Monday, April 30, 2012

15 Greatest TV Characters of the 1960s: Mister Ed

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Name:  Mister Ed Portrayed by:  Bamboo Harvester; voiced by Allan Lane TV series:  Mister Ed  (1961-66) Occupation:  Horse Family ...
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Thursday, April 26, 2012

A Taste of Spaghetti...Westerns

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The long dusters. The dirty towns. Extreme close-ups. Lengthy stares. Dubbed dialogue. And, of course, the Morricone music. I love a good Sp...
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Monday, April 23, 2012

Black Belt Jones Lacks Punch, Needs More Kicks

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The popularity of Blaxploitation films had already begun to wane by 1974, just three brief years after Shaft  made a box office splash. Th...
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Friday, April 20, 2012

Some Like It Cold in "Ski Party"

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Technically, I suppose that Ski Party  doesn't qualify as part of AIP's Beach Party series. There's no Annette (except for...
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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Buff Guys, Bikini Babes, and Rockin' Surf Music Abound in "Muscle Beach Party"

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Julie, the Contessa, watches as Flex flexes his muscles. Contessa : You’re so strong. Flex : I’m the strongest. Contessa : And so han...
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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Foxy Brown: "She's a whole lotta woman!"

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Pam Grier as Foxy Brown . Coffy or Foxy Brown ? I've been debating which Pam Grier movie to review this month (I quickly ruled out ...
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Thursday, April 5, 2012

As James Brown Sings: It's Hard to be the Boss in "Black Caesar"

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Versatile directors always intrigue me. Michael Curtiz excelled at contemporary drama ( Casablanca ), costume adventures ( The Adventures ...
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Monday, April 2, 2012

Blaxploitation Films: An Overview of the African American Urban Action Genre of the 1970s

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Richard Roundtree as Shaft . The term “Blaxploitation" was coined in the early 1970s to describe a genre of low-budget, action pict...
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Movie Monsters! An A to Z Appreciation

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The Andromeda Strain - Yes, they're the littlest "monsters" on this list, but let's not forget they wiped out a whole town...
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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Michael Powell and Me

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In 1985, my wife and I organized a celebrity auction as a fundraising event for a non-profit film society we founded in Kentucky. Most celeb...
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Saturday, March 24, 2012

A Tribute to The Archers: A Powell & Pressberger Movie Blogathon

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The Classic Film & TV Cafe is hosting host a March 25-28 blogathon featuring the stellar films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberge...
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