The Front Page (1974)
Sure it’s been done before and yes the Cary Grant-Rosalind Russell-Howard Hawks version is a classic that no one should ever try to improve upon. Agreed no? But what if Billy […]
Stick (1985)
Burt Reynolds meets Elmore Leonard adds up to mixed results in this action oriented flick that saw Burt once again do double duty taking up the directing chores as well. Not surprisingly […]
Night Game (1989)
Once again Roy Scheider is the reluctant hunter of a killer only this time his prey is on land as opposed to the sea and no he doesn’t revive his […]
The Final Countdown (1980)
Like many others I suppose, I’ve always enjoyed a good time travel story and this feature starring Kirk Douglas offers us a great “what if” to Pearl Harbor on December […]
Could That Be An Actor In a Santa Claus Suit?
Actor’s inevitably seem to find themselves playing jolly old Saint Nick. Especially the ones with the expanding waistline. Folks like Edward Asner and Charles Durning. Every year sees a new […]
Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977) Burt Lancaster in the Seventies
Burt Lancaster and tough guy director Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen) had a long association together that began on Apache back in 1954 and then on to Vera Cruz in the […]
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
While this may be a hammy tale of the rich and famous as well as a poorly veiled take on the Kennedy-Onassis relationship it does have the undeniable screen presence […]
Big Trouble (1986)
Although I had heard of this film I never realized it heavily satirized the classic Noir thriller Double Indemnity. What we get here is insurance agent Alan Arkin taken in […]
Sharky’s Machine (1981)
Burt Reynolds directed himself for the third time in this violent Eastwood styled cop thriller. At this time in his career Burt was just coming to the end of his […]
