Henry Fonda probably more than any American actor of all-time personifies decency. Maybe only his close friend James Stewart (who however was politically to the right of him) or slightly later on Gregory Peck give him a run for his money. The Ox-Bow Incident was a passion project for Fonda and when an actor makes a passion … Continue reading The Ox-Bow Incident – Blu-Ray Review
In 1973, Mike Cimino cast me as Lightfoot in the first movie he directed - Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. I was just starting out, just a kid. I remember being up in Montana wondering why he had picked me. I didn’t feeling anything like the character I had been hired to play. I felt inadequate, undeserving, … Continue reading Jeff Bridges on Michael Cimino
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is Peter Greenaway’s best known film and arguably his most accomplished film even if I may prefer A Zed & Two Noughts over it slightly. It made a big international splash especially in the States when it was released on an unsuspecting public where it was released … Continue reading The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover – Blu-Ray Review
Smokey and the Bandit comes out of a genre of trucker films which weirdly enough came out of the popularity of trucker songs from the '70s. The perfect example of this is Convoy directed by Sam Peckinpah which is based on the song of the same name. It also became Burt Reynolds' signature role and … Continue reading Smokey and the Bandit – Blu-Ray Review
Jonathan Demme's '80s is one of the strongest of any director of that era. He made his name making Roger Corman films like Caged Heat in the '70s. He did some big budget stuff like Last Embrace in 1979 but Melvin and Howard is really the first Jonathan Demme film as we know him to be … Continue reading Melvin and Howard – DVD Review
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