To everyone in Los Angeles. This is a MUST GO TO.
To the Cinema D guys....sorry. Eat your hearts out! :-)
KHWAN
The Cinefamily and The Silent Movie Theatre
611 N Fairfax Avenue,
Los Angeles, 90036 /
323-655-2510
May 6, 2008 @ 8pm
Enzo Castellari Double Feature: Battle Squadron & High Crime
One of the the kings of Italian action movies, Enzo G. Castellari, who ruled ‘70s drive-ins with his amped-up spins on futuristic sci-fi, spaghetti westerns and war epics, will be here in person to introduce two of his testoserone-drenched pictures, both unavailable on DVD and making a rare big-screen U.S. showing. First up, Enzo shows off one of his biggest budgets in the aerial combat spectacular Battle Squadron, a feisty film with Van Johnson (post-MGM), square-jawed Frederick Stafford, and Francisco Rabal (Viridiana) in the story of German saboteurs trying to infiltrate Merry Olde England and kicking off World War II’s Battle of Britain. Next, Franco Nero’s a tough cop who discovers High Crime thanks to a ring of vicious Continental drug dealers. Generally acknowledged as the first poliziottesco (a violent and popular type of Italian cop thriller), the film also features a rip-roaring soundtrack from the incredible Guido & Maurizio De Angelis.
Battle Squadron Dir. Enzo Castellari, 1969, 35mm, 100 min.
High Crime Dir. Enzo Castellari, 1973, 35mm, 100 min.
Tickets - $12/ $8 for members
