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Sunday, September 14, 2008

The Tattoo Connection (1978)



















































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Storyline
When a diamond is stolen in Hong Kong, the CIA send their best man to Hong Kong to retrieve the diamond. Meanwhile, one of the thieves began to have a change of heart when the boss goes too far by threatening his girlfriend. Sooner or later, the former thief and the CIA agent team up to end the reign of the crime lord.

Friday Foster (1975)

























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Storyline
Based on the syndicated newspaper comic strip of the same name, Pam Grier (Foxy Brown and Coffy) stars as intrepid photojournalist Friday Foster. No sooner has she been warned by her boss that her personal involvement in the stories she’s shooting will not end happily, Friday witnesses the attempted assassination of a prominent African-American figure and the murder of a friend.

Why is Friday the target on the hit list? What does she know? Teaming with private detective Colt Hawkins (Yaphet Kotto, Across 110th Street and  Blue Collar), the search for answers will lead them to a startling and action-packed finale.

Directed by Arthur Marks (Class of ’74, Detroit 9000), based on his story, Friday Foster features supporting performances by Godfrey Cambridge (Watermelon Man, Cotton Comes To Harlem), Eartha Kitt (Boomerang, The Emperor’s New Groove), Carl Weathers (Rocky, Predator), and Scatman Crothers (Coonskin, Black Belt Jones).


Link to soundtrack review
Luchi DeJesus - Friday Foster (1975)

Enter The Dragon (1973)




 








Starring:
  • Bruce Lee
  • Jim Kelly
  • John Saxon
  • Kien Shih

IMDb.com
Enter the Dragon revolves around the three main characters. Lee, a man recruited by an agency to investigate a tournament hosted by Han, since they believe he has an Opium trade there. Roper and Williams are former army buddies since Vietnam and they enter the tournament due to different problems that they have. Roper is on the run from the Mafia due to his gambling debts, while Williams is harassed by racist police officers and defends himself from them and uses the car for his getaway. It is a deadly tournament that they will enter on an island. Lee's job is to get the other two out of there alive.


Link to soundtrack review
Lalo Schifrin - Enter The Dragon (1973)