For Nerdly.co.uk: “A Clear Shot – Review”
Intercutting its opening titles with the loading of a gun, A Clear Shot immediately hooks you in with its projected intensity. Continue reading For Nerdly.co.uk: “A Clear Shot – Review”
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For SetTheTape.com: “Throwback 20: Lethal Weapon 4”
• LIKE on Facebook • FOLLOW on Twitter • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi 20 years ago, the Lethal Weapon franchise had effectively died. In recent years, a reboot of Lethal Weapon, in the form of a TV series, has proved to be entertaining for some, but troublesome for others. Lethal Weapon 4 marked the end … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Throwback 20: Lethal Weapon 4”
For ReadFilm.co: “Obscure Movie Villains: “Wulfgar” from ‘Nighthawks'”
Released in 1981 and directed by Bruce Malmuth, Nighthawks, essentially, is a hidden gem from the days of Sylvester Stallone’s career between Rocky II and First Blood (1979-1982). Primarily set and filmed in contemporary New York, Nighthawks presents forms of terrorism, realistic action and revenge – the terrorist being Rutger Hauer’s “Wulfgar” – the third villain in this series of Obscure Movie Villains. Whilst the previous two instalments of Obscure Movie Villains have featured villains … Continue reading For ReadFilm.co: “Obscure Movie Villains: “Wulfgar” from ‘Nighthawks’”
For ReadFilm.co: “Review: ‘China O’Brien’ (1990)”
In both academia and worldwide fandom, the American actress Cynthia Rothrock has been regarded as both the “Queen of Martial Arts” and the “Queen of Video”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mayfair Theatre (@mayfairtheatre) After a successful few years in mainstream Hong Kong action cinema, her time had come to be returned home and launched in the American market – this came in … Continue reading For ReadFilm.co: “Review: ‘China O’Brien’ (1990)”
Something Intriguing in ‘Predator 2’
Well, the original Predator (McTiernan, 1987) movie is usually considered to be the only worthwhile entry in the film series, but unlike many it seems, I don’t mind its sequel…and I find something intriguing in the film. Predator 2 (Hopkins, 1990) appeared in 1990, with Danny Glover (dude from the Lethal Weapon films) in the lead role – a street war-ridden futuristic (1997) LA was the setting for the film. The … Continue reading Something Intriguing in ‘Predator 2’
Sunday Update: Clint Eastwood Movies Purchased
Evening. Yes, as the title reads, I have purchased some Clint Eastwood-starred movies. To my great surprise, there are many movies with Uncle Clint in ’em that I don’t (or didn’t) have in my DVD collection – e.g. Coogan’s Bluff (Siegel, 1968) – of which I have now purchased. The purchases included, Coogan’s Bluff as mentioned, another Don Siegel collaboration, and a couple of his lesser-known westerns. One can never … Continue reading Sunday Update: Clint Eastwood Movies Purchased
Shot at 60: Nine Shots Taken at Hour One.
Welcome to my first post… Instead of posting an iconic shot from nine different films, I’m being different – I’m posting a shot from a second or two after the one hour mark in a film’s duration. Here are the nine shots: Dirty Harry (1971) Warner Bros. / Dir: Don Siegel / Prod: Siegel & Daley Chinatown (1974) Paramount Pictures / Dir: Roman Polanksi / Prod: … Continue reading Shot at 60: Nine Shots Taken at Hour One.
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