Happy 75th Birthday Ángel Aranda

Ángel Pérez Aranda was born in Jaén Andalusia Spain on September 18, 1934 and appeared in 48 films between 1955 and 1980. Among those films was 6 Spaghetti westerns. His most remembered roles were as George Clanton in “Bullets Don't Argue” with Rod Cameron in 1964 and as Nat in the 1966 film “The Hellbenders” with Joseph Cotten. He some times was billed under the aliases Angelo Aranda and Ángel Miranda. He was also a screenwriter and appeared in numerous TV programs. Today we celebrate Ángel Aranda's 75th birthday.

Here's a recent photo of Ángel Aranda.

Eduardo Fajardo to be honored

Eduardo Fajardo who has lived in Almeria, Spain for more than two decades will receive a great tribute with an homage in his name during the la Semana Internacional de Cine de Autor de Lugo from September 20 – 26. The 85 year-old actor appeared in 183 Spanish films, 75 stage plays and over 2,000 television appearances and in most he was the villain
The name of Eduardo Fajardo are written in gold letters in the history of Spanish and Mexican film, theater and television. - D. Martinez, Almeria, Canal Empleo (9/17/2009)

Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance – German title
Blod Rayne 2: Deliverance – Argentinean title
BloodRayne 2 – Greek title
BloodRayne II: Deliverance – English title

A 2007 German, Canadian co-production [Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co (Berlin), Brightlight Pictures (Toronto)]
Producer: Dan Clarke, Shawn Williamson
Director: Uwe Boll
Story: Masaji Takei
Screenplay: Christopher Donaldson, Neil Every
Cinematography: Mathias Neumann [color]
Music: Jessica de Rooij
Running time: 99 minutes

Cast:
Rayne - Natassia Malthe (Linn Malthe)
Billy the Kid - Zack Ward
Muller - Brendan Fletcher
Newton Pyles - Chris Coppola
“The Preacher” - Michael Eklund (Michael Ekland)
Bernadette - Carrie Genzel
Martha - Sarah-Jane Redmond
Sheriff Cobden - John Novak
Pat Garret - Michael Paré
Mayor Holden - Michael Robinson
Vince - Jamie Switch
Slime Bag Franson - Michael Teigen
Moffat - John Tench
Jessie - Aidan Williamson
Bob - Chris Spencer
Fleetwood - Tyron Leitso
Sally - Joselle Ferland
Flintlock Hogan - Mike Dopud
Mick - Vincent Gale
Mary - Taya Calicetto
gatling gunner - Arash Freedom Virani
Kentucky - Steffen Mennekes
bordello woman - Alana Drozduke
William - Cole Heppell
old woman - Doris Blomgren
Marcus Vonpat - Hawk Youkins
cowboy - Kirk McKeekan
cowgirl - Tasha Moth


Newton Piles (Chris Coppola), a reporter on assignment for the Chicago Chronicle, has come to the town of Deliverance, Montana, to record tales of the Wild West. The peaceful and quiet town is expecting the arrival of the first Transcontinental Railroad in one week. Along with the railroad however, arrives an unwelcome and deadly guest, a vampiric Billy the Kid. Using the railway, the 357-year old Transylvanian vampire is building an army of cowboy vampires to take over the country and create a vampire kingdom in the New World. Billy and his horde go on a rampage, slaughtering townspeople and rounding up children. Billy spares Newton’s life and promises Newton the greatest story ever told.

Billy's plans hit a snag when Rayne arrives in town. Rayne is a Dhampir the product of an unnatural union between a vampire and a human: she wields all the powers of a vampire, yet none of the weaknesses. Born over a century earlier in Romania, Rayne has hunted vampires for a long time and now she sets her sights on Billy.

You Tube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y-NFUHRmHM

Remembering Lawrence Dobkin

Lawrence Dobkin was born on September 16, 1919 in New York City, New York at first was a child actor who worked in radio to pay for his studies at Yale University's School of Drama. He was one of the voice of radio's “Ellery Queen” and was also heard on “The New Adventures of of Nero Wolfe”, “Gunsmoke”, “Escape” and “The Lux Radio Theater”. Continuing voice acting he narrated films and video games. He began his television work in 1946 as a narrator, director and actor. In films he was a reliable character actor in such films as “Twelve O'Clock High” (1949), “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1951), “Julius Ceaser” (1953), “The Ten Commandments” (1956) and “Patton” (1970). Dobkin married actress Joanna Barnes in 1962 but they had no children. He married actress Anne Collings in 1970 and they had three children. Lawrence Dobkin appeared in only one Spaghetti Western “Johnny Yuma”, but it was a memorable performance as Lawrence Jerome Carradine. Larry died on October 28, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. We remember Lawrence Dobkin today on what would have been his 90th birthday.

Remembering Attilio Dottesio

Attilio Dottesio was born July 16, 1909 and had a screen career that spanned almost 50 years. He began his show business career in France as a singer. He later returned to Italy and attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia First appear on film in 1940 in “La peccatrice” (aka The Sinner) directed by Amleto Palermi he would go on to be a reliable character actor especially during the Spaghetti Western era appearing in over three dozen films. He sometimes used the alias William Burke, Arthur Dotte, Atilio Dotte, Dan Reese, Dean Reese, Don Reese during these years. He even took a turn at directing a documentary which was never released. Attilio died on Feberuary 12, 1989 in Rome, Italy. We remember Attilio Dottesio belatedly on his 100th birthday celebrated July 16.

New CD Release

Johnny Yuma
Composer Nora Orlandi
Label: GDM
GDMCLUB7063
Tracks 36 including vocals
Limited Edition of 500
Released April 2009

Track listing:
1. Johnny Yuma (Title song) # 01
2. Where is your gun
3. A guitar for Johnny
4. Johnny Yuma (Title song reprice) # 02
5. Johnny Yuma # 03
6. Johnny Yuma # 04
7. Johnny Yuma # 05
8. War and rememberance
9. Loaded guns
10. Johnny Yuma # 06
11. That silent man
12. Fog of time
13. Johnny Yuma # 07
14. Johnny Yuma # 08
15. Johnny Yuma # 09
16. Johnny Yuma # 10
17. Johnny Yuma # 11
18. Johnny Yuma # 12
19. Trumpet for a silent man
20. A long time ago
21. Johnny Yuma # 13
22. A long time ago # 02
23. Johnny Yuma # 14
24. Johnny Yuma # 15
25. Hidden past
Mix stereo versions
26. Johnny Yuma (Title song) # 01
27. Where is your gun # 02
28. Sudden sadness
29. A guitar for Johnny # 02
30. Loaded guns # 02
31. That silent man # 02
32. War and rememberance # 02
33. Fog of time # 02
34. Trumpet for a silent man # 02
35. A long time ago # 03
36. Hidden past # 02
Total time 74:32

Who Are Those Gals? - Susy Andersen

Although Italian actress Susy Andersen had only a short six year career in films where she appeared in a dozen or so features, her striking good looks made her a star for quite a few fans. Suddenly in 1969 she left films and disappeared. Susy was also a model during her acting career and appeared on the magazine covers of “Tempo” in 1965.

ANDERSEN, Susy (aka Suzy Andersen, Suzy Andersson, Susy Golgi) (Maria Antoinetta Golgi) [4/20/1940, Pola, Istria, Italy - ] – model, TV actress.
Two Violent Men – 1964 (Mary Sheridan)
15 Scaffolds for a Killer – 1968 (Barbara Ferguson)