FVI WEEK: Kill and Kill Again (1981)
Kill and Kill Again is a sequel to the film Kill or Be Killed and tells another adventure of Steve Chase (James Ryan), a secret agent martial artist who has been hired by Kandy Kane (Anneline Kriel, whose life should be a movie, between having singer Richard Loring writing the song “Sweet Anneline” about her, […]
B&S About Movies podcast special episode 2: Cannon Films
I was super sad that The Cannon Canon is ending so here’s me talking about some of the Cannon Films that no one normal should ever endure. Yes, that means a Sylvia Kristel art film, nine kid movies and a soft core porn with Oliver Reed and Eartha Kitt. You can listen to the show […]
FVI WEEK: Beyond the Door II (1977)
Of course, Beyond the Door II is really Mario Bava’s Shock. We went to see Blood and Black Lace in the theater once and there was someone who talked about the movie before it began. Maybe he was bad at speaking in public, but in short, told everyone how the movie inspired Friday the 13th (I’d say A Bay of […]
FVI WEEK: Kill or Be Killed (1980)
Martial arts movies make little to no sense most of the time. Then, there’s this movie. Steve Chase is a martial artist who goes to the desert for what he thinks is an Olympic style meet. Nope. An ex-Nazi general was defeated at the 1936 Olympics by a Japanese martial artist named Miyagi, so he’s […]
FVI WEEK: The Act (1983)
Directed by Sig Shore (Sudden Death) and written by Robert Lipsyte (who wrote another Shore movie, That’s the Way of the World), The Act is a political thriller and comedy smooshed together. Or, as the sell copy says, “Blackmail, a complex heist, and political snakery collide into a complicated caper full of disguises and surprises, where it’s never […]
FVI WEEK: Il merlo maschio (1971)
Il merlo maschio (The Male Blackbird) is a film with many other titles. In the U.S. alone, it was released as X-Rated Girl, The Naked Cello and the title it was given by Film Ventures International, Secret Fantasy. In truth, it’s a commedia sexy all’italiana all about a man who gets pleasure from showing his wife off […]
FVI WEEK: Beyond the Door (1974)
There are rip-offs of The Exorcist. And then there are rip-offs where copyright infringement lawsuits lead to Warner Brothers getting a cash settlement and a portion of the film’s future revenue. Beyond the Door would be the latter. It’s $40 million worldwide gross meant that this film would a film draw the ire and call of that most Satanic of all […]
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