tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post5365592212691268048..comments2024-03-03T10:32:45.969-08:00Comments on Mr. Peel's Sardine Liqueur: If Somebody Pays YouMr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-57138733396216867782011-04-07T13:24:49.988-07:002011-04-07T13:24:49.988-07:00I will throw in another plug for Taylor's late...I will throw in another plug for Taylor's later film DARKER THAN AMBER...in DARK OF THE SUN and DARKER THAN AMBER, Taylor puts in some amazingly physical performances, putting many better known cinema action men to shame. <br /><br />One of the best things to come out of Bill Lustig's super-fun retrospectives the last two years at Anthology Film Archives, was the presence of a (rare) Rod Taylor film in each installment. In '09 we were treated to Roy Frumkes' personal, UNCUT 16mm print of DARKER THAN AMBER, featuring the much talked about bare-knuckled duel with legendary tough guy William Smith in all its glory. In '10, we had a 35mm print of DARK OF THE SUN / MERCENARIES (most likely the same one you had at the New Bev).<br /><br />In an interview, Lustig mentioned that the negative to DARK OF THE SUN was not in good shape, contributing to its absence on DVD. I have a DVD-R that I burned from a TCM broadcast.<br /><br />Interestingly, Cardiff returned to similar territory, as d.p., when he shot John Irvin's THE DOGS OF WAR.Ned Merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436251586131278302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-48564845618493383562011-03-17T14:09:59.897-07:002011-03-17T14:09:59.897-07:00It partly had to do with my ride. But sometimes yo...It partly had to do with my ride. But sometimes you see a film that is so good you just want it to stay in your head a little while longer and not see the second movie. This was one of those times.Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-9201787654716899732011-03-16T21:49:13.081-07:002011-03-16T21:49:13.081-07:00Can't believe you skipped out on HELL RIVER. A...Can't believe you skipped out on HELL RIVER. Adam West speaking with a German accent is one of the funniest things ever.Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-72005324824047846782011-03-16T13:18:58.114-07:002011-03-16T13:18:58.114-07:00Good news--shortly after I posted this piece the W...Good news--shortly after I posted this piece the Warner Archive tweeted that they would be releasing DARK SIDE OF THE SUN in June! Great to know that more people will get a chance to see it!Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-51469361624616080162011-03-14T19:21:38.891-07:002011-03-14T19:21:38.891-07:00Yeah, this was the one I really wanted to see the ...Yeah, this was the one I really wanted to see the most too (aside from the Shaw Brothers double bill and the Kill Bill thing). I actually just skimmed the review because I want the movie to be a surprise.Chaz Zachlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523502921084933895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-45703916012751522642011-03-14T18:36:45.645-07:002011-03-14T18:36:45.645-07:00Excellent review and coverage of the event, Mr. Pe...Excellent review and coverage of the event, Mr. Peel. I've alway heard great things about this film, and was very sorry to have missed the showings at the New Bev. Hopefully as you said, Warners Archive will deliver this to disc -- though it's still pretty mystifying that something as good as this is denied a full bells and whistles studio release. Anyway, I would I have loved to have seen that Rod Taylor-administered beat down in the film. The ex-boxer Taylor was always underrated as an action star (he did many of own stunts). If you ever get a chance to see his legendary fist fight scene with William Smith in DARKER THAN AMBER you'll known exactly what I mean. Thanks for this.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.com