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ericfrench66 - Take-off on Aircraft-carrier

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Bodies in Heat | Paul Vatelli | 1983

Paul Vatelli was the absolute King of the take-off — in this case, a scorchingly-clever twist on Body Heat (1981) which itself was a modern, erotic remake of Double Indemnity (1944).

In the midst of a heat wave, Detective Harry Reed (Herschel Savage) and Detective Trace Storm (Lisa Deleeuw) are sent over to investigate a burglary at the home of femme fatale Laura DeSalvo (Annette Haven), the neglected wife of a rather nasty mob lawyer (Eric Edwards, playing against type). From there, the naive Harry and Laura begin an affair and the naive oaf concocts a plan to murder her husband. If you’ve seen either of the earlier films, you know where the story is heading.

Vatelli’s camera feels Tinto Brass-ish in this one. The editing is fast-paced, ripped from the head-lines and kicks up that expected Vatelli thermometer. Even notorious ice queen Annette Haven is quite animated in her sexual performances with Savage and Edwards.

The grittiness I loved in the opening scene of Let’s Talk Sex is running rampant through this one. Great Hollywood Blvd. footage. The police station stuff is right out of Hill Street Blues. Kimberly Carson and Billy Dee help round out the precinct.

Vatelli stalwart Lisa Deleeuw appears in a non-sex role. She’s quite integral to the plot but compared to other Vatelli flicks like I Like to Watch, she’s kind of a waste here. I’m always wowed by her doing the most mundane things like wearing glasses or phone-acting. There’s not much of that going on here other than a bad haircut. But bless her ginger soul.

And the music in these Jerry Ross productions is always stellar. The title song “Sparks” performed by Remote Control is a poppin’ new wave track.

I’m still quite partial to Stiff Competition, but Bodies in Heat might be Vatelli’s finest film, paying serious homage to a great film while taking it in an interesting direction.

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Millbrae, CA (No. 2)

The City and County of San Francisco first leased 150 acres (61 ha) at the present airport site on March 15, 1927, for what was then to be a temporary and experimental airport project. San Francisco held a dedication ceremony at the airfield, officially named the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, on May 7, 1927, on the 150-acre cow pasture. The land was leased from the Mills Estate in an agreement made with Ogden L. Mills who oversaw the large tracts of property originally acquired by his grandfather, the banker Darius O. Mills. San Francisco purchased the property and the surrounding area expanding the site to 1,112 acres (450 ha) beginning in August 1930. The airport's name was officially changed to San Francisco Airport in 1931 upon the purchase of the land. "International" was added at the end of World War II as overseas service rapidly expanded.

The earliest scheduled carriers at the airport included Western Air Express, Maddux Air Lines, and Century Pacific Lines. United Airlines was formed in 1934 and quickly became the key carrier at the airport, with Douglas DC-3 service to Los Angeles and New York beginning in January 1937. A new passenger terminal opened in 1937, built with Public Works Administration funding. The March 1939 Official Aviation Guide shows 18 airline departures on weekdays—seventeen United flights and one TWA flight. The August 1952 chart shows runway 1L 7,000 feet long, 1R 7,750 feet, 28L 6,500 feet, and 28R 8,870 feet.

In addition to United, Pacific Seaboard Air Lines flew between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 1933; the Bellanca CH-300s flew San Francisco–San Jose–Salinas–Monterey–Paso Robles–San Luis Obispo–Santa Maria–Santa Barbara–Los Angeles. Competition with United led Pacific Seaboard to move all of its operations to the eastern U.S., and rename itself Chicago and Southern Air Lines (C&S). It became a large domestic and international air carrier. Chicago & Southern was acquired by and merged into Delta Air Lines in 1953, giving Delta its first international routes.[14] Delta used the route authority inherited from C&S to fly one of its first international services operated with Convair 880 jet aircraft from San Francisco to Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Caracas, Venezuela, via intermediate stops in Dallas and New Orleans in 1962.

Source: Wikipedia

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U-2 trial operations on the USS Kitty Hawk, USS America, and USS Ranger.

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Kamhornet Smælder (Ctenicera pectinicornis)

Click Beetle species (Ctenicera pectinicornis)