Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video: Blood & Guts (1978)
The story follows a small-time wrestling troupe scraping by in dingy basements and grotty local venues under the guidance of promoter Red Henkel (Henry Beckman, The Brood). The undisputed star of the outfit is veteran grappler Danny “Dandy Dan” O’Neil (William Smith, who seems born for this), an aging, hard-drinking, muscle-kissing narcissist wearing a blond […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Silent Partner (1978)
Based on the Anders Bodelsen novel Think of a Number, this Daryl Duke-directed (The Thorn Birds) and Curtis Hanson-written (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, L.A. Confidential, Sweet Kill) film was an early Carolco film and also one of the earliest films to take advantage of Canada’s Capital Cost Allowance incentive plan, which gave production companies tax inducements […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Seniors (1978)
Ben Adler (Gary Imhoff, Falcon Crest), Larry Bronson (Jeffrey Byron, who co-wrote The Dungeonmaster), Alan Darby (Dennis Quaid, did he do anything after this, wokka wokka) and Steve Elliot (Lou Richards) are college seniors terrified to graduate and actually work for a living. They all live together in the same house along with Sylvia (Priscilla […]
JUNESPLOITATION: Ringo (1978)
DAY 16: Free space! Eight years after the biggest band in the world broke up, their least loved member Ringo Starr — “Ringo wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles” is a quote often attributed to John Lennon, but it actually comes from British comedian Jasper Carrott, who said it on Radio Live, a British […]
The Carpenters…Space Encounters (1978)
Welcome to the weird, wild and at times absolutely inexplicable 1970s variety show era. It’s a place where the cocaine budget was likely higher than the GDP of a small nation, and someone in a boardroom said, “You know what goes great with soft rock? Aliens.” Today we’re talking about the 1978 television special The […]
RADIANCE BLU-RAY RELEASE: Splendid Outing (1978)
Gong Do-hee (Yoon Jeong-hee) is at the top of the food chain as a successful corporate tycoon living the high life. But she’s haunted. After a vivid, chilling dream about her deceased twin sister, she decides to ditch the boardroom and take a drive to the coast, looking for a little peace. Instead, she finds […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Night Creature (1978)
If you want to see what Donald Pleasence movies I’ve seen, here’s the Letterboxd list. I love him because he was a working actor. Like John Carradine, he was there when you needed him. And at times, he’d show just how good he was. But he’s a workmanlike — in a good way — presence […]
MVD 4K UHD RELEASE: Rockers (1978)
If The Harder They Come is Jamaica’s Scarface, then Rockers is its Ocean’s Eleven, if the heist involved a bunch of legendary musicians stealing back their dignity (and a motorbike) from the upper class. Originally intended to be a documentary, director Ted Bafaloukos realized that the reality of the Kingston reggae scene was already more […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 18: Budo the Art of Killing (1978)
April 18: King Yourself! — Pick a movie released by Crown International Pictures. Here’s a list! Created and produced by Hisao Masuda and financed by The Arthur Davis Company, this film explores a range of Japanese martial arts and the abilities of some of the most famous martial arts masters of the time. We kick things off […]
VINEGAR SYNDROME BLU RAY RELEASE: Forgotten Gialli: Volume Eight
This is the seventh Forgotten Gialli set from Vinegar Syndrome. You can check out my articles on the others here: Forgotten Gialli 1 Forgotten Gialli 2 Forgotten Gialli 3 Forgotten Gialli 4 Forgotten Gialli 5 Forgotten Gialli 6 Forgotten Gialli 7 This box set has the following movies: Rings of Fear (1978): This is the third […]
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