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Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Dracula A.D. 1972
director: Alan Gibson actor: Christopher Lee / Peter Cushing …
other title: 1972: Dracula colpisce ancora! / Dracula 1972 …
Set in London in the early 1970's, supposedly for teen thrills, Johnny organises a black magic ceremony in a desolate churchyard. The culmination of the ritual, however, is the rejuvenation of Dracula from shrivelled remains. Johnny, Dracula' s disciple, lures victims to the deserted graveyard for his master's pleasure and one of the victims delivered is Jessica Van Helsing. Descended from the Van Helsing line of vampire hunters her grandfather, equipped with all the devices to snare and destroy the Count, confronts his arch enemy in the age-old battle between good and evil.
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Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) IMDb TMDB Skybridge
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
director: Brian Clemens actor: Horst Janson / John Cater …
other title: Capitan Kronos - Cacciatore di vampiri / Captain Kronos - Vampirjäger …
When several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, Dr. Marcus suspects vampirism. He enlists the help of the Vampire Hunter. Mysterious and powerful, Kronos has dedicated his life to destroying the evil pestilence. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampire's strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme dangers attached to confronting the potent forces of darkness.
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The Dragon and the Tiger Kids (1979) WikiData IMDb TMDB
龍虎門
director: Tony Lou Chun-Ku / Tony Wong Yuk-Long actor: Meng Yuen-Man / Mang Hoi …
other title: Kung Fu - Sturmstaffel der Hölle / The Hell's Wind Staff …
Two young kung fu experts are terrorized by an evil warlord whose weapon is known as the Hell's Wind Staff. With the aid of an old rival of the warlord, they train in the Dragon Hands and the Rowing Oar to face off against the deadly Hell's Wind Staff.
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Siembra Discogs
Willie Colón / Ruben Blades genre: Latin / Funk / Soul
March 7, 2026 listened
Salsa masterpiece - shake your ass AND your mind, as Willie & Rubeń explore themes like media fakery, crime & urban decay, Latin American unity, and having a good time. Pedro Navaja (their reimagining of The Threepenny Opera/Mackie Die Messer) is the only song I know of that has a film adaptation. (I don't mean a music video, I mean someone made a feature-length film based on the song!)
RubenBlades USA Salsa WillieColon 1970s
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The Amsterdam Kill (1977) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Amsterdam Kill
director: Robert Clouse actor: Robert Mitchum / Richard Egan …
other title: Poliziotto privato: un mestiere difficile / Der Tiger aus Taipeh …
Former DEA Agent Quinlan, removed from the force some years earlier for stealing confiscated drug money, is hired by Chung Wei, a leader in the Amsterdam drug cartel, who wants out of the business. Quinlan's job is to use Chung's information to tip DEA agents to drug busts, thereby destroying the cartel. But when the first two "tips" go awry, resulting in murdered DEA officers, the feds must decide whether to trust Quinlan further...
March 3, 2026 watched
Robert Mitchum wants to show he's still got it, and Golden Harvest gave him the chance. But it comes off as a so-so TV movie.

Watched in the #MondayActionMovie watch party on Mastodon
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The Mysterious Heroes (1978) IMDb TMDB
南龙北凤西山虎
director: Shao-Peng Chen actor: Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng / Chin Kang …
other title: 南龙北凤西山虎
Mysterious Heroes centers around Lau Tien, master of the deadly 13-Sword Style. Thrown into prison by a group of jealous enemies, the 13-Sword Style is rarely spoken of, let alone seen, until 20 years later, when a second swordsman going by the name of Lau Tien proves to be the world's second 13-Sword expert. Action-packed martial arts chaos ensues when the enemies of the original Lau Tien vow to destroy his successor.
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Cooley High (1975) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Cooley High
director: Michael Schultz actor: Glynn Turman / Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs …
In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.
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The Killer Elite (1975) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Killer Elite
director: Sam Peckinpah actor: James Caan / Robert Duvall …
other title: Killer Elite / Assassinos de Elite …
Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the CIA, and while on a case for them one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
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Avanti! (1972)
Avanti!
director: Billy Wilder actor: Jack Lemmon / Juliet Mills …
other title: Che cosa è successo tra mio padre e tua madre? / Avanti - kom ind! …
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
March 23, 2026 watched
Romcom spiced up with a little middle-aged nudity but still pretty mild and rather long.

Watched in #SundayFunnies watch party on Mastodon.
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Invincible Swordswoman (1977) IMDb TMDB
冷月孤星針無情
director: Chen Ming-Hua actor: Chang Ling / Elliot Ngok Wah …
other title: 冷月孤星針無情
Evil Ming dynasty eunuch bullies the emperor and forms a group of invincible kung fu fighters to defeat any competition.