‘The Valachi Papers’ (1972): Bronson tough in violent, true-story gangster flick
Violent, pulpy gangster cartoon featuring our favorite Cro-Magnon-American actor, Charles Bronson.
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‘Emperor of the North’ (1973): Violent, funny, moves like an express train!
Iconic action movie titans Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine battle it out over the Oregon rails in the violent, exhilarating Emperor of the North. Just don’t go lookin’ for meaning, kid.
‘Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw’ (1976): Lynda Carter – wonderful before Wonder Woman!
On April 3rd, 2018, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awarded a “Walk of Fame” star to the real Wonder Woman—the only Wonder Woman—Lynda Carter.
‘Night Terror’ (1977): Valerie Harper stars in tense suspenser
Remember Rhoda, Mary’s best friend and upstairs neighbor on The Mary Tyler Moore Show? Did you know that she, along with her costars, took a suspenseful detour into thriller-movie territory, to spice things up?
‘Benji’ (1974): Scrappy indie holds up just fine today
When I watch Benji, I feel love.
‘Dying Room Only’ (1973): Vacation ends badly in solid suspenser
Available through Warner Brothers’ Archive Collection (a real rarity, considering how few MTVs from this era have made it onto disc), ABC’s 1973 telemovie, Dying Room Only, directed by Philip Leacock, written by the master, Richard Matheson, and starring Cloris Leachman, Ned Beatty, Ross Martin, and Dabney Coleman, is a model of efficient, effective suspense.
‘Busting’ (1974): Overlooked, neglected gem from violent, cynical ’70s
“You guys have been watching too many moving picture films.”
‘The Legend of Lizzie Borden’ (1975): Haunting, dreamy, crazy, brilliant!
Haunting, dreamy, crazy nightmare thrills. There’s a reason I and several million other people my age and older remember so well The Legend of Lizzie Borden, the 1975 ABC made-for-TV splatter shocker: it’s flat-out brilliant.
‘Twitch of the Death Nerve’ (1971): Splatter giallo inspired Friday the 13th franchise
Whack-fest.
‘The Possessed’ (1977): Pre-superstar Harrison Ford does TV horror
Not being able to decide whether or not I was going to catch the new Harrison Ford Blade Runner 2049 sci-fi opus this week (the original was such a revelatory experience for me when I saw it in a deserted theater back in ’82, I can’t help but feel I’m going to sully that memory… Read More ‘The Possessed’ (1977): Pre-superstar Harrison Ford does TV horror
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