Medicine? Hope you aren’t too ill, amigo! If so…get better!
Think I am going to re-watch MY NAME IS PECOS, tonight. The “favorite graveyard in a Spaghetti” got me thinking about this fine little film, again!
15 scaffolds for a killer. tonight
Mill of the Stone Women
1960 gothic horror from Giorgio Ferroni.
Pierre Brice as the clean cut hero, Scilla Gabel playing the Barbara Steele part and Herbert Bohme as the nutty professor this one is beautifully shot and high on atmosphere. Which is just what you want in a gothic. The highlight for me though was the marvelous score from Carlo Innocenzi. An unfamiliar name for me which, in looking into it further, is probably no surprise as he died just two years later in 1962. So before the period of Italian films which I am so fond of. It looks like he was very active in the Peplum era though. For those who haven’t seen this great little film I highly recommend it if for this score alone.
Churchill’s Leopards (I Leopardi di Churchill)
Richard Harrison plays twin brothers from mixed German-British descent; one is a nazi, the other a … well, not a nazi. For a special assignment, the blowing up of a dam, the good must take the place of the bad. What makes things rather ugly, is that Klaus Kinski notices there’s something brewing.
Both Harrison and Kinski are good, and when you know Pilar Velasquez is Harrison’s love interest you might think it cannot miss, but it does. There’s not too much wrong with the story, and the cinematography of the Alps is beautiful, but it all takes too long to get going, and once it does, it’s over too soon. Not bad, just not good enough.
[quote=“Phil H, post:4743, topic:372”]Mill of the Stone Women
1960 gothic horror from Giorgio Ferroni.
Pierre Brice as the clean cut hero, Scilla Gabel playing the Barbara Steele part and Herbert Bohme as the nutty professor this one is beautifully shot and high on atmosphere. Which is just what you want in a gothic. The highlight for me though was the marvelous score from Carlo Innocenzi. An unfamiliar name for me which, in looking into it further, is probably no surprise as he died just two years later in 1962. So before the period of Italian films which I am so fond of. It looks like he was very active in the Peplum era though. For those who haven’t seen this great little film I highly recommend it if for this score alone.[/quote]i think Mill Of the Stone Women is a good, underrated little horror film, with some great moments and an unexpected glimpse of breast if you see the uncut version!
I watched the Big Gundown and yersterday Run man Run with a my Turkisch-Mexican amigo who nowadays poses as an American.
I liked them both a lot.
I noticed the nipple shot and was surprised by it. Seems out of place in this film. But welcome nonetheless of course 
@ Mill. Is that shot of the melting women a metaphor? 
Quatermass and the Pit
A bit of Sci Fi horror from Hammer and despite the usual corn it looked like it had a much bigger buget than their average stuff. With special effects no less. Enjoyable tosh.
Drag Me To Hell. tonight.
hope you enjoy it…I enjoyed it…talking goats and all
“Marlowe” with James Garner.
Squadra Volante
Enjoyable Polizia flick nicely directed by Stelvio Massi and starring Tomas Milian. This time, unusually, as the good guy cop.
Watched a copy of the No Shame disc which also included a nice interview with Milian being less than humble ;D (see Companeros thread for context)
Cool, I have always wanted to see this. Please post a review of it. Thanks.
Re-watched Spike Lee’s excellent INSIDE MAN, Universal (2006)
In which Clive Owen and Denzel Washington play a cat and mouse game over a bank hostage situation.
Fun factor - 8/10
put me in the mood for heist flicks.
RESERVOIR DOGS, Live Entertainment (1992)
Well planned heist goes awry due to an undercover cop. Still and probably always, my fave Tarantino.
Fun Factor - 8.5/10
THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (1974)
Our man Clint (Thunderbolt) meets up with young buck Jeff Bridges (Lightfoot), who talks him into pulling off a heist he had already successfully done years ago. One of my all-time fave endings.
Fun Factor - 8/10
THE DAY OF THE WOLVES (1973)
A group of men are brought together to isolate and rob an entire town. Apparently this was shot for about $100, but still enjoyable.
Fun Factor - 6/10
THE SPLIT, MGM (1968)
Jim Brown and Julie Harris put together a robbery of the box office at a football play-off game. Things don’t go well afterwards.
Fun Factor - 7/10
HONOR AMONG THIEVES (1968)
Alain Delon and Charles Bronson lock themselves in a Building over a holiday weekend so they can crack a vault. Only to find out all is not as it seems.
6.5/10
THE KILLING (1956)
Kubrick’s low budget racetrack robbery, once again things go awry afterwards. Mostly really well done except for the horse assasination scene. Really don’t like that scene.
Fun Factor - 6.5/10
VIOLENT SATURDAY, 20th Century Fox (1955)
Way too much 50’s style melodrama for my tastes. Still not a total waste of time, you know you’ve always wanted to see an Amish Ernest Borgnine pitch-fork Lee Marvin in the back.
Fun Factor - 4/10
KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952)
A cop who’s been drummed off the force sets up an armored car robbery with the intentions of turning the crooks in for the reward. Doesn’t work out that way.
Fun Factor - 6.5/10
ASPHALT JUNGLE, MGM (1950)
Probably my all time favorite heist-flick. Sam Jaffe master-minds a vault robbery that goes bad before they even get out of the building. Things only go from bad to worse as he and Sterling Hayden try to get out of town.
Fun Factor - 9/10
Things i have learned. While it seems very plausible to pull off a heist with proper planning, greed seems to prevent anyone from living long enough to enjoy it. ;D
Thr3e. tonight
[quote=“klinteastwood, post:4751, topic:372”]hope you enjoy it…I enjoyed it…talking goats and all[/quote]i loved it! a refreshing roller coaster ride film,not a boring bit in it! great fun!
Going to be taking a gander at Argento’s Sleepless tonight.
Viewed Vampyres.
Two very sexy female vampires are always on the lookout for their next fix.
Loads of flesh on display and violence in this one and hit the spot for this viewer. Viewed the interview on the disc with the two leads who are just lovely.
[quote=“ENNIOO, post:4759, topic:372”]Viewed Vampyres.
Two very sexy female vampires are always on the lookout for their next fix.
Loads of flesh on display and violence in this one and hit the spot for this viewer. Viewed the interview on the disc with the two leads who are just lovely.[/quote]
As have mentioned before I love this one. Low budget film making at its best imo.
I watched those interviews too Ennioo. Aren’t those girls great? Made me smile listening to them reminisce about making the film as they are now two middle aged middle class ladies. (still beautiful though) Wonder what their kids think if they ever saw the movie :