What was the last movie you watched? Part 2

[Frodo]

THE STRANGE POSSESSION OF MRS. OLIVER ( 1977)




Whenever I see the name Karen Black, I know I'm gonna be in for some great acting, and great entertainment .

The Strange Possession Of Mrs. Oliver , doesn't disappoint.

As usual, Karen Black pulls off a great performance ,and has the uncanny ability to shift with effort and ease from the studious and reserved Mrs. Oliver to the extroverted and charismatic Sandy ,

Karen Black, who appeared in Major Motion Pictures such as Five Easy Pieces, and Horror Telefilms such as The Terror Trilogy and Burnt Offerings, is joined here by George Hamilton who plays Mr. Oliver, Mrs. Oliver's domineering husband .

This is another one of those telefilms I don't want to spoil ,for anyone interested in checking it out .

Unfortunately though, as has been the case with alot of these tv movies, the copy available online isn't great , and not all tv movies and miniseries were preserved or have been restored to today's standards.

But , if you can solider through the less than ideal quality , I'd recommend it .

I would certainly recommend checking Karen Black's other work from 1970s .

Airing on February 28th, 1977 , in the top songs was a hit by Steve Miller Band.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)

 

[Immortalfire]

Sleepy Hollow

 

[KaijuDude1992]

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[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Frodo]

THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD ( 1975)


Taking a detour from my journey through Horror Telefilms of the 1970s, my next stop was 1970s Horror Cinema in a film I'd never heard of The Reincarnation Of Peter Proud.

The RT score on this film is in the 30s, but I thought it was fantastic .

I'm gonna sound like a broken record with my previous posts, but this is yet another one of those films I don't want to spoil .

I will say the film is a slower burn, but that it does start to pay off and go in interesting directions.

Michael Sarrazin , an actor I'd never heard of before , leads this supernatural , mystery , and I thought he was really good and reminded me of a mixture of a young Peter Fonda and Warren Beatty .



The film also stars Margot Kidder, a few years before she became known to the world , and to genxers as Lois Lane, in Superman : The Movie.

She gives a stellar performance and is captivating as she always.



She'll always be Lois Lane to me

Jennifer O'Neill and Cornelia Sharpe also give good performances in the supporting roles.

So, I definitely recommend it .

The film was released in New York On April 25th 1975 .

In the top ten charts that week ,was a catchy grove, by Elton John .

 

[Brutikus]