17.1.14

love me deadly (1973)

aka Secrets of the Death Room.
"I'm sure I needn't remind you to keep our little secret."
Lindsay Finch (Mary Charlotte Wilcox) has a thing for dead men. Something that is clocked by the sinister serial killer Fred (Timothy Scott), who draws her into his world of necrophiliacs.
Slow and unengaging, but is certainly a topic not covered very often!

jive turkey (1974)

aka Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes. Get N****r Rich on Number 666.
"I've got to be right out there in the middle of it."
Harlem in 1956 and all the action in town is run by Pasha (Paul Harris), but his position is under pressure from the Mafia boss Big Tony (Frank DeKove) and city hall.
Meandering and confused, and very short on action. Though not without its charm.

memorial valley massacre (1989)

aka Valley Of Death. Son of Sleepaway Camp.
"Me and my men are out of here."
Memorial day weekend, and a new campsite opens with great plans, but there are a few snags, unfinished roads, a tainted water supply, and a caveman running amok!
Nothing to see here, that you've not seen before and done better.

and soon the darkness (1970)

"It was you!"
Two young English women are on a cycling tour of rural France, when they have an argument that sees the two split up. Subsequently one goes missing (Michele Dotrice), and worried, the other (Pamela Franklin) tries to find her, but is hampered by her limited knowledge of French, and beings to mistrust the locals as the day goes on.
Slow to develop, this turns into an atmospheric thriller.

shake hands with the devil (1959)

"Tis one of the boys."
Dublin: 1921. A city at war, with the IRA fighting the British forces for the fate of Ireland. Into this mix comes Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea (Don Murray), who tries to stay impartial, but is inexorably drawn into the Irish cause through the influence of firebrand teacher Sean Lenihan (James Cagney).
A fictionalised take on a crucial turning point in Irish history, and one that entertains as it informs.

sweet beat (1959)

aka The Amorous Sex.
"You have the voice of the angel, and the face of...two angels."
Bonnie Martin (Julie Amber), an aspiring singer wins a trip to London and a shot at a record deal. Whilst she gets the record, she also gets a sharp dealing agent (Irv Bauer), who engineers her break up from her boyfriend (Sheldon Lawrence) so he can whisk her to New York and have her all to himself.
Cheap, but in its favour its over quick!

idol on parade (1959)

aka Idle on Parade.
"I'm not ready for the army."
Rock star Jeep Jackson (Anthony Newley) has his career interrupted by a stint of National Service. Inevitably his posting causes a lot of consternation in the ranks...
Entertaining tale of army life, with some passable rock songs.