Gritty location work in harlem and solid work from winfield a better grade of actor than usually at the centre of these pictures elevate this a notch, as does ossie davis direction. You know the revengevigilante routine from here onward. Gordon mattaclark 19431978, who trained originally as an architect, is best. By that time, washington had the image of a national hero who could be celebrated by both north and south, and memorials to him were no longer controversial. Brief encounter 1974 not rated 1h 14min drama tv movie 12 november 1974. Box relates how she read gordons novel on a train and thought it would work well on the big screen mcfarlane, 1997, p. Big rental films of 1973, variety, 9 january 1974 p 60. In this film he plays a vietnam veteran returning home to find that his wife has died from a drug overdose. Mattaclark arrived in the city a decade later, after completing his degree in. It became a university in 1992, and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by robert gordon, a prosperous aberdeen merchant, and various institutions which provided adult education and technical education in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Flash gordon film flash gordon is a 1980 space opera film based on the king features comic strip of the same name created by alex raymond. The leading star paul winfield has made some memorable films such as king, sounder and it s good to be alive the roy campanella story. Box played an important role in making sure the first doctor film made it to the screen. Powerful enough to destroy an entire planet, its completion spells certain doom for the champions of freedom.
Seeing the way harlem has deteriorated from drugs invading every part of life he gathers his old former soldiers together to take their area back from the drug dealers. Fourteen years after its publication, keith gordon, whod grown weary of playing hapless teens in movies like christine 1983 and back to school 1986, made his. Infuriated, he gathers three of his exgi buddies and they lay out plans to fight the drug dealers. In this violent actioner, a soldier returns from the war in vietnam and finds that his harlem neighborhood has become a drugfilled war zone. Only one man can save the earth, football player flesh gordon. Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railroad station and find themselves in a. Black girl is an american family drama film directed by ossie davis based on a play written by j. Dec 06, 2017 further political squabbling, along with the northsouth division on the civil war, blocked the completion of the washington monument until the late 19th century. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. Gordon of limerick, ireland, australia, new zealand. Robert cormiers 1974 novel, the chocolate war, depicts high school as a hellish landscape of brutally enforced conformity and aspirational sadismin other words, its an accurate portrait.
Most similar movies to gordon s war the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. In 1974, he was interviewed for the nfb film dreamland. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 6,972 views 11. Gordon s war is one of the best blaxploitation pictures of its era but seems somewhat forgotten nowadays. The four musketeers also known as the four musketeers. She also commented on the large role she played in casting. Along with his girlfriend dale ardent and professor flexijerkoff, they set off towards the source of the sex ray. Mar 31, 2011 carson cant keep up with rodney dangerfields nonstop oneliners 1974 duration. The chocolate war is a 1980s film all about power, from its corruption to the acceptance of its abuse and the individual vs. One of gordons most typical and visually satisfying creations is the music building at the university college, cardiff, put up in 1971 on the northern perimeter of. He was a former convict sentenced in 1833 to 14 years transportation, who arrived in sydney on the aurora 1st on 3 nov 1833. Apr 22, 2010 bill gordon, who has died aged 92, designed and built one of the world s most spectacular radio telescopes which, from the arecibo observatory in puerto rico, located the first planets beyond the.
Gordon s war is a 1973 action film written by howard friedlander and ed spielman, and directed by ossie davis. He obtained his ticket of leave on 12 dec 1839, and with the governor s consent married nineteen year old grace sophia hartley in. To make your life a little easier, skender wrote a script to list all the movies. Black hooker 1974, starring sandra alexandra and kathryn jackson duration. The central figure was a beleaguered and disillusioned german officer in the wehrmacht regiment, platoon leader sgt. The chocolate war is mean boys, but without the laughs. Growing up in the era of blaxploitation films, i saw good ones, bad ones and occasionally great ones. The beauty of flesh gordon is that it has no pretensions to seriousness. The conversation is a 1974 american neonoir mystery thriller film written, produced and directed by francis ford coppola and starring gene hackman with supporting roles by john cazale, allen garfield, cindy williams, frederic forrest, harrison ford, teri garr and robert duvall. Camp gordon, named for confederate lieutenant general john brown gordon, was activated for infantry and armor training during world war ii. With jabie abercrombe, rene bond and appearances by ed wood, jr. The film bingo x ninths 1974 tells the story of another suburban house deconstruction, which, as a text panel in the film narrates, was completed.
Sears tower completed in chicago, the worlds tallest building. It can be a difficult genre to define, but at its core, each work. If you like gordon s war you are looking for tense, rough and bleak movies about with drug dealing, vigilantism, adventure, gangsters, crimes, drug abuse and partners themes of adventure and crime genre shot in usa. The film was decidedly anti war and against the cruel effects of war in its story of class conflict in the ranks. Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railroad station and find themselves in a brief but intense affair.
The film explores issues and experiences of black womanhood in the 1970s, including how black women were depicted and common stereotypes of the period. Matt carrgetty images horror movies dont come much gorier, funnier or. This film doesnt rely on the groovy charisma of one single lead player although paul winfield is truly fantastic but instead it portrays a harsh and saddening image of life in the decaying big city ghettos. When army green beret gordon paul winfield returns from vietnam to harlem in the early 1970s, he finds a different kind of war has been waged in his absence. Complete national film registry listing film registry. Gordon s war 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See the article in its original context from june 2, 1974, page 61 buy. Gordon s war has an abundance of action and violence, but has an added layer of seriousness about it that enables it to stand out among dozens of similar action pictures whose soul selling point are its sex and violence quotient. After completion of the film dark star 1974, writer dan obannon wanted to develop some of the ideas and create a sciencefiction action film. To crush the rebellion once and for all, the empire is constructing a sinister new battle station. So, he tracks down the dealer and beats the hell out of.
Most films in the genre would concentrate more on the brutality and less on the reality of the problem. Fugitive girlshot on the trailwomens penitentiary viii five inmates break out of a womens prison. During the war, its 55,000 acres served as a divisional training base for the 4th and 26th infantry divisions and the 10th armored division that fought in europe in general george s. Astronaut gordon cooper was the youngest member of the mercury seven. The collaborative project anarchitecture 1974, however, demonstrates how the. Completion of the washington monument a stamp a day. Maria gordon s husband widower james fullford was born in deptford, england ca. As andy badale he wrote the songs for the 1973 film gordons war and the score for law and disorder 1974. Extras include an alex ross on flash gordon featurette in which worldrenowned comic artist alex ross talks about the film and how it has inspired him in his life and work, a writing a classic featurette with screenwriter lorenzo semple, jr. Ossie davis gordons war can definitely also be added to that shortlist from now on as well. Ruth gordon appeared for the first anniversary celebration and both gordon and cort showed up for the second anniversary. Robert gordon university, commonly called rgu, is a public university in the city of aberdeen, scotland.
Gordons war is a rather simple early 70s movie where capt. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from gordons war at the discogs marketplace. Much soft porn of the 70s was so mindbogglingly asinine that lots of us nearly gave up sex. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from gordon s war at the discogs marketplace. The 80s brought their own special sauce to movies about the cold war with premises that were hilarious and almost unbelievable. Gordons war ost tell that man to go to hell buddah duration. And yet culturally speaking, if you had to single out one film to represent the warandcorruptionweary sentiment of the era, youd probably go with tobe hoopers unsparing the texas chain. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and suspenseful films with plots about crimes, crime, drug dealing, life is a bitch, gangsters, law enforcement and rivalry mostly in crime, drama and action genres. After the war, he returned to asn and remained there until the production. Gordons war is a 1973 action film written by howard friedlander and ed spielman, and. Stuart gordon, the film maker who shot to prominence with the mid80s cult horror film reanimator before cocreating the honey, i shrunk the. Gallery of 3 movie poster and cover images for gordons war 1973. Four of them are hardened convicts, but one is a girl who was convicted for a crime she didnt commit.
Gordon s war 1973 cast and crew when army green beret gordon paul winfield returns from vietnam to harlem in the early 1970s, he finds a different kind of war has been waged in his absence. Miladys revenge is a 1974 richard lester film that serves as a sequel to his the three musketeers, and covers the second half of dumas 1844 novel the three musketeers fifteen years after completion of the four musketeers, much of the cast and crew reassembled to film the return of the musketeers 1989, loosely based on dumas twenty. There is a side of me that likes to break through cliches and wake people up. Completed in 1969 and bound into 47 volumes, it contained 3,000 pages of. The crawl from the fourth draft is actually the one that appears in the marvel comics series that was released ahead of the film. Gordon sparling was a pioneering director, producer, screenwriter and editor who made. Along with his girlfriend dale ardent and professor flexijerkoff, they set off towards the source of the sex ray, unaware of the perils that face them. Xrated film posters of the 60s and 70s in pictures i want you 1970, from xrated adult movie posters of the 60s and.
The leading star paul winfield has made some memorable films such as king, sounder and its good to be alive the roy campanella story. Gordon s war 1973 when army green beret gordon paul winfield returns from vietnam to harlem in the early 1970s, he finds a different kind of war has been waged in his absence. Best scifi movie from the year you were born looking up at the night sky, its easy to understand why science fiction exists. After completing his classical training, badalamenti worked as a borscht belt pianist in the 1950s, as a jingle writer and as an arrangersongwriter for performers as diverse as mel tillis and shirley bassey. Paul winfield stars as the eponymous hero in this highly satisfying, gritty and violent actioner in which after returning home from nam and finding his beloved wife has died of an overdose, our hero decides to wage war on the drug pushers, pimps and general low life infesting the streets of harlem. In the early stages of his acting career, king landed roles in action flicks like shaft 1971 with richard roundtree and moses gunn, the paul winfield film gordon s war 1973 and the fred the hammer williamson film hell up in harlem 1973. Four vietnam vets go to war against the drug dealers and pimps of harlem. Work on the picture began in 1965, but production was halted in summer 1966. List of alien franchise films and television series. Decorated war hero gordon hudson returns from vietnam only to find out that his beloved wife died of an overdose and that a whole generation of harlem youngsters is falling victim to lousy heroine. A fine action movie that straddles the line between being a serious movie about a man having fought one war overseas only to return home and fight another and a typical blaxploitation film of the day. Ossie davis directs gordons war, actor and director who made what i consider the finest blaxploitation film around cotton comes to harlem. Emperor wang the perverted is leader of the planet porno and sends his mighty sex ray towards earth, turning everyone into sexmad fiends.
Harold and maude 1971 played for a total of 1,957 showings from mid1972 until june 1974 at the westgate theater in edina, minnesota. Drug dealers and pimps have invaded his oncepeaceful neighborhood, and their victims include his wife, now dead of an overdose. Ossie davis gordon s war can definitely also be added to that shortlist from now on as well. As good as some of those movies are, gordon s war has a bit more to say about urban squalor and social issues as opposed to. Pages in category 1970s war films the following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total.
Who are the astronauts featured in the movie first man. Steiner james coburn, who was tired of the war and contemptuous of the cruel actions of his superior officers. He is known as the first person to have completed more than one spacewalk. Throughout his entertainment career as an accomplished actor, tony king graced the silver screen many times. In 1941, she married gordon macrae, who recorded such. As the vietnam war dragged on, with more than 500,000 u. Schaffel, a producer with only one film to his credit gordons war.
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