And Then There Were None 1974  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Ten Little Indians
Director: Peter Collinson
Cast: Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough, Stephane Audran, Charles Aznavour, Gert Frobe, Herbert Lom, Maria Rohm, Adolfo Celi, Alberto de Mendoza
Agatha Christie's great novel does not seem to do well on screen (except for the excellent 1945 version). This one is set in an Iranian desert inn (to save money). The invited guests are killed one-by-one. Slow and boring.
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Bossa Nova 1999  R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Bruno Barreto
Cast: Amy Irving, Antonio Fagundes, Alexandre Borges, Debora Bloch, Drica Moraes, Giovanna Antonelli, Rogerio Cardoso, Sergio Loroza, Alberto de Mendoza, Stephen Tobolowsky
In this romantic comedy, Amy Irving takes on the role of Mary Ann, an English teacher and widow living in Rio de Janeiro. She has given up on love while grieving over her husband's untimely death, but the fates step in and romance blooms.
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A Bullet for Sandoval 1970  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Julio Buch
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, George Hilton, Alberto de Mendoza, Leo Anchoriz, Andrea Aureli, Manuel Miranda, Gustavo Rojo, Antonio Pica, Manuel de Blas, Annabella Incontrera
During the Civil War, Warner (George Hilton) goes AWOL to be with his wife when she gives birth to their son. When he arrives home, he finds her dead and seeks vengeance on Don Pedro Sandoval (Ernest Borgnine).
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The Case of the Scorpion's Tail 1971  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Scorpion's Tail
Director: Sergio Martino
Cast: George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Alberto de Mendoza, Ida Galli, Janine Reynaud, Luis Barboo, Luigi Pistilli, Tom Felleghy, Annalisa Nardi, Tomas Pico
Lisa (Ida Galli) is murdered shortly after collecting a healthy-sized insurance payment after her husband died when an airplane blew up during a flight. Could the culprit be Lisa's lover? Could it be the husband's lover who was denied a share of the insurance? Insurance investigator Peter Lynch (George Hilton) and reporter Cleo Dupont (Anita Strindberg) attempt to track down the killer.
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Horror Express 1973 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: Panic on the Trans-Siberian Train
Director: Eugenio Martin
Cast: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Tortosa, George Rigaud, Telly Savalas, Julio Pena, Angel del Pozo, Helga Line, Alice Reinheart
An archaeology professor (Christopher Lee) believes that he has found the "missing link" during an exploration trip to China in the early 1900s. He boards the Trans-Siberian Express with the frozen being, intending to take it to London. But, the body thaws and comes to life. It turns out to be an alien from outer space that when it looks at a person, the individual's brain is boiled and the person is turned into a zombie. The alien also can take over anyone's body. The professor will need help from his rival (Peter Cushing) and a Cossack captain (Telly Savalas) if he is to subdue the creature. A Horror/Sci-Fi cult classic.
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Schizoid 1971 R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror / Thriller
aka: A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Director: Lucio Fulci
Cast: Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Silvia Monti, Alberto de Mendoza, George Rigaud, Penny Brown, Leo Genn, Mike Kennedy, Ely Galleani, Anita Strindberg, Franco Balducci
Carol (Florinda Bolkan), the daughter of an important English politician, has recurring nightmares of killing a neighbor libertine during all-night LSD orgies. When the neighbor is found dead, Carol is the prime suspect. Were those really dreams? This and many other questions are answered in one of Fulci's better films, which has many twists, turns, and red herrings.
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| 1. And Then There Were None (1974)
aka: Ten Little Indians
2. Bossa Nova (1999)
3. A Bullet for Sandoval (1970)
4. The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
aka: Scorpion's Tail
5. Horror Express (1973)
aka: Panic on the Trans-Siberian Train
6. Open Season (1974)
aka: The Recon Game
7. Schizoid (1971)
aka: A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
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