‘Savage Harbor’ (1987): Video store-era schlock is perfect weekend viewing
Stallone! Mitchum! An explosive, can’t-miss ’80s action event!
‘Payday’ (1973): A low profile gem, Rip Torn’s finest movie performance
Sad news: that multi-talented actor, Rip Torn, passed away the other day at 88 years old. Most of the news items I read led off with his well-remembered stint on The Larry Sanders Show, but I didn’t see any mentions of his best performance: 1973’s country drama, Payday.
‘Disaster on the Coastliner’ (1979): It’s Shatner to the rescue when Amtrak goes off the rails
So. It’s getting late and I don’t want to screw around. I don’t want “good” TV or “fine television” (blech), and I don’t want what everyone else wants, like GOT (this country, no question, is doomed). I want old timey stuff from my youth, with grown-up actors and actresses whom I recognize, in plots I… Read More ‘Disaster on the Coastliner’ (1979): It’s Shatner to the rescue when Amtrak goes off the rails
‘Eyes of Laura Mars’ (1978): Stylish but cold – there’s a movie in here somewhere
Chilled, stylish Americanized giallo thriller, with just acceptable TV-level suspense, a glamorously grungy New York City production design, a solid lead performance from wide-eyed Faye Dunaway…and a seriously dopey message about “women” and “fashion” and “violence” and “photography” that not one person involved with this movie could believably hawk to you…even with a gun at… Read More ‘Eyes of Laura Mars’ (1978): Stylish but cold – there’s a movie in here somewhere
‘Wait Until Dark’ (1967): Pure suspense thriller gets better with age
In yet another pathetically obvious attempt to get Warner Bros.’ Archive Collection to send us review titles sans moola, we here at the Movies & Drinks offices have sobered up just enough to review one of their classic Blu-ray thriller releases, Wait Until Dark…because that’s the only kind of thriller the Archive releases: classic (we’ll… Read More ‘Wait Until Dark’ (1967): Pure suspense thriller gets better with age
‘Fort Yuma Gold’ (1966): Zippy spaghetti Western a fun diversion
Mill Creek Entertainment, our favorite releasing company for cool, off-beat, inexpensive titles here at the Movies & Drinks offices, has released a single Blu-ray disc Western double feature:
‘Swastika’ (1973): Historical documentaries on top Nazi released to DVD
Mill Creek Entertainment has taken three Adolf Hitler-themed documentaries (one feature length, and two long-form TV outings), and put them together in a newly-monikered set, Secret Stories of Hitler.
‘Party Line’ (1988): Eighties VHS schlock gets royal treatment
Films like these weren’t made to be remembered. Thankfully, we’re now remembering them.
‘Apollo 11’ (2019): A thrilling, fitting 50th anniversary tribute
An absolutely overwhelming experience.
‘Night Watch’ (1973): Classic whodunnit with a savage, bloody twist that will shock you
In honor of Elizabeth Taylor’s birthday (as of this writing), Movies & Drinks thought it an ideal time to look at her 1973 thriller from AVCO Embassy Pictures, Night Watch—one of Miss Taylor’s less-successful mid-career outings that should have put her back on top with both critics and ticket buyers.
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