‘The Eyes of Charles Sand’ (1972): Dark, rainy day viewing for vintage TV-movie lovers
Flashy but familiar, bait-and-switch ABC Movie of the Week entry.
Tag: 1970s
‘Nightwing’ (1979): ‘Jaws’-like horror outing is batsh*t crazy
Mill Creek Entertainment has continued the beloved “drive-in double feature” tradition with the spiffy Blu-ray release, Nightwing and Shadow of the Hawk.
‘Carrie’ (1976): A classic go-to for Halloween season
A spiffed-up, bonus-heavy collector’s edition of the Stephen King horror classic.
‘Rollercoaster’ (1977): TV movie-style disaster film rumbles through…in Sensurround!
1977’s Rollercoaster is a first-rate TV suspenser, blasted onto the big screen via Sensurround.
‘Thank God It’s Friday’ (1978): Sanitized Hollywood disco shenanigans
Disney-fied PG-rated hijinks at a distressingly chaste, mildly drug-fueled, not-nearly-as-gay-as-we-expected late 1970s Hollywood disco!
‘Hard Times’ (1975): Primitive in tone, sophisticated in execution – a dark comic book comes to life
A mythic fantasy…shot in laconic, bare-knuckled, tough-as-shoe leather “realistic” style, with one central message: you gotta fight to survive…any way you can.
‘Drive-In’ (1976): Summer fun from a bygone era
Sony’s Choice Collection, their manufactured-on-demand DVD service for old Columbia Pictures library and cult titles, is still pumping out the discs, including one just right for these warm summer nights: Drive-In, the 1976 Columbia Pictures sleeper hit featuring a largely unfamiliar cast of fresh faces.
‘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.
‘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.
