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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Truck Turner (1974)
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan. Found on Tubi. Isaac Hayes, Nichelle Nichols, Yaphet Kotto.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_Turner
http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsn-z/truckturner.htm
https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2013/01/truck-turner-1974.html
https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=497
Monday, June 1, 2026
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Directed by Sidney Lumet. Found on Tubi and free on Youtube. Sean Connery, Christopher Walken, Martin Balsam, Dyan Cannon, Garrett Morris, Alan King. I also have this book and the DVD. Quincy Jones music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anderson_Tapes
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/anderson-tapes-1971
https://trailersfromhell.com/the-anderson-tapes/
https://www.tcm.com/articles/235283/the-anderson-tapes
https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2011/12/anderson-tapes-1971.html
Baked Chili #2
With fresh Anaheim and banana peppers and Creole tomatoes. 1.5 lbs. ground beef, 1 onion, 1 stalk celery, 1 clove garlic, 1 can Rotel tomato, 1/2 jar salsa. 1 can black beans, red beans, pinto beans, drained. 2 tbl. chili powder, 2 tbl. cumin. 350 oven covered 1 hr.
Mix of 10-12 Anaheim and banana peppers, sliced in half and cleaned, and layered in bottom of baking pan. 6 whole Creole tomatoes, chopped. Brown ground meat, remove, cook down onion, celery, garlic 3-5 min. Add fresh tomatoes and Rotel, cook 5 min. more. Add all seasonings, beans, meat, and cook five min. more. Pour on top of fresh peppers in baking pan, cover with foil, and cook 1 hr.
Sunday, May 31, 2026
The Split (1968)
Directed by Gordon Flemyng. Found on Tubi. Jim Brown, Diahann Carroll, Julie Harris, Gene Hackman, Warren Oates, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Klugman, Donald Sutherland, James Whitmore. Burnett Guffey cinematography. Quincy Jones music. Donald Westlake Parker novel, writing as Richard Stark.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Split_(film)
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-split-1968
https://www.tcm.com/articles/245795/the-split
https://violentworldofparker.com/the-parker-movies/based-on-the-seventh-the-split-1969/
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Lock Up (1989)
Directed by John Flynn. Sylvester Stallone, Frank McRae, Tom Sizemore, John Amos, Donald Sutherland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_Up_(1989_film)
https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/27406
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/lockuprhowe_a0b22a.htm
Friday, May 29, 2026
Defiance (1980)
Directed by John Flynn. Found on Tubi. Jan-Michael Vincent, Art Carney, Theresa Saldana, Danny Aiello.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defiance_(1980_film)
https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/69508/defiance/
https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2017/10/1980-week-defiance.html
Best Seller (1987)
Directed by John Flynn. Found on Tubi. Brian Dennehy, James Woods, Victoria Tennant. Larry Cohen screenplay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Seller
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/best-seller-1987
https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/67214/best-seller/
https://hiitsburl.blogspot.com/2015/05/burl-reviews-best-seller-1987.html
Goin' South (1978)
Directed by Jack Nicholson. Free with ads on Youtube. Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd, Danny DeVito, John Belushi, Ed Begley Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goin%27_South
http://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2013/08/goin-south-1979.html
https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=9812
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Monday, May 25, 2026
Live and Let Die (1973)
Directed by Guy Hamilton. Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour. I always liked this one for the boat chase, and Louisiana locations. DVD playing now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_and_Let_Die_(film)
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/live-and-let-die-1973
https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s2729die.html
https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3177
Swaim's Panacea
- Nineteenth-century patent medicine label with head-and-shoulders portrait of manufacturer John Swaim.
- c1846.
- https://www.loc.gov/item/96505843/
Sunday, May 24, 2026
Moscow Mule
I know this from Better Call Saul. 2 oz. vodka. 1/2 oz. lime juice. 3 oz. ginger beer. Lime wheel garnish. Fill copper mug with ice and then add vodka and lime juice and top with ginger beer.






















