Robert Duvall is an actor’s actor. What that means, the same as when you hear, “…this guy’s a director’s director,” or a “comedian’s comedian,” etc., is basically the actor may be less successful with audiences, […]
I wanted to like Kansas City Bomber. Its mix of exploitative roller derby catfights and melodrama seemed like the perfect Saturday afternoon confection. I’m a big fan of Slap Shot, another 70s sports “entertainment” flick […]
28 years ago today saw the release of a summer actioner that changed the game. Die Hard was a successful conflagration of several elements, tried and true as well as groundbreaking, that became the new shorthand for action […]
Let me put it out there. I’m not the biggest fan of Spaghetti Westerns. I know, I know. I respect their importance, their place in the pantheon of film history. I enjoy the motifs and […]
There’s no greater joy for a film writer than to stumble upon, or in this case, be given, a movie you’ve never heard of, and in viewing it, realize you’ve got a gem. The Outside […]
Howard W. Koch is remembered as a successful producer in film and television, helming many Academy Award ceremonies and TV shows (The Odd Couple), as well as blockbusters Airplane! and Ghost. But in the 1950s […]
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