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Friday, June 5, 2026
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Sheba, Baby (1975)
Directed by William Girdler. Found on Tubi. Pam Grier, Austin Stoker, D'Urville Martin. Private detective blaxploitation. Last and least of the 70s Pam Grier flicks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheba,_Baby
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/sheba-baby-1975
Black Gunn (1972)
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis. Found on Tubi. Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes, Vida Blue, Bruce Glover. Blaxploitation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Gunn
Slaughter (1972)
Directed by Jack Starrett. Found on Tubi. Jim Brown, Stella Stevens, Rip Torn. Blaxploitation hit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughter_(1972_film)
https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/69919/slaughter/
https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2013/12/slaughter-1972-slaughters-big-rip-off.html
https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=895
Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, N.C.
- Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer
- Detroit Publishing Co., copyright claimant
- Detroit Publishing Co., publisher
- c1902.
- https://www.loc.gov/item/2016796252/
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979)
Directed by William A. Levey. Patrick Swayze, Scott Baio, Flip Wilson, Maureen McCormick, Ron Palillo, Judy Landers, Billy Barty, Joe E. Ross. Roller disco.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skatetown,_U.S.A.
https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2015/05/skatetown-usa-1979.html
https://craneshot.blogspot.com/2014/07/exhumed-films-forgotten-film-festival.html
https://thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=12320
Supervan (1977)
Directed by Lamar Card. Found on Tubi. Katie Saylor, Morgan Woodward, Mark Schneider, Len Lesser, Charles Bukowski cameo. Short-lived vansploitation genre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supervan_(film)
https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/supervan-1977-and-short-life-of.html
https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/42695/supervan/
https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2016/04/supervan-1977.html
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

























