Sunday, December 27, 2015

Grizzly Adams 15 - Survival

Published on Aug 17, 2012
Robbie Cartman (John Bishop) comes to the cabin to visit with his sick, pet deer, Ginger hoping that Adams (Dan Haggerty) will be able to make her well again.

Adams goes up to the mountains to find an herbal medicine for the ailing deer and is injured in a fall causing a complete loss of memory. He wanders the mountains in a daze, unaware that he is stalked by both a hungry cougar and an even greater danger...a bounty hunter!! Near tragic results come from this amnesia as Adams almost shoots his friend, Ben, and leaves Mad Jack (Denver Pyle) tied up to a tree not recognizing either of them. With the help of Ben his memory soon returns and he decides to still find the herb medicine before going home. This worries Mad Jack because the famous bounty hunter, Sam Steel (James Wainwright) is still on the trail of Grizzly Adams. When Adams returns to the cabin he finds that Sam Steel has been sent up the river by Mad Jack. He was told that Adams had been killed and dumped into the river by Mad Jack and to go up there and find his remains. 

It was refreshing to know that good friends were by Adam's side and they would never let him down. With the support of them he could stay in the mountains he had come to love and neither amnesia nor a bounty hunter would ever change that.

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Grizzly Adams Ark

UNWELCOME NEIGHBORS


Published on Aug 16, 2012
Settlers start moving into the mountains and Grizzly Adams (Dan Haggerty) attempts to be neighborly, offering whatever help they might need. A man named Cartman (Ronny Cox), and his son, Robbie (John Bishop), set up a camp in the valley. But Cartman stubbornly refuses Adams' hospitality, insisting that he can take care of himself. Robbie, however, is fascinated by the mountain man Adams, and especially interested in Ben, the giant grizzly bear.

Ignoring Adams' friendship and advice, Cartman builds a lean-to downwind of his campfire and gets smoked out. Then, while chopping wood without caution, he cracks open a hornets nest, endangering both he and his son.

Robbie suffers from numerous hornet stings and becomes delirious. Not knowing how to help his son, Cartman goes looking for Adams, cut collapses in the forest. A hawk leads Adams to Cartman...then to Robbie, who is seriously ill.

Adams sends for his Indian friend, Nakoma (Don Shanks), who returns quickly with herbs and roots to make special medicine. Robbie soon gets well and Cartman learns a valuable lesson, growing to respect Nakoma for his wilderness knowledge and admire Adams for his determination to be a good neighbor. Adams promises to teach Robbie how to become a mountain man.


Friday, December 25, 2015

Dr. Laurence Jeffries, a neuros

Someone Behind the Door

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Someone Behind the Door
Someone Behind the Door.jpg
Film poster
Directed byNicolas Gessner
Produced byRaymond Danon
Written byMarc Behm
Nicolas Gessner
Jacques Robert
Lorenzo Ventavoli
StarringCharles Bronson
Anthony Perkins
Jill Ireland
Music byGeorges Garvarentz
CinematographyPierre Lhomme
Edited byVictoria Mercanton
Production
company
Lira Films
Release dates
15 September 1971 (USA premiere)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageEnglish
Someone Behind the Door is a French film directed by Nicolas Gessner. The original French title wasQuelqu'un derrière la porte, and in the UK it was twice retitled as Two Minds For Murder (theatrical title) and Brainkill (VHS title). The film was shot on location in Folkestone, England.[1]Surgeon, intent on his research, neglects his wife Frances. The frustrated woman accordingly takes a lover, Paul Damien, a French journalist. When he realizes what is going on, Laurence has only one thing in mind, vengeance.

Plot[edit]

neurosurgeon hires an amnesiac to murder his wife, believing that the man will have no memory of what he had done, providing him a perfect alibi

Principal cast[edit]

ActorRole
Charles BronsonThe Stranger
Anthony PerkinsLaurence Jeffries
Jill IrelandFrances Jeffries
Henri GarcinPaul Damien
Adriano MagistrettiAndrew
Agathe NatansonLucy

Filming[edit]

Almost all of the film was shot at various locations inFolkestone. Key locations include Folkestone Harbour and Beach.[2]


THE WORLD"S GREATEST BOUNTY HUNTER

Published on Aug 18, 2012
The friendship Mad Jack (Denver Pyle) treasured most in the world, that which he had with Grizzly Adams (Dan Haggerty), was about to be put to the test. Returning from the settlement and hoping to make it to the cabin for his birthday, Mad Jack was stricken with the fever that had been going around at the fort. When his burrow, Number Seven, began to look like a goose, he knew that the fever had set in fully. He started imagining that he was Brett Carson, the world's greatest bounty hunter and that he was going to capture James Capon Adams. Adams was busy at the pond and did not know that of all people, Brett Carson (Mad Jack) the bounty hunter was after him. Nakoma (Don Shanks) and Adams were going about their business in the usual manner except that they were planning a surprise birthday party for Mad Jack. When they returned to the cabin and put everything together for their friend, they heard a voice outside. Adams was sure it was Jack but the voice announced that it was "Brett Carson".

After Brett arrests Nakoma, there was an unexpected surprise in store for him. Nakoma jumps into his Indian dancing act while Adams throws Brett into the pond. It was a worthwhile trick as Adams and Nakoma were very thankful that the man who came out of the water was again their good friend, Mad Jack, wet and mean as ever, but it was still Mad Jack.

When Mad Jack heard what he had done, he was surprised he still had friends. As Adams said, "That's what real friends are for, having patience and understanding when things go wrong"

Thursday, December 24, 2015

COLD SW EAT



Slow moving story of an ex-GI who assumed an alias as a fishing boat captain in a Mediterrenean coastal town. He is hiding from the authorities and his old partners with whom he committed a robbery; they were nabbed and imprisoned but he escaped and now they are back for revenge.

Limited scenery, "hamy" acting and awkward fight scenes. Overall cheap production, even by the standards of the late 1960s. Probably a "payday" movie for Bronson and his wife Jill Ireland. As a fan of Bronson, I believe that this is not his best work. The superbly talented, luminous Liv Ulman, sleep walks through her role as the captain's wife. Similarly, the great James Mason's acting skills are wasted in this turkey.This is not the greatest Bronson movie ever made but it is nonetheless entertaining. It does have one spectacular car chase or rather motorcycle pursuit on winding roads of south of France. There are some nice performances and it's fun to see James Mason play a villain although he's a likable one. Liv Ullman is fine and Jill Ireland plays a hilarious rich hippie chick.

There are the usual plot absurdities but Bronson is the reason we watch these movies and he's no different here. He's a very likeable tough guy trying very hard to be nice around bunch of incorrigable villains.

The main concern here though is the resolution quality. It looks like they transfered a video quality image. On a high def flat panel it looks aweful, but you can still enjoy the film. I wish they would remaster but I guess that's why the price is cheap. If image quality and DVD presentation are important then this should really get a 2 star rating.

Love and Bullets 1979 Charles Bronson Full Length Movie

True fans of Charles Bronson do not need to have a movie critic tell them that a movie is entertaining or fun to watch. Copying and pasting, in bold print, an arrogant criticism from Roger Ebert doesn't alter my enjoyment of this film or any of Bronson's movies. If movie critics had the final say only a couple of his films would've been screened in theaters and there certainly would be no re-airings on TV or any DVD releases of any of his films but fortunately holier-than-thou critics don't have the final say on what makes a film entertaining. Critics never seemed to grasp that Bronson's fans, myself being one of them, never particularly cared too much about cinematic staging or aesthetic accomplishments or other things that movie critics are likely to seize upon. Most of us just like to see his performances, his delivery of a line, his facial expressions, his overall demeanor. It's amazing that several people find so much negativity in this film. I happen to think it's highly entertaining. I guess there's an unwritten rule that every actor/actress needs their share of critics.

Love and Bullets (1979 film)

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Love and Bullets
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Directed byStuart Rosenberg
Produced byPancho Kohner
Written byWendell Mayes
John Melson
StarringCharles Bronson
CinematographyFred J. Koenekamp
Anthony B. Richmond
Edited byMichael F. Anderson
Production
company
Distributed byAssociated Film Distributors
Release dates
Running time
103 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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Love and Bullets
 is a 1979 film directed by Stuart Rosenberg.[2] Starring Charles Bronson,[2] it is based on a screenplay by Wendell Mayes (writer of the 1974 film Death Wish) and John Melson.
The film was originally to have been directed by John Huston and advertisements were taken out in Varietyto promote this fact. Huston apparently did film some scenes but walked off the set after disagreements with the producers. Veteran director Rosenberg stepped in on the troubled production. The resulting movie received almost-unanimously poor reviews.

Plot[edit]

Phoenix Police Detective Charlie Congers is tasked to assist the FBI in bringing a gangster's girlfriend, Jackie Pruitt, back to the USA to testify. The FBI thinks she can give inside information to law enforcement that will put Joe Bomposa behind bars once and for all.
It turns out that Jackie doesn't know much of anything useful to the FBI. The trouble is, Bomposa wants her dead anyway, feeling betrayed, while Congers is falling in love with her. Bomposa has her shot while she embraces 

Cast[edit]http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B03EEDE1638E732A25757C1A96F9C946890D6CF

MOVIE REVIEW

Love and Bullets (1979)

Film: 'Love and Bullets' Stars Charles Bronson:Bringing Home the Moll

Published: September 14, 1979
"WITH this scum, you gotta take the law into your own hands. You don't just book these guys, you kill 'em." That's a line of dialogue from "Love and Bullets," the new Charles Bronson movie, and it bears the unmistakable paw print of Wendell Mayes, who also wrote "Death Wish." However, this time there's a twist: Mr. Bronson doesn't speak that line, nor does he even endorse its sentiments very strongly.
Mr. Bronson plays a police detective who's sent from Arizona to Switzerland to bring back a gangster's moll. And since the moll is played by Jill Ireland, who is Mrs. Bronson, a bit of moderation is called for. So Mr. Bronson does not even begin blowing people up, or puncturing them with a homemade blowgun, until the movie is nearly over. Instead, he spends most of his time escorting Miss Ireland onto trains, into hotels and across the snow.
  • Charles Bronson: Charlie CongersThis is all very chivalrous, but it's also dull. The British-born Miss Ireland has no luck in affecting a hillbilly accent, and as a comic presence she's simply not there. However, she and Mr. Bronson approach each other with an appealing ease, which would be more appealing if it were not the movie's only selling point. Mr. Bronson grows ever more coolly dependable with each new film, but "Love and Bullets" is too clumsy to show him off to much advantage.
    Stuart Rosenberg, who directed "The Amityville Horror" as well as "Love and Bullets," is one of the great wonders of the movie world. Mr. Rosenberg has had a long and successful career, and yet he still pays little heed to the most basic tricks of the trade, like establishing clear time sequences or letting the viewer know on which continent the action is taking place or even keeping his actors' faces out of the shadows. The Swiss scenery for "Love and Bullets" involves a lot of bright, snowy outdoor shots in which Mr. Bronson and Miss Ireland virtually disappear.
    Another of Mr. Rosenberg's trademarks is his way of keeping his extras just busy enough to distract attention from the principals. You may not be sure where Mr. Bronson and Miss Ireland are going on any particular leg of their journey, but you can't help noticing who else is on the train.
  • Jill Ireland: Jackie Pruit
  • Rod Steiger: Joe Bomposa
  • Henry Silva: Vittorio Farroni
  • Strother Martin: Louis Monk
  • Bradford Dillman: Brickman
  • Michael V. Gazzo: Lobo
  • Paul Koslo: Huntz
  • Val Avery: Caruso
  • Sam Chew Jr.: Cook (as Sam Chew)
    LOVE AND BULLETS, directed by Stuart Rosenberg; an original story written for the screen by Wendell Mayes; film editors, Michael Anderson, Lesley Walker and Tom Priestley; cinematograhers, Fred Koenekamp and Anthony Richmond; music by Lalo Schiffrin; produced by Pancho Kohner; a Sir Lew Grade presentation for ITC Entertainment Ltd. At the Rivoli, Broadway and 49th Street, and other theaters. Running time: 103 minutes. This film is rated PG. 
    Charlie Congers . . . . . Charles Bronson 
    Jackie Pruitt . . . . . Jill Ireland 
    Joe Bamposa . . . . . Rod Steiger 
    Louis Monk . . . . . Strother Martin 
    Vittorio Farroni . . . . . Henry Silva 
    Brickman . . . . . Bradford Dillman 
    Huntz . . . . . Paul Koslo 
    Lobo . . . . . Michael Gazzo 
    Coroner . . . . . Joseph Roman 
    Cook . . . . . Sam Chew 
    Andy Minton . . . . . Albert Salmi 
    Caruso . . . . . Val Avery 
    Alibisi . . . . . John Belluci 
    Carlo . . . . . Rick Colliti
  • Billy Gray: Durant (as William Gray)
  • Jerome Thor: Senator
  • Joseph Roman: Coroner
  • Albert Salmi: Andy
  • John Hallam: Cerutti
  • Sidney Kean: Machonni
  • Lorraine Chase: Vittorio's Girlfriend
Congers before she leaves for the US under the protection of the FBI.