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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Gothic Kittens
Topic: People (Are the problem)
 
Yeah you read that right, Gothic Kittens.

Posted by J. Wilson at 9:14 AM EST
Sunday, January 31, 2010
People with guns collection - Photo # 22
Topic: People With Guns
 

From my own personal collection!

"GIRLS IN U.S. COLLEGE RECEIVE MILITARY TRAINING

These young girls are members of the Women's Auxiliary Training Corps, an organization for the voluntary training of American college girls in military tactics, courtesy and discipline. They belong to the first unit of the WATC, formed at the University of Indiana in the U.S. Midwest. The WATC, whose members wear bright red uniform coats and white flannel skirts, is similar in organization and routine to the Reserve Officers Training Corps, which prepares men students in American Colleges for commissions in the Army.

Here an ROTC officer explains the workings of a machine gun."


Posted by J. Wilson at 8:21 AM EST
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Forgotten Films - Every Man is My Enemy - 1967
Topic: Hollywood Remembered
 
Qualcuno Ha Tradito, the memorable but little known 1967 Italian crime drama directed by Frank Shannon (Franco Prosperi) and released to English speaking audiences as Every Man Is My Enemy stars Robert Webber, Elsa Martinelli and

Jean Servais. Webber plays Tony Costa a professional criminal who holds honor above all else. As the film begins Tony witnesses his partner being gunned down by the police as they try to capture him. He risks jail and his own life to make sure that the man who informed on his friend is paid back in full, that is the code that Tony lives by.

Afterwards he leaves for Marseilles to meet up with old friend Jean (Servais) who wants him to take part in a high dollar diamond robbery he is planning. As he arrives tensions are already high as everyone prepares for the job. But further complicating the situation is the fact the mastermind of the criminal plan (Ennio Balbo) is a heroin addict and

that a fellow team member, Coco Hermann (Franco Giornelli), is also secretly having a affair with Jean's wife (Marina Berti). As they make their preparations waiting for the

big day Tony finds a new lady friend in Laureen (Elsa Martinelli), she knows nothing of his criminal life. At about the same time Tony runs into an old friend from the war. Gabriel (Pierre Zimmer) saved his life and Tony still holds him in high regard. Even though it has been many years since they saw one another he still admires him. The night

of the robbery finally arrives and it doesn't take long before things begin falling apart. The police unexpectedly show up before the gang can break the safe and everyone must flee. During the ensuing gun battle the group all split up except for Tony who stays with Jean because he was wounded. Tony knows without help his friend will otherwise

be captured. It is obvious that the police have an informant among them, Tony is sure that it was Coco that alerted the police and caused his friend to get shot. Tony must find

his girl and get out of town fast, but before he does he will make sure that he finds the one that betrayed them, no matter what.

If you like crime dramas this is a movie you must see. Robert Webber does quite a job in the lead part. Webber adds a coolness to the character of

Tony Costa and really makes him believable as a dangerous criminal with his own code of honor. The supporting parts are also well done, especially Elsa Martinelli and Jean Servais who are always great to watch. A good portion of the film concerns itself with the planning of the crime while it's not until the last quarter of the movie that

the consequences are shown. The resulting tension, continually escalating, leads us to a conclusion that the audience knows will not end well for anyone involved, even if the characters never see it coming. If there is any real flaw it would be the 1960s Jazz soundtrack which now seems somewhat dated and can be annoying at times. While not perfect, Every Man Is My Enemy is a worthy addition to any collection of crime films.


Posted by J. Wilson at 11:02 AM EST
Friday, January 22, 2010
Linky Likey
Topic: Blogging
 
Just did a major update of my links section adding quite a few new websites to my list. Most of the new additions can be found under the "Gun Related Blogs" section. A lot of great reading in there if you want to take a look...

Posted by J. Wilson at 10:52 AM EST
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Correction
Topic: Guns - Miscellaneous
 
It seems that I spoke too soon on yesterday's SHOT show post. When Colt announced a new Commander model with the pre 80 Series firing pin I naturally assumed that it would be a plain jane model like the ones they are already producing. The photo that I saw was very small and it was hard to tell. My mistake, I guess I just saw what I wanted to see. Further investigation shows that the Colt in question is a limited production model with all the extras. It appears to have Novak sights, slide serrations - front and back, a fitted beavertail safety and many other features that you would find on high end custom 1911s. Unfortunately it's not the Colt that I am looking for. When Colt finally decides to make a no frills "70 Series" Commander just like the ones that used to come out of their factory I think they are going to find a lot buyers putting down hard earned cash to purchase it, and I'll probably be one of them.

Posted by J. Wilson at 2:13 PM EST

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