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G97 Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise (15) Experimental documentary that looks at the Hiroshima nuclear bomb and the legacy left behind. Marking the 70th anniversary. Images of nuclear explosions, Japanese who were affected, protesters, as well as some later material considering the positive aspects of the nuclear industry.
G34 Countdown to Looking Glass (84) There was 'Threads', 'The Day After', 'By Dawn's Early Light' and others.... This sobering account of nuclear war threat and eventually coming into play may haunt you for days afterward. With the clowns that are currently running this planet, it is a scary situation when you think about it. This is well made and has quite an apocalyptic ending on a dread-filled note of doom. With Scott Genn, Michael Glenn, Helen Shaver and more.
M994 Letters from a Dead Man (86) aka: Pisma myortvogo cheloveka The world post apocalypse is a light scenery of total destruction. The surviving humans vegetate in wet cellars under the nuclear winter. The main character is a scientist who lives in a makeshift shelter under a museum, among saved relics from all eras of history, along with some of his surviving colleagues. They grapple with what has happened. The focus is more on the moral and philosophic side of nuclear war. Interesting Russian made film made during the height of the cold war. Downbeat and grim. With English subtitles. BA
B652 Loft (85) aka: Loft- Die neue Saat der GewaltIn an apocalyptic future world, a young upper class couple is lured to view some surrealist paintings, presented by a group of young anarchists. The anarchists do this, luring pretentious rich people, so they can trap them in their loft flat and torture them. One of the killers plainly states "You attended our exhibition, but not one of you paid any attention to our pictures. We are our pictures, and they strike back when they are insulted.. Luckily for us this gets bloody and violent, very downbeat. 'Loft' is a depressing, ugly and anarchistic shocker with extremely violent set-pieces which actually caused censorship problems in Germany when released. LBX and with English subtitles. BA
B494 Psy (89) aka: Stray Dogs - A rag-tag group consisting of an alcoholic teacher, an immoral sports shooter, a hunter, a criminal, guided by a party representative, and a driver, take an old bus towards a lost village in the desert near a large dried up lake. They were sent to clean up the scourge of wild feral dogs that are feeding on survivors! They barely fight off an attack by the dogs, and then cleanup a ship with a cargo of ice, now melted to water, which was the dog's lair. The bus is stolen.... Conflict, gore, suicide, quicksand, creepy atmosphere and more. The thing about this Russian made apocalypse film is, it looks really bleak and desperate, so they have no problem putting this story across believably. With English Subtitles.
G572 She-Rat, The (97) aka: Die Rttin Story of the downfall of mankind and the rise of rats as told BY a rat... Artistic and surreal tale. Directed by Martin Buchhorn based on the novel by Gnter Grass. Matthias Habich stars. LBX and with English subtitles.
G248 Ultra Warrior (90) aka: Welcome to Oblivion After the nuclear holocaust, one man, 'Ultra Warrior' (Dack Rambo) rises from the ashes (or is sent by the higher ups) to determine the radioactive levels, and finds himself in a war between the mutants and the slave-drivers. An amazing science fiction cut and paste. You will see scenes from many familiar films, used to piece this entertaining mess together. Unintentional comedy that reaches new heights of hilarity. Dack Rambo, sadly, proved not to be an 'Ultra Warrior' in real life. This was his last movie. Killed by AIDS in 1994. BA
R674 Super Force Five (0?) Cosplay action. Stigmatized Disqualified Heroine. Super sexy heroine, monster characters and fogged sex. Seems what the villains desire is complete sexual molestation of their victim. That seems like the only thing that they want! F.L.
B302 Blonde in Black Leather (75) aka: Qui comincia l'avventura Two sexy, stunning and racy women (Monica Vitti and Claudia Cardinale) go on a wild motorcycling adventure. Silly movie with beautiful locations and even more beautiful women. Vitti and Cardinale have never been sexier. LBX English dubbed. BA
G901 20 Questions Murder Mystery, The (50) Anonymous clues related to a series of murders is delivered to BBC Radio's 20 Questions show. Can the reporters break the code before more murders occur? The killer is working his way through a group of related players with a hateful grudge. Finding the 'why' is the mystery. This killer has a motive! Revenge! Robert Beatty, Rona Anderson, Clifford Evans and more.
G398 Action of the Tiger (57) aka: La frontera del terror Carson (Van Johnson) is an American contraband runner approached by Tracy (Martine Carole), a French woman who wants him to help her brother escape from Albania where he is being held prisoner. Watch for the scene where Mike (played by a young Sean Connery!) chases our heroine around the boat, obviously trying to get her if you know what I mean, while Carson looks on indifferently. Also with Herbert Lom, Anthony Dawson and Yvonne Craig! Martine Carole had a heart attack and died ten years after this came out at only aged 47. Directed by Terence Young. LBX BA
B720 Adventures of Tartu, The (43) aka: Le avventure di Tart A first rate British war spy thriller with Tartu (Robert Donat) whose mission it is to destroy a German run chemical/poison gas factory in Czechoslovakia. He teams up with Freedom Fighters... They try to sabotage the factory resulting in the loss of many lives. Nazis all over the place here! Also with Valerie Hobson who most will remember as Colin Clives (Dr. Frankenstein) squeeze in the sequel to the original Whale classic. BA
G817 After Dark (33) Here's an odd little film that runs under an hour. It is another British 'Old Dark House' type. A man is robbed of some jewels on a train and tracks them to a creepy house which may or may not have a ghost that is trying to scare him away. Certainly belongs in the 'Forgotten Horrors' genre. A creaky relic from the past. With Horace Hodges.
R934 Albert R.N. (53) aka: Break to Freedom In 1944, at a P.O.W. camp in Germany, the allied prisoners use a dummy prop named Albert to fool the guards and escape. Anton Diffring (who played a better 'nasty' Nazi?), Anthony Steel and more star in this British classic.
G464 Angry Silence, The (60)aka: La tortura del silenzio A young factory worker (Richard Attenborough) stands up against others fellow workers/union members when they want to strike. Depicting an age in Britain's Industrial relations that were in a mess pre-Thatcher. Violent (although much implied and not shown) but effective. Exceptional with a good cast that includes Oliver Reed, Bernard (M) Lee, Michael Craig and drug casualty Pier Angeli who was a fifties and sixties star and former girlfriend of Kirk Douglas and James Dean. As her dreams of superstardom faded she starred in the 1971 film 'Octaman" when she was 39 years old, with Kerwin Matthews. Not sure if that was the final nail in her coffin, but she did overdose and die the same year. LBX BA
G487 Arthur! Arthur! (69) The inventor of sure-fire failures (played by Donald Pleasence) leads such an abysmal life that he creates a secret identity.... that of a dashing debonair womanizer! From married henpecked husband to a swinging London horn dog! The scene with Donald in bed with Shelley Winters is priceless! Also featured in this dark comedy? Terry Thomas! Entertaining turn for Pleasence fans.
G632 Assassin for Hire (51) Pretending to be a rare stamp dealer, a man (Sydney Tafler) supports his devoted wife and her musically talented young brother, by being a hit man. A detective (Ronald Howard) sets a trap to catch our well meaning but deadly killer.
G795 Avalanche (69) The English children are on holiday in the Tyrolean alps and are having the time of their lives until one of them breaks a leg. What follows is a series of people friendly avalanches that devastate miniature sets with gusto and perceived lethal menace. I was just hoping for some violent mayhem, but alas. Nice cold snowy locations and neato special effects typical of the 60's, weird light music, horrible English dubbing and nary a scoundrel or ill-willed vagabond in sight. Filmed in Switzerland.
G790 Avenging Hand, The (36) A Chicago gangster visits London and is amused and surprised by the rampant crime. When he learns some thugs have murdered an innocent match-seller in their attempts to locate a mysterious package it piques his curiosity enough so that he becomes a detective sleuth of a sort. With Noah Beery, father of Noah Beery Jr. of course.
G502 Bandit of Zhobe, The (59) aka: Kasim, furia dell'India The British colonial army versus the Thugee Cult in this exotic adventure film directed by Hammer director John Gilling. Certainly interesting and entertaining and maybe a bit similar to Hammer's 'The Brigand of Kandahar'. Victor Mature sleepwalks through his role, but luckily we have Anthony Newley and Anne Aubrey as well. BA
G803 Bedelia (46) Tagline: The author of 'Laura' now brings to the screen THE WICKEDEST WOMAN WHO E VER LOVED! Bedelia (Margaret Lockwood) is a recently remarried widow on honeymoon in Monte Carlo. A painter inquires her about her past, and is waiting for her with truth, danger and crime when she returns to England with her new husband. The problematic dissection of a treacherous mysterious lady with dark secrets in her past. A 'serial rich-husband' killer also known as a 'Black Widow'. BA
R610 Big Blockade, The (42)aka: Die Blockade Wartime propaganda piece reporting on the success of the economic blockade of Germany in the early years of the war, told from the perspective of the British. An excellent window to the thought processes of the time. Excellent because with time, we get benefit of historical reference, and we know what we are getting. Michael Rennie, Michael Redgrave, Robert Morely, John Mills and Leslie Banks star.
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