Movie Review # 47 - Halls of Anger - Skin Game - Aaron loves Angela - Hard Times - Special Day - Sklateboard The Movie - The Outsider - Penitentary

A decade under the influence

8 Movies again, annnnnnnd here goes.1. (Halls of Anger 1970) Calvin Lockhart, a young Jeff Bridges and Janet MacLachlan star in this serious look at racism and teaching. Ed Asner makes yet another appearance too.2. (Skin Game 1971) Same director here as the first movie. Rockford Files and Iron Eagle star with Mom from Webster in yet another film having a heavy dialogue about racism. This one tries to Trojan horse it in with some comedy, does it work, let’s see. Oh look, Ed Asner.3. (Aaron loves Angela 1975) Where the heck is Ed Asner, sigh. Gordon Parks jr. directs this rad 70’s film lookin at young love and race, using Romeo and Juliet as a basic template. Irene Cara is in the house.4.(Hard Times 1975) Warriors director Walter Hill is here, making a film where James Coburn needs to not gamble so much, damn, There’s Charles Bronson and boxing too. Bronson is glowing and so expressive, an amazing on screen presence, NOT.

5. (Special Day 1977) Oh my, Italian cinema can be tricky, at least the 70’s Italian films that we have seen which are few, but whoa, tricky is a too nice way of saying there’s disgusting treatment of women in these films. This film, though not perfect, is an exception, and with some unexpected queer content. Sophia Loren is here, as well as Marcello Mastroianni (who appears to be in every Italian film ever) oh also the dean from Animal House. Special Day is directed by Ettore Scola. Pretty epic stuff.6.(Skateboard the movie 1978) Silly, dumb, quickly made cash grab about Skateboarding, that I really like and even own the soundtrack. If you like the subject, and fun B movies, this is a win for me, let us tell you all about it. You might have more fun listening with the commentary track on, which means you’d have to buy it, and if yer that interested, you probably already have it. Teen heart throb Leif Garret is here and is the only one who can’t skate great. Here also is Kathleen Lloyd of The Car.7. (The Outsider 1979) Heavy film here about the troubles. It sure got some great images on film in Northern Ireland. Brits out!8. (Penitentiary 1979) This is final film of rad director Jamaa Fanaka that we get to review. Here Sweet Pea tries to survive prison. Please see also Emma Mae 1976. ok enjoy the show, thanks for listening.