- Empires Of Tin is a meditation on the decline of empires, juxtaposing the twilight stages of the Habsburg empire with those of the current American one, using archival imagery, live readings from the texts of Joseph Roth, and a live musical score.
- Yet another lackluster poliziottesco featuring a fading Hollywood star (in this case, Stephen Boyd): actually, he supports nominal lead Howard Ross as a drug courier who decides to make a run with the money. Jess Franco regular Albert Dalbes is one of Ross’ associates/opponents, while the drugs were destined to an exci…
- There are some moments that don't really play to an American audience (such as the one in which the titular 'Smiling Maniacs' beat and rape Fernando Rey's mistress, a scene that swings schizophrenically back and forth between slapstick and ugly realism), but for the most part this is a pretty sturdy, involving drama of…
- A U.S. agent goes undercover as a rich playboy to stop a madman from destroying a NASA moon project.
