport City and read my review of the ozploitation classic Razorback, click here.
5Nov09
The Brain Stealers (1968)
Earlier this year a rumour circulated around the net that Shaw Bros/Celestial Pictures were going to release a whole swag of previously unreleased films on DVD. Among them were a few spy films, Operation Lipstick, Dark Rendezvous, Kiss & Kill, and The Brain Stealers. Unfortunately the rumour appears to be a hoax. But Todd at [...]
27Oct09
In the Mouth of Madness
To celebrate Halloween, October has been H.P. Lovecraft month at Teleport City. My contribution, which is not strictly Lovecraft, is a review of John Carpenter’s unspeakably horrific In the Mouth of Madness starring Sam Neill. To head over to Teleport City, click here. ‘Human interaction was monitored by the Interplanetary Psychiatric Association.The body count was [...]
20Oct09
James Band 007 (1980)
From the amazing TarsTarkas website comes a review of a rather obscure Bond ripoff from Thailand, James Band 007. Now you’re really going to have to visit the site to see all the amazing screencaps…Bond is not the only character you’ll recognise – if you look really carefully at the image on the left, in [...]
6Oct09
Gerak Kilat (1966)
Once again Todd at Die Danger Die Die Kill has gone above and beyond the call as he looks at Singapore’s answer to James Bond. Where does he find these things, really? To check out Todd’s review click here.
