Author Archive: Retro

The Modified Thrie Beam Guardrail – Federal Highway Administration – the thrie beam guardrail has been modified to improve performance in large-vehicle impacts by increasing the depth and energy-absorbing capacity of the block-out. Crash tests show that this design can safely contain and redirect a wider range of vehicles than other W-beam designs. Terminals and transitions are shown. Costs of installation and repair are discussed, and the design is recommended for sites with heavy traffic.

Offbeat comedy with religious overtones about spiritual warfare between God and the devil in a small Iowa town.

A rumpled private eye (Saul Rubinek) takes the case of a woman who suspects her ill-fated husband of infidelity.

A down-on-his-luck, struggling writer hits rock bottom just when he meets a sexy policewoman. But bad luck seems to follow him like a lost puppy and just when things start looking up, a story sold, a new camper and a new love life, his adventure of misfortune begins again.

hard-line investigative reporter is up against a secret government agency involved in mind-altering experiments and torture. The Waldon Club is the key to his investigation which begins with a bizarre double suicide, mysterious experiments and a series of strange murders.

Mastroianni plays an ex-diplomat imprisoned for the murder of his wife who is visited by a young woman who is not only his lover but also his step-daughter.

A woman’s ex-husband, who is the son of an Arab chieftain, kidnaps their teenage son and brings him back to Morocco, where the boy is to be made the leader of the tribe. The child’s mother hires a mercenary to get her son and bring him back to her.