FVI WEEK: Lethal Woman (1988)
Colonel Jerry Maxim (James Luisi) has answered magazine ads that promise an island of erotic fun and ends up killed by several women. Retired soldier, spy author and forcibly retired hero Derek Johnson (Robert Lipton) gets the call from the man who told him to quit, General Grant (Larry Taylor), and sent to that island, […]
FVI WEEK: The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
After the Robot Wars, what is left of Earth lives in a city on the moon by the name of New Washington, surviving because of the anti-radiation drug Raddic-Q2 from the distant planet Delta 3. They are soon under the grip of Omus, the Robot Master (Jack Palance), who has crashed the latest vessel filled […]
FVI WEEK: City Limits (1985)
A plague killed most of the grown-ups and the world is filled with orphans. Some adults did live, like Albert (James Earl Jones). He raises Lee (John Stockwell) who grows up and heads out to L.A. to join the Clippers, who are led by Mick (Darrell Larson) and his second in command Whitey (John Diehl). […]
FVI WEEK: Master Ninja 1 and 2 (1984)
There was no one more important in middle school than Sho Kosugi. In retrospect, we should have worshipped him even more, because without him bringing the weapons and skills to Cannon’s Enter the Ninja, we would not have the ninja elements that have been used in everything from G.I. Joe to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, video games and a […]
FVI WEEK: Avanti Popolo (1986)
Was Film Ventures International fighting Cannon for the rights to show Israeli movies in the U.S.? Directed by Rafi Bukai, this was the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. “Forward people, towards redemption. Red Flag, Red Flag. Red Flag will triumph. […]
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