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Friday, July 24, 2009

Mean Johnny Barrows (1975)






















Starring: 
Johnny Barrows (Fred Williamson, Black Cesar) is a Vietnam vet who received a dishonorable discharge and is now unemployed and living on the streets of Los Angeles. A mobster (Stuart Whitman) offers him a job in the syndicate to kill the rival drug-running DaVinci family (led by Roddy McDowall, PLANET OF THE APES). This classic blaxploitation action film co-stars Luther Adler (CRAZY JOE), Mike Henry (TARZAN AND THE VALLEY OF GOLD), Leon Isaac Kennedy (PENITENTIARY), and Elliott Gould (MASH).

Friday, July 17, 2009

The Six Thousand Dollar Nigger [a.k.a. Super Soul Brother] (1978)





















Starring:

Storyline
When a duo of criminals pay an evil doctor to discover a serum that gives people superhuman strength, they fool a naive wino named Steve (Wildman Steve) into getting an injection to help them pull off a jewel heist. When Steve discovers that the serum kills whoever take it within a few days of its ingestion, he hides the stolen jewels and begins a frantic quest to create an antidote as the thieving masterminds are in hot pursuit.

Brian's Song (1971)









Starring:

  • James Caan
  • Billy Dee Williams
  • Jack Warden
  • Bernie Casey
  • Shelley Fabares

IMDB.com
It is a story of 2 men--Gale and Brian...2 unlikely people to become the best of friends...The actors were well cast--James Caan and Billy Dee Sayers fit their roles to a tee. It is a film not only of friendship but also of love...a film of triumph of the human spirit. It is a story that transcends time and overcomes barriers to relationships, whatever they might be--racial, religious, or political. It challenges the viewer to assess his/her own prejudices and why it must be overcome. It is as timely as it was when it was first shown. A real winner but be prepared with a box of Kleenex when watching this very touching film.