The Seven-Ups is a fascist daydream beyond almost any cinematic compare, certainly American cinema (except maybe a Charles Bronson movie from the 1980s or something). And it’s not a cheap, 1970s exploitation picture either. Yes, to some degree it’s cheap (Roy Scheider and Tony Lo Bianco are the only two recognizable principals), but producer and […]
Entries Tagged as 'Alexander Jacobs'
The Seven-Ups (1973, Philip D’Antoni)
February 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Tagged: 20th Century Fox· Albert Ruben· Alexander Jacobs· Philip D'Antoni· Roy Scheider· Sonny Grosso· ★½
An Enemy of the People (1978, George Schaefer)
July 16th, 2006 · No Comments
Growing up–early, before I’d really seen any movies–I knew Steve McQueen was in The Great Escape (though I hadn’t seen it, I’d seen the motorcycle clip) and I knew he’d gotten his start in The Blob. When I first did get into film, when AMC was still the station to watch, I discovered McQueen had […]
Tagged: Alexander Jacobs· Arthur Miller· Charles Durning· George Schaefer· Henrik Ibsen· Richard A. Dysart· Richard Bradford· Steve McQueen· Warner Bros.· ★★½



