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Monthly Archives: November 2014
The Reckoning (1932)
Minor crime movie worth seeing due to the performance of Edmund Breese as a sleazy crook named Doc. Another plus is Sally Blane as a woman who keeps trying to make her boyfriend Terry go straight. Terry (James Murray) is … Continue reading
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The Chinese Detective (1981-82)
David Yip is Sgt.John Ho. Of course he’s a maverick or else there wouldn’t be a series. The British have a knack for making excellent cop shows. This is no exception. There’s also a nice soundtrack by Harry South. Opening … Continue reading
It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958)
Good SF suspense movie about a monster loose on a spaceship headed back to Earth from Mars. The screenplay is by SF writer Jerome Bixby. In January 1973 man has landed on Mars. It doesn’t go well. Colonel Ed Carruthers … Continue reading
Copernick’s Rebellion-Leo A.Frankowski (1987)
Free housing..free furniture..free food. It’s the end of civilization. The cover makes it look like a comic novel but there’s a lot of death and destruction to keep it from that category. There is humor but for the most part … Continue reading
The Talk Of Hollywood (1929)
A movie producer lost his money on silents now that talkies are in. He decides to make one, This is a comedy with some musical numbers. Some of the jokes will offend the PC police but so what. J.Pierpont Ginsburg … Continue reading
The Perfect Big Band-Jimmie Lunceford
Twenty-four tracks offering seventy minutes of one of the era’s greatest Big Bands. Collectors have all of this but if you’re new to Lunceford this will make you a fan. Highlights include: “Rhythm Is Out Business (Theme)”, “For Dancers’s Only”, … Continue reading
The Crimson Kimono (1959)
Written, Directed and Produced by Sam Fuller this starts as a crime movie about the murder of a stripper and gets bogged down in a story about a love triangle and bigotry. Stripper Sugar Torch heads back to her dressing … Continue reading
