Arrr! See CONTENTS for links to the 125 chapters of The Monstaville Memoirs plus introductions, conclusions, postscripts and appendices. This treasure trove also includes a collection of articles offering further insights into the themes explored in the trilogy. Namely, managing suffering and conflict (dealing with hostile people if you are nervous, sensitive or shy) and learning not to react
Wednesday, 25 November 2020
Sunday, 22 November 2020
Killer Kid
Directed by Leopoldo Savona, 1967
"The ruthless and brutal Captain RamÃrez (Ken Wood) hunts down and kills revolutionaries in his search for The Saint (Howard Nelson Rubien), the latter is a pacific revolutionary who advocates lookalike Gandhi non violence against the dictator Porfirio Diaz, he is the righteous leader of the Mexican insurrection against the Federales. The Saint is accompanied by his gorgeous niece Mercedes Hernandez (Luisa Baratto) along with a reluctant rebel and other Guerilleros commanded by the boastful Vilar (Fernando Sancho), a slant-eyed mercenary who has other ambitious plans. Meanwhile, Captain Morrison/Killer Kid (Anthony Steffen) in order to save himself escapes from an US prison and goes to Mexico and he decides to join the Mexican revolution permanently. In the meantime, Captain Morrison/Killer Kid ensures that weapons destined for the Mexican government don't get there to avoid a diplomatic conflict and he clears a ravaged Mexican border town of murdering soldiers. When the villagers are attacked by the cruel Ramirez (Giovanni Cianfriglia as Ken Wood), all of them flee to the mountains pursued by his troops. Killer Kid is resolving a weapons smuggling issue and he attempts to bring peace and order for the revolutionaries who are intent on killing the soldiers responsible for Mexican slaughters. The film is dedicated to the Mexican people." (IMDb).
Arizona Colt Returns
Directed by Sergio Martino, 1970
Night of the Serpent
Directed by Giulio Petroni, 1969
"Hernandez, commander of the garrison in a small village, joins a group of townsmen with the intention of robbing orphan Manuel of his inheritance. Luke, suffering from a traumatic past and now an alcoholic, is chosen by revolutionary Pancho to be the pawn of the conspirators." (IMDb). Luke Askew, Luigi Pistilli, Magda Konopka and Chela Alonso.Friday, 6 November 2020
Mirage
Directed by Edward Dmytryk, 1965
Based on the novel Fallen Angel by Howard Fast (1962)
Starring Gregory Peck, Diane Baker and Walter Matthau
A New York accountant suddenly suffers from amnesia. This appears related to the suicide of his boss. Now some violent thugs are out to get him. They work for a shadowy figure known simply as The Major (Leif Erickson). David Stillwell traces his past back into the middle of a murder plot in this American neo noir thriller film. Meanwhile Diane Baker is haunting as Shela, the attractive woman who's loyalty to the company is finally overridden by her love for the scientist who came up with an important formula for making nuclear missiles less dangerous and easier to control. He was being kept alive only in order to extract this information from him. Directly in the end, when The Major discovers that the formula was burnt. The source of Stillwell's amnesia is also uncovered eventually. His boss, whom he admired, had fallen out of the window in his office several storeys up in a tussle to save the formula as it was being burnt to a cinder. And the Private Eye he hires to help him solve the mystery winds up dead, this being his first ever case.
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