The Adventures Of Prince Achmed (1926) - Art not a film.
The Viking (1931- B/W) -Canadian semi-sound docudrama on a steamship by George Melford.
Damaged Lives (1933 - B/W) - EdgarUlmer VD propaganda from Canada.
Secrets of Chinatown (1935)- Another Can-quota quickie, full of ridiculous characters in boot polish.
Cabin in the Sky (1943- B/W) - African-American revue with a celestial theme.
It Happened Tomorrow (1944- B/W)- Forgettable DickPowell period precursor to fogetttable 90s God-show EarlyEdition.
Between Two Worlds (1944 - B/W)- John Garfield, Paul Henreid, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet, Edmund Gwenn and George Coulouris in a slushy shipboard melodrama that ultimately is about foregoing the Afterlife for the Blitz. Ok.ru
A Thousand And One Nights (1945)- Starring Phil Silvers as Ali Bongo!
WonderMan (1945)-Sentimental tosh, but Danny Kaye is so pleasingly odd at times. Ok.ru
"WAKE UP AND DREAM" (1946) - Forgettable Fox colour musical. Ok.ru.
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946-B/W) Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947- B/W)/Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947 - B/W)- Interchangeable things with bull-headed,unexciting gangsters.
WhisperingCity(1947 - B/W) - Tiresome Quebec noir with Paul Lukas.
Bush Pilot (1947)- Starring Jack LaRue and future Rentayank Austin Willis, notable only actual Canadian bushland locations.
All the King's Men (1949 - B/W) - Yokel politics.
The Magic Box (1951) - All star Festival of Britain exhibit.
Prehistoric Women (1950) - Oddly-coloured Eagle-Lion chastesexploitation gash.
THIEF OF DAMASCUS, (1952) - Why Normans in Syria? Why is Chaney Jr Sinbad?
Flight To Tangier (1953)- Jack Palance and Joan Fontaine in Dragnet with gendarmes.
THIS ISLAND EARTH (1954) - Colourful but narratively plain, though both Metalunans are nicely uncanny.
Princess Of The Nile (1954) - Arabs vs Egyptians nonsense.Sub-Montezian antics.
Ulysses (1954) - Despite Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn, just an average peplum.
Jungle Moon Men (1955 - B/W)- Jungle Johnny Weissmuller enacts She badly.
I've Lived Before (1956- B/W) - Reincarnated war gubbins with Jock Mahoney.
The Invisible Boy(1957 - B/W) - Sub-CFF larks notableonly for Robbie the Robot.
Wolf Dog (1958 - b/w) - More early Canadian cinema. Dull widescreen modern oater/sub-Lassie with Jim Davis.
Portrait in Black (1960) - Samey Lana Turner thriller, an excuse for dress changes not plot.
Scent of Mystery (1960)- Apart from action hero Denholm Elliot vs Leo McKern, a pedestrian thriller made for Cinerama/Odorama. Ok.ru.
Man on a String (1960- B/W)- Boring Borgnine spy melodrama. Extensively ok.rued.
Blast of Silence (1961- B/W) - Boring,semi-amateur noir.
The Big Gamble (1961) - Stephen Boyd, Juliette Greco and David Wayne star in what ends up as a taxing Oirish semi-comedic Wages of Fear, but begins with nice bits of 60s Dublin. Ok.rued extensively.
Romanoff And Juliet (1961) - Soppy mittel-european romantifarce by Ustinov doing silly accents, dubbing the entire UN.
Secret Ways (1961 - B/W)- I didn't think an Alistair MacLean-Euan Lloyd teamup'd be this miserable.
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)-Sentimental Capra, run out of steam.
The Notorious Landlady (1962 - B/W) - Sub-Wilder cavalcade of dodgy Englishness.
Gone Are the Days! aka Purlie Victorious (1963)- Ossie Davis' black hicksploitation "comedy".
Dear Brigitte (1965)- Sub-Disney mawk. Billy Mumy is obsessed with Bardot, so da Jimmy Stewart brings him to France and Brigitte gives him a dog. OK.RU
Lord Love a Duck (1966 - B/W) - Baffling middle-aged teen comedy, either a teen comedy or a parody of them.
Treasure of SanGennaro (1966) - Forgettable Italian heist comedy.
The Chase (1966) -Turgid all-star convict flop.
Rage (1966)- An interesting but rough-hewn TV-level modern Mexican rabies-western starring Glenn Ford.
Blindfold (1966)- Silly, stagey NYC/Everglades Uni thriller with Rock Hudson, Claudia Cardinale and Jack Warden. It is almost approaching Batman-level camp. Extensively ok.rued.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) - A mess. Mostel (basically doing Bialystock), Silvers, Gilford and Keaton's styles clash with the Brits.
Not with My Wife, You Don't (1966)- Godawful Curtis-Scott How To Murder Your Wife-alike set in afake UK with fake BBC. Partly animated.OK.RU
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) Ok.rued another tedious heist. Maybe I am a completist.
The Busy Body (1967) - Terrible attempt by WilliamCastle at mainstream comedy.OK.RU.
The Venetian Affair (1967) - Interesting though kind of turgid attempt to do a less-silly US spy film, Robert Vaughn as a Harry Palmer-type. With Boris Karloff,Elke Sommer, Karl Boehm, Lucianna Paluzzi and Ed Asner. Ok.ru.
Enter Laughing (1967)- Another 60s comedy about an annoying young man. Reiner is overrated.
Not with My Wife, You Don't (1966)- Godawful Curtis-Scott How To Murder Your Wife-alike set in afake UK with fake BBC. Partly animated.OK.RU
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) Ok.rued another tedious heist. Maybe I am a completist.
The Busy Body (1967) - Terrible attempt by WilliamCastle at mainstream comedy.OK.RU.
The Venetian Affair (1967) - Interesting though kind of turgid attempt to do a less-silly US spy film, Robert Vaughn as a Harry Palmer-type. With Boris Karloff,Elke Sommer, Karl Boehm, Lucianna Paluzzi and Ed Asner. Ok.ru.
Enter Laughing (1967)- Another 60s comedy about an annoying young man. Reiner is overrated.
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1968) - Great title, but horrible film.
The Impossible Years (1968) - David Niven hippie youth idiocy.
Uptight (1968)- Black Adap of the Informer, better than Ford.
Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)- A discovery. Long presumed this as a bawdy period farce, but no, it is a hi-tech satire, a distaff Magic Christian.
Don't Drink the Water (1969) - Awful Woody Allen-written stage farce adapted with Jackie Gleason. European setting is restricted to a few days in Montreal and studios in Florida. Has some uneasy Woody Allen perviness with the teenage daughter. The fictional country is "Vulgaria" (is this a sequel to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), but since Baron Bomburst was deposed, there has been a widespread shift to Islam. OK.RU
The Comic (1969) - Cloying, sentimental, grating Carl Reiner-Dick van Dyke silent tribute. Van Dyke appears in unconvincing old age makeup.
Me, Natalie (1969) - Like Jeremy (1973), a NooYawk coming to age with an annoying lead.
Army of Shadows (1969) - I don't get Melville. Slow and deliberate.
Also ok.rued Le Samourai (1967) and Le Cercle Rouge (1970).
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) - "Wilding" and "Sunderland" (in Grandadese) enact something that isn't a spoof, just a typical light swashbuckler. OK.RU
Rebel (1970)- Salvaging of an early Stallone film a la Medium Cool = bellydancing.
See also The Swap (1979), an unfinished pre-Golan Cannon film with Robert DeNiro pilfered, mere seconds of Bobby to support an uninteresting, cack-handed new story with Sybil Danning and Jennifer Warren as the same character.
The Ear(1970) - Unfeeling, cold Barrandov espionage.
Joe (1970) - Peter Boyle moans about hippies.
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)- Not quite my thing, but hey, Timothy Carey!
Walkabout (1971)- Nice scenery.
Devil Came from Akasava (1971)- NONSENSICAL Edgar Wallace-derived Jess Franco jungle thriller with Horst Tappert. See also X312 Flight to Hell (1971).
The Doberman Gang (1971)- Slapdash dog heist.
Walkabout (1971)- Nice scenery.
Devil Came from Akasava (1971)- NONSENSICAL Edgar Wallace-derived Jess Franco jungle thriller with Horst Tappert. See also X312 Flight to Hell (1971).
The Doberman Gang (1971)- Slapdash dog heist.
Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972) - Godawful play adaptation, half-subNeil Simon, half-sub Disney.Lynn Redgrave looks after saggy-faced mafioso Victor Mature's son. John Astin and Dom Deluise are goons. Ok.ru
The New Centurions (1972) - Cops and marching band music. Yep, it's Joseph Wambaugh. Not my thing.Plus it's a bit televisually flat.
Hickey and Boggs (1972) - Sour, confused, humourless private eye vehicle for Cosby and Culp.
The New Centurions (1972) - Cops and marching band music. Yep, it's Joseph Wambaugh. Not my thing.Plus it's a bit televisually flat.
Hickey and Boggs (1972) - Sour, confused, humourless private eye vehicle for Cosby and Culp.
The Offence (1972)- Paunchy, unglamourous, depressing Connery crime. Sidney Lumet manages to evoke a realistically grim English working class milieu.
Bone (1972) - Silly, wannabe-political Larry Cohen thing with Yaphet Kotto as a black militant.
Slaughter (1972) - Forgettable Jim Brown actioner.
Electra Glide In Blue (1973) - Dreary desert biking artiness. Ok.ru
Harry in Your Pocket (1973)- Dreary James Coburn con comdram.
Book of Numbers (1973)- Grimy black rural crime thing with Raymond St.Jacques, Freda "Band of Gold" Payne and Tubbs.
Emperor of the North (1973)- I liked this better than last. Rewatch.
Shamus (1973) - Same as every other Burt Reynolds PI thriller.
Bone (1972) - Silly, wannabe-political Larry Cohen thing with Yaphet Kotto as a black militant.
Slaughter (1972) - Forgettable Jim Brown actioner.
Electra Glide In Blue (1973) - Dreary desert biking artiness. Ok.ru
Harry in Your Pocket (1973)- Dreary James Coburn con comdram.
Book of Numbers (1973)- Grimy black rural crime thing with Raymond St.Jacques, Freda "Band of Gold" Payne and Tubbs.
Emperor of the North (1973)- I liked this better than last. Rewatch.
Shamus (1973) - Same as every other Burt Reynolds PI thriller.
Cops and Robbers (1973) - Dull New York UA supposed comedy. Ok.rued.
Stacey (1973)- Dull Sidaris excuse for "T&A", with an aul wan in a wheelchair with loudspeaker, a lady racing driver
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973) - Another tedious road movie. MoreTravels with my Aunt. Ok.ru
The Outfit (1973) -Varied settings, astonishing cast, but not quite my thing. Ok.ru.
Charley Varrick (1973) - A rewatch. Being Universal, it feels TV-ish.
Badge373 (1973)- Robert Duvall in a lacklustre but bare-faced French Connection ripoff, even with Popeye Doyle's real-life avatar Eddie Egan as an actor/advisor.
The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973) - Ryan O'Neal's big smug face.
The Don is Dead (1973) - If it'dhad been a DeLaurentiis, it'd work, but with the televisual Universal house style, it feels inauthentic.
That Man Bolt (1973)- Fred Williamson as a black Bond. Despite location shooting in Hong Kong, it is still clearly a product of 70s Universal.
Blade (1973)- Grim, forgettable NYC thriller with a surprisingly solid cast headed by John Marley, but including pre-fame Rue McClanahan and Morgan Freeman.
Northeast of Seoul (1974)- Confused travelogue despite quality ham from Victor Buono.
The Outfit (1973) -Varied settings, astonishing cast, but not quite my thing. Ok.ru.
Charley Varrick (1973) - A rewatch. Being Universal, it feels TV-ish.
Badge373 (1973)- Robert Duvall in a lacklustre but bare-faced French Connection ripoff, even with Popeye Doyle's real-life avatar Eddie Egan as an actor/advisor.
The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973) - Ryan O'Neal's big smug face.
The Don is Dead (1973) - If it'dhad been a DeLaurentiis, it'd work, but with the televisual Universal house style, it feels inauthentic.
That Man Bolt (1973)- Fred Williamson as a black Bond. Despite location shooting in Hong Kong, it is still clearly a product of 70s Universal.
Blade (1973)- Grim, forgettable NYC thriller with a surprisingly solid cast headed by John Marley, but including pre-fame Rue McClanahan and Morgan Freeman.
Northeast of Seoul (1974)- Confused travelogue despite quality ham from Victor Buono.
BINGO (1974) - Oddly-toned satirical college thriller with a sub-Kroftt Bros theme and the inevitable Alexandra Stewart.
Massacre Mafia Style (1974)- Primitive Godfather knockoff engineered by ex-Dean Martin tribute Duke Mitchell, shot on Queen Mary. Ends with a massacre involving guns in bread rolls. Ok.rued.
Pets (1974) - Softcore nonsense with Ed Bishop in a rare-US role.
Lancelot du Lac (1974)- Bresson does a Tales from Europe-take on Arthur with amateurs.
Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) - It feels shockingly cheap.
Stoner (1974) - Nonsensical cult-related George Lazenby/flatcapped Angela Mao vehicle.
Gator Bait (1974) - Dingy swamping.
Bonnie's Kids (1974)- Usual 70s smut-glazed she-action grot.
Amazing Grace (1974) - Baffling vehicle for octogenarian chitlin' circuit stalwart Moms Mabley. Like an African-American Not On Your Nellie.
Dersu Uzala (1975) - Might be Kurosawa's best. Deftly captures Russia's wilderness.
Darktown Strutters (1975) -Tacky blaxploiaion disco biker nonsense.
Lions for Breakfast (1975) - Affable but bland-in-that-New Avengers-in-Canada way.
Dersu Uzala (1975) - Might be Kurosawa's best. Deftly captures Russia's wilderness.
Darktown Strutters (1975) -Tacky blaxploiaion disco biker nonsense.
Lions for Breakfast (1975) - Affable but bland-in-that-New Avengers-in-Canada way.
The Black Bird (1975)- Inept, TV movie-ish comedy sequel to the Maltese Falcon. Ok.ru.
The Drowning Pool (1975) - Forgettable Paul Newman sequel to the forgettable Harper. Ok.ru.
Peeper (1975)- A most forgettable Michael Caine vehicle.
The Zebra Killer (1975)- William Girdler mess. Blacked-up killer looks like Only Fools and Horses' Tony Angelino.
Deadly Hero (1975) - Confused cop message movie. James Earl Jones plays Rabbit Shazam. Danny DeVito and some Mrs. Slocombe-wigged nudie dancers appear.
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)- A poor man's Pelham 123.
Jackson County Jail (1976) - Typical Southern fluff despite an embryonic Tommy Lee Jones.
Death Machines (1976)- Amateurish, bored martial arts.
The Drowning Pool (1975) - Forgettable Paul Newman sequel to the forgettable Harper. Ok.ru.
Peeper (1975)- A most forgettable Michael Caine vehicle.
The Zebra Killer (1975)- William Girdler mess. Blacked-up killer looks like Only Fools and Horses' Tony Angelino.
Deadly Hero (1975) - Confused cop message movie. James Earl Jones plays Rabbit Shazam. Danny DeVito and some Mrs. Slocombe-wigged nudie dancers appear.
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)- A poor man's Pelham 123.
Jackson County Jail (1976) - Typical Southern fluff despite an embryonic Tommy Lee Jones.
Death Machines (1976)- Amateurish, bored martial arts.
HAWMPS (1976) -Apple Dumpling Gang with camels.
Moving Violation (1976) - Dreary Southern Corman chase-thriller.
See also the better-produced post-Corman White Line Fever (1975). Ok.ru.
Lipstick (1976)- Unlikeable DDL sleaze.Ok.rued, to spare me from the horrifics.
Hollywood Man (1976)- William Smith vanity job about making a biker film. The telling thing is despite the title, it was made in Florida.
Hollywood Boulevard (1976) - Not even Dante and Arkush's enthusiasm makes up for this chintzy stockfootage sexcom. Ok.ru.
The Blue Bird (1976) - All star Tales from Europe intended to bring the East and West together. Jinxed because Russia, c.1975 had the same production value as (1940),so it looks the same as the earlier schmaltzy sub-Wizard of Oz Shirley Temple version. Though having actual Oz sorta-director George Cukor doesn't help. My head can't quite get that Cicely Tyson and George Cole are the same age.
The Late Show (1977)- Dull, oddly humourless Art Carney private eye vehicle. Ok.ru. Heavily.
OneMan (1977) -DystopianNFB feature, Len Cariou using his own Canuck twang he passed of as Irish in Mude, She Wrote
Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)- To non-Americans, Billy Jack and its sequels baffle.
Moving Violation (1976) - Dreary Southern Corman chase-thriller.
See also the better-produced post-Corman White Line Fever (1975). Ok.ru.
Lipstick (1976)- Unlikeable DDL sleaze.Ok.rued, to spare me from the horrifics.
Hollywood Man (1976)- William Smith vanity job about making a biker film. The telling thing is despite the title, it was made in Florida.
Hollywood Boulevard (1976) - Not even Dante and Arkush's enthusiasm makes up for this chintzy stockfootage sexcom. Ok.ru.
The Blue Bird (1976) - All star Tales from Europe intended to bring the East and West together. Jinxed because Russia, c.1975 had the same production value as (1940),so it looks the same as the earlier schmaltzy sub-Wizard of Oz Shirley Temple version. Though having actual Oz sorta-director George Cukor doesn't help. My head can't quite get that Cicely Tyson and George Cole are the same age.
The Late Show (1977)- Dull, oddly humourless Art Carney private eye vehicle. Ok.ru. Heavily.
OneMan (1977) -DystopianNFB feature, Len Cariou using his own Canuck twang he passed of as Irish in Mude, She Wrote
Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)- To non-Americans, Billy Jack and its sequels baffle.
Too Hot to Handle (1977)- Bondage-themed action dreariness withYootha Joyce-alike Cheri Caffaro.
Rolling Thunder (1977) - Dreary,depressing AIP/Schrader vengeance thing. I think I saw this on ok.ru.
Rolling Thunder (1977) - Dreary,depressing AIP/Schrader vengeance thing. I think I saw this on ok.ru.
Crossed Swords (1977) - A load of stars hamming it up, badly framed around Mark Twain.
Circle of Iron (1978) - David Carradine tries to do what Bruce Lee failed - as Michael Bolton-alike Jefff "Kaliman" Cooper plays a fortysomething youth searching for zen. The best thing is Eli Wallach's magic genitals.
The Great Bank Hoax (1978)- This had to have been intended for telly. What major studio production in 1978 starring Richard Basehart would go to cinemas? Ok.ru.
Mean Dog Blues (1978) - Mel Stuart-helmed hicksploiter. Gregg Henry is an alleged country singer chased by a dyed-black-haired George Kennedy who sobs over dead dogs.
The Great Brain (1978)- Mormon Sting/Tom Sawyer-alike produced by the Osmonds. Has everyone's favourite toothy faux-Scouse Branson mogul, James A. Osmond as the titular little bastard.
The One Man Jury (1978) - Schizophrenic Jack Palance action obscurity.
Just You and Me, Kid (1979)- Dubious George Burns dramedy with underage near-nudity from Brooke Shields.
The Prize Fighter (1979) - Older Don Knotts is appealingly weary. But this is Corman's sub-Disney The Sting. Ok.ru
The Hitter (1979)- Rough-hewn black streetfighting yawn with Ron O'Neal.
Lost and Found (1979) - Nothingy Segal-Jackson comedy shot in Canada, hence John Candy as a Frenchman.
Steel (1979) - Lee Majors vehicle about builders- astonishingly not a Canadian tax dodge.
Gloria (1980)- Cassavetes refuses to make an action movie.
Fatso (1980) - Dom Deluise diets and fails.
Final Assignment (1980)- Bland Canadian Cold War thriller with Genevieve Bujold,Michael York and Burgess Meredith.
The First Deadly Sin (1980)- Soppy,sub-Movie of the Week Frank Sinatra cop-thriller.
Raise The Titanic (1980) - Lovely score, but it has no villain. It needs a villain, because the plot is literally pulling a ship out of water.
Union City (1980) - Odd, unlikeable noir, weirdly attractive style not unlike John Paizs' Crime Wave.
Cuba Crossing (1980) - Boney M-soundtracked all-star B movie feebleness with no feel for Cuba.
Night of the Juggler (1980)- James Brolin vs some Poundland The Warriors.
The Black Marble (1980) - Odd mystery-tinged Wambaugh rom-com. Ok.ru
Below The Belt (1980) - Mediocre ladies' wrestling film.
THE BALTIMORE BULLET (1980) - Dreadful good ole boy poolcom.
The Salamander (-1981)- Rai-Uno-like ITC Eurocrime. At least,we hear Franco Nero's actual singing voice, more like an Italian Rolf Harris than Robert Goulet.Ends with Nero having a kickabout with Roman street kids. Rewatch.
Circle of Iron (1978) - David Carradine tries to do what Bruce Lee failed - as Michael Bolton-alike Jefff "Kaliman" Cooper plays a fortysomething youth searching for zen. The best thing is Eli Wallach's magic genitals.
The Great Bank Hoax (1978)- This had to have been intended for telly. What major studio production in 1978 starring Richard Basehart would go to cinemas? Ok.ru.
Mean Dog Blues (1978) - Mel Stuart-helmed hicksploiter. Gregg Henry is an alleged country singer chased by a dyed-black-haired George Kennedy who sobs over dead dogs.
The Great Brain (1978)- Mormon Sting/Tom Sawyer-alike produced by the Osmonds. Has everyone's favourite toothy faux-Scouse Branson mogul, James A. Osmond as the titular little bastard.
The One Man Jury (1978) - Schizophrenic Jack Palance action obscurity.
Just You and Me, Kid (1979)- Dubious George Burns dramedy with underage near-nudity from Brooke Shields.
The Prize Fighter (1979) - Older Don Knotts is appealingly weary. But this is Corman's sub-Disney The Sting. Ok.ru
The Hitter (1979)- Rough-hewn black streetfighting yawn with Ron O'Neal.
Lost and Found (1979) - Nothingy Segal-Jackson comedy shot in Canada, hence John Candy as a Frenchman.
Steel (1979) - Lee Majors vehicle about builders- astonishingly not a Canadian tax dodge.
Gloria (1980)- Cassavetes refuses to make an action movie.
Fatso (1980) - Dom Deluise diets and fails.
Final Assignment (1980)- Bland Canadian Cold War thriller with Genevieve Bujold,Michael York and Burgess Meredith.
The First Deadly Sin (1980)- Soppy,sub-Movie of the Week Frank Sinatra cop-thriller.
Raise The Titanic (1980) - Lovely score, but it has no villain. It needs a villain, because the plot is literally pulling a ship out of water.
Union City (1980) - Odd, unlikeable noir, weirdly attractive style not unlike John Paizs' Crime Wave.
Cuba Crossing (1980) - Boney M-soundtracked all-star B movie feebleness with no feel for Cuba.
Night of the Juggler (1980)- James Brolin vs some Poundland The Warriors.
The Black Marble (1980) - Odd mystery-tinged Wambaugh rom-com. Ok.ru
Below The Belt (1980) - Mediocre ladies' wrestling film.
THE BALTIMORE BULLET (1980) - Dreadful good ole boy poolcom.
The Salamander (-1981)- Rai-Uno-like ITC Eurocrime. At least,we hear Franco Nero's actual singing voice, more like an Italian Rolf Harris than Robert Goulet.Ends with Nero having a kickabout with Roman street kids. Rewatch.
Tower of Death (1981) - Cheap. unsatisfying Bruceploiter.
Chan is Missing (1981 - B/W) - Not a mystery, almost a documentary.
ZootSuit (1981) - Being Universal, it's essentially a TVM.
The Devil And Max Devlin (1981) - Awful Disney comedy, despite or maybe because of the perfect casting of Cosby as a demon.
S.O.B. (1981) - Self-indulgent self-parody failure by Blake Edwards, satirising his own wife's Julie Andrews' experiences on his own Darling Lili. Ok.ru
Fake Out (1982) - Turgid Pia Zadora/Telly Savalas Vegas car chase vehicle.
Butterfly (1982) - Turgid Pia Zadora melodrama. Orson Welles chews his own fat.Stacy Keach looks confused.
The Challenge (1982)- A messy lump of American karate froth, despite the presence of Toshiro Mifune.
Hammett (1982) - A mess,suffers from that Zoetrope artifice. Still, Roy Kinnear!
Nate and Hayes (1983) - John Hughes' script is too slavish to the Raiders mould without adding anything new.
Bullshot (1983) - Finally found a copy of this Ripping Yards-ish Drummond parody from Handmade. The stage show cast who are retained mug too much, lead Alan Shearman (now a leading voice actor) is very Stanley Baxter. But it gives the legend that is Ron Pember a major role. And it looks nice.
Under The Volcano (1984) - John Huston gets Finney drunk, and we have to watch. Ok.ru
Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985) - A confused Spanish-shot singing cowboy parody with Tom Berenger singing anachronistic countrypolitan-type songs, and the likes of Jim Carter and Christopher Malcolm pop up. Ok.ru
The Trouble With Spies (1987) - Donald Sutherland plays a Canadian-accented British spy in a sub-Carry On Abroad HBO original with an odd Transatlantic cast, which despite being completely forgettable, got a theatrical release via DeLaurentiis. Suzanne Danielle does her "continental sexy woman" schtick.
The Assignment (1997) -Despite Irishman Aidan Quinn absurdly cast as Hispanic, this Canadian action-thriller set in the 70s manages to capture the feeling of something like Winner's Scorpio or a better version of Rosebud. A DISCOVERY. Montreal ably doubles for London.Ben Kingsley looks like Bob Mortimer.
Brother 2 (2000) - Alexei Balabanov I kind of like, but this once it goes to the US, loses its individuality.
Howl's MovingCastle (2005) - Attractive but goofy.
Chan is Missing (1981 - B/W) - Not a mystery, almost a documentary.
ZootSuit (1981) - Being Universal, it's essentially a TVM.
The Devil And Max Devlin (1981) - Awful Disney comedy, despite or maybe because of the perfect casting of Cosby as a demon.
S.O.B. (1981) - Self-indulgent self-parody failure by Blake Edwards, satirising his own wife's Julie Andrews' experiences on his own Darling Lili. Ok.ru
Fake Out (1982) - Turgid Pia Zadora/Telly Savalas Vegas car chase vehicle.
Butterfly (1982) - Turgid Pia Zadora melodrama. Orson Welles chews his own fat.Stacy Keach looks confused.
The Challenge (1982)- A messy lump of American karate froth, despite the presence of Toshiro Mifune.
Hammett (1982) - A mess,suffers from that Zoetrope artifice. Still, Roy Kinnear!
Nate and Hayes (1983) - John Hughes' script is too slavish to the Raiders mould without adding anything new.
Bullshot (1983) - Finally found a copy of this Ripping Yards-ish Drummond parody from Handmade. The stage show cast who are retained mug too much, lead Alan Shearman (now a leading voice actor) is very Stanley Baxter. But it gives the legend that is Ron Pember a major role. And it looks nice.
Under The Volcano (1984) - John Huston gets Finney drunk, and we have to watch. Ok.ru
Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985) - A confused Spanish-shot singing cowboy parody with Tom Berenger singing anachronistic countrypolitan-type songs, and the likes of Jim Carter and Christopher Malcolm pop up. Ok.ru
The Trouble With Spies (1987) - Donald Sutherland plays a Canadian-accented British spy in a sub-Carry On Abroad HBO original with an odd Transatlantic cast, which despite being completely forgettable, got a theatrical release via DeLaurentiis. Suzanne Danielle does her "continental sexy woman" schtick.
The Assignment (1997) -Despite Irishman Aidan Quinn absurdly cast as Hispanic, this Canadian action-thriller set in the 70s manages to capture the feeling of something like Winner's Scorpio or a better version of Rosebud. A DISCOVERY. Montreal ably doubles for London.Ben Kingsley looks like Bob Mortimer.
Brother 2 (2000) - Alexei Balabanov I kind of like, but this once it goes to the US, loses its individuality.
Howl's MovingCastle (2005) - Attractive but goofy.
Is Rustler's Rhapsody even a parody? I can only remember one joke in it (the "You gotta match?" bit) but the rest is a straightforward recreation of what Gene Autry got up to forty years before. Very odd, a bit like Nothing Lasts Forever in tone.
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