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Monday, September 29, 2008

Sugar Hill (1974)























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When her boyfriend is murdered by gangsters, Sugar Hill decides not to get mad, but BAD! She entreats voodoo queen Mama Maitresse to call on Baron Samedi, Lord of the Dead, for help with a gruesome revenge. In exchange for Sugar's soul, the Dark Master raises up a zombie army to do her bidding. The bad guys who think they got away clean are about to find out that they're DEAD wrong. 

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Tough Guys [a.k.a. Three Tough Guys] (1974)








































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An ex-con priest, Father Charlie (Lino Ventura), and a framed ex-police officer, Lee (Isaac Hayes), are on the hunt for a murderer that is in search of one million dollars that is missing from a heist. One of the murdered victims' girlfriend, Fay (Paula Kelly), is believed to know where the loot is, so she looks to an arcade and bar owner, Joe Snake (Fred Williamson), to help her evade the people that are trying to kill her.