In the credits of ’The Baytown Outlaws’ which Barry Battles directed, God was placed at position number five. The film does not shy away from being racist as made evident by Alfred and Longoria’s conjoined character. This is a little peculiar as they feature supporting characters who only make a few brief appearances. In fact, […]
In Chuck Russell’s I Am Wrath, much like many of Travolta’s latter films, this is not a good movie, but there is a good movie contained somewhere inside and the better movie is trying to scratch and claw its way out. Parts of I Am Wrath are a ton of fun, but even more moments
When a film featuring Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey is taken out of theaters and goes straight to DVD release, it begs an explanation. To their credit, they are only beating supporting roles while the main ones are performed by L L Cool J and Dylan McDermott as some cops and Justin Timberlake as a
An item of commendation in the success of “John Wick” was how the film put Keanu Reeves on screen in a way that brought out the most of his acting prowess. His previous portrayals should give some explanation of how directors have been able to leverage his capabilities, like Bruce Willis as an average Joe
Loyalty and oaths create cowards out of all of us. Remember the Rod Steiger incident, playing the mafia elder from Arizona who is now comfortably situated in the Swiss chalet while buried in guards. One loose end still exists: his mistress Jackie. It’s unfortunate, but she is going to have to be eliminated. But, Steiger
Spaghetti westerns do not appeal to me, but I felt like reviewing this one because it has some historical and other camp values. For acute example, it was the last to be filmed spaghetti in Almeria. I have been there and a lot of the site is all broken down now, though some is doing
The Lady in Red (which is also referred to as Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin) is an American crime drama feature that premiered in 1979 and was directed by Lewis Teague, with Pamela Sue Martin and Robert Conrad playing the leading roles. This was one of the early writings of John Sayles who later on
The Stranger Wore A Gun is a Scott-Brown production produced for Columbia pictures and is in some respects a cut above several of the Westerns that Randolph Scott made. It was directed too by Andre de Toth, but it was far from his best. De Toth was born in Austria-Hungary, where he was known as
Takuma Tsurugi (Sonny Chiba Shin’ichi) was always up to the challenge and when he was required to free Go Owada (Shioji Akira) from police capture, while the police had the whole building surrounded, he knew he could do it. And for ten million yen, he is willing to do what it takes, at this point
He lives in a penthouse in New York, filled with an assortment of expensive items such as antique furniture, rich draperies, paintings, and souvenirs which suggests that he has been quite successful as a land developer. In a sudden shift of mood, Arthur Goldman would bark unchecked commands onto his faithful secretary, causing bursts of
