Author Archive: Retro

Footage of teen riots on Sunset – but they’re notable primarily for their dearth of riotousness. The coverage switches to the biker societies then emerging into their prime, and uses voiceover narrative from one of the bikers to provide a sort of home movie view of their travails. This bits worthwhile for its pathetic glimpse, even if it does recycle some footage of bikers public urination efforts once or twice more than we needed along the way. The film’s deskbound experts also offer only anaesthetic commentary, in effect trying to use a ‘white coater’ approach to a sociological expose

A German scientist works on a way of quelling overly aggressive soldiers by developing implants that directly stimulate the pleasure centers of the brain.
Christopher Walken is an American soldier in Germany who is sent to a hospital for bizarre treatments for violent outbursts. Ralph Meeker also stars in this intense psychological thriller.

Daniel Corban’s wife Elizabeth disappeared after they had a fight. Then she shows up, yet he insists that the woman isn’t actually his wife. TV Movie.

Black Fist, a tedious “blaxploitation” film made in 1976, concerns a young man ? Leroy Fist (Richard Lawson) ? who becomes involved in the mob. When he attempts to change his life, the mobsters kills his wife and Leroy goes out to seek his bloody revenge.

A profile of Paul Robeson (1898-1976), the controversial actor, singer, athlete and author who was as well-known for his politics as he was for his performances.

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