Exploring: Andy Sidaris
Starting with 1973’s Stacey and 1979’s Seven, the former director of ABC’s Wide World of Sports and innovator of instant replay, slow-motion replay and split-screen views created a world of men that can’t shoot straight and gorgeous female agents. He called his movies b-movies, not because they were lower in quality, but because he filled them with what he referred […]
Howard the Duck (1986)
George Lucas went to USC with Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, who later co-wrote American Graffiti with the Star Wars director. Readers of this site will recognize the two more for Messiah of Evil, a classic of 1970’s horror that is sadly underappreciated. After finishing American Grafitti, Lucas told Huyck and Katz about Steve Gerber’s Howard the […]
Tiffany Jones (1973)
Pete Walker (Die Screaming, Marianne; Frightmare; House of the Long Shadows) directed this movie, which is based on the comic strip by Pat Tourret and Jenny Butterworth. It fits nicely into both the comic book and spy genres. Anouska Hempel was one of the Angels of Death in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, plus she had roles […]
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
The final film to be scored by Jerry Goldsmith, this film sadly bombed at the box office. It’s a fun little picture, all about Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny helping Damian “D.J.” Drake, Jr. (Brendan Fraser) and Warner Bros. executive Kate Houghton (Jenna Elfman) to find the “blue monkey” diamond. If they don’t, Acme’s Mr. Chairman […]
B and S About Movies video collection part 3!
Thanks for coming back and joining us as we get through a box of movies that start with W from our collection. Hear the movies that Sam is afraid to say out loud in the fear that Becca will want to watch them during quarantine.
Modesty Blaise (1966)
Joseph Losey was blacklisted, which is no surprise, as he directed The Boy with the Green Hair. He took his career to Europe, where he made movies like Boom! and Don Giovanni. This film is based on the popular comic strip Modesty Blaise by Peter O’Donnell, who co-wrote the original story. There was a major battle between Losey […]
DRIVE-IN FRIDAY: Eddie Harrison
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Eddie Harrison has been a critic in print for The List magazine since 2003, and as a broadcaster for the BBC for the same period. He writes his own personal blog at film-authority.com. Here are his picks for a four-movie drive-in night of cinematic excess. MOVIE 1: Highway Racer Italian movies of the 70’s […]
Spectre (2015)
In this Sam Mendes-directed Bond film, our hero finally goes up against Blofeld for the first time since 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever, with the global criminal organization Spectre returning and Christoph Waltz taking over the villainous role. The film’s usage of the Spectre organization and its characters was the end of long-standing litigation between Eon Productions […]
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