It’s hard to fathom, but in 1966 alone Lalo Schifrin (1932-2025) composed the music for at least five theatrical films, including “Murderers Row” (which yielded a soundtrack album at the time), two TV movies, four TV documentaries, and four TV series, including “T.H.E. Cat” and, most memorably, “Mission: Impossible.” He also recorded the masterful Marquis…
A Hyena in the Safe (1968)
This all-too little-known Italian genre film – is there even a “cult” out there for this sort of thing? – is a dizzying and dazzling gem (yes, there’s a pun in there). The curiously-titled A Hyena in the Safe, a literal translation of the film’s original Italian title, Una jena in cassaforte, is bursting with Pop art…
Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965)
The wonderful Vinegar Syndrome, through its partner Cinématographe label, has beautifully restored and issued the terrifically seedy cult thriller Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965) in a deluxe 4K Ultra HD + Blu Ray combination package. Starring Sal Mineo – as Lawrence, something of a Plato Unbound, and a role that surely killed his Hollywood career…