Talk About A Wrong Turn! It was Steve McQueen’s last film, and it included the most incredible car stunt Chicago has ever seen! Time to celebrate “The Hunter!” Steve McQueen was one of the biggest stars of the 60’s and… Read More ›
Gene Hackman
“Fistophobia”! The Brilliant But Neglected Buddy Action Comedy “Midnight Run”!
“I can’t fly: I suffer from aviaphobia”. “What does that mean?” “It means I can’t fly. I also suffer from acrophobia and claustrophobia.” “I’ll tell you what: if you don’t cooperate, you’re gonna suffer from “fistophobia”!” If you know what… Read More ›
The Wild Bunch! Billy The Kid! Sam Peckinpah’S SOUP Tossing!
A visionary Director speaks candidly about the moviemaking process, both in his own words, and in the dialogue from a film… “If they move, kill ’em!” This iconic movie line is from “The Wild Bunch” – but it also speaks… Read More ›
Celebrity Smackdowns! “Hell, Upside Down!” The Disastrous Duo Of “Poseidon Adventure!” And “Towering Inferno!”
“Hell, Upside Down!” Take a moment to enjoy what is, without a doubt, one of the greatest movie tag lines of all time! “Hell, Upside Down!” Time to enjoy some classic movie mayhem. And time also to have a celebrity… Read More ›
“Prime Cut”! Grindhouse Classic! Gene Hackman Vs. Lee Marvin!
“Gene Hackman Attacks Lee Marvin With A Wheat Harvester Over A Very Naked Sissy Spacek!” Talk about a film that sell itself! What you just read is the plot for “Prime Cut”, one of the most obscure and fascinating grindhouse… Read More ›
Happy Birthday Gene Hackman! An Amazing Actor’s Ten Greatest Roles!
Happy 85th Birthday Gene Hackman! Did you know that Director Alexander Payne wanted Gene Hackman to play the lead role in “Nebraska?” Just the latest bit of movie trivia from one of the screen’s greatest Actors! Time To Celebrate The… Read More ›
The Greatest 70’s Action Films Ever! Biggest Stars With The Biggest Guns!
All Hail The 1970’s! I love 70′s movies! They are chock full of iconic stars with BIG GUNS! Some of these movies will live forever, some have been unfortunately neglected – but thanks to DVD, blu-ray, and the thousands of… Read More ›
The Limey! Night Moves! Classic “Action Noir”!
“Maybe He Would Find The Girl. Maybe He Would Find Himself.” This line is from the poster art for a classic 70’s film noir called “Night Moves”… It’s a great line for a movie steeped in “film noir”, which is… Read More ›
RIP Dennis Farina! His Three Best Roles, MOTHERS!
“Make yourself a sandwich, drink a glass of milk… Do some fuckin’ thing.” RIP Dennis Farina! That classic movie line was uttered to perfection by iconic character Actor Dennis Farina, a real-life Chicago police officer who went on to star… Read More ›
Scales Of Justice! Tom Cruise! Matthew McConaughey! The Long Arms Of The Law!
The legal system – “the scales of justice”….they have been shown non-stop on TV recently, and I just finished jury duty as well, and it made me think about legal thrillers… I found myself on a jury at the LA… Read More ›
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