Altman films always seem to be an experience to get through, so I was curious how I would do when I sat down to view this one as a follow-up title to Rules of the Game, from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book. Altman has a knack for overlapping dialogue, weaving…
Trailer Tracks: Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me (1992) – David Lynch
I’m getting very excited for the upcoming blu-ray release of Twin Peaks: The Complete Mystery, and thought it would be cool to take a look back at the trailer for the prequel to the series…
Jamon, Jamon (1992) – Bigas Luna
The recommendations from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book for my screening of Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown continue with this entertaining Spanish film featuring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. Legs of ham, underwear models and naked bullfighting all play a part in this enjoyable and erotic film…
Trailer Tracks: Repo Man (1984) – Alex Cox
It’s punk, wonderfully quotable, and just plain weird…
Doctor Who (William Hartnell) – The Savages
The Doctor (Hartnell) says goodbye to yet another companion, in this week’s adventure. This was also the story that began the tradition of eschewing individual episode titles, and simply referring to them as one, two, etc. The Savages was written by Ian Stuart Black, and aired from 28 May 1966 to 18 June, 1966….
Trailer Tracks: Invaders From Mars (1986) – Tobe Hooper
God, this movie was bad. The kid’s acting is horrendous, but there are some interesting creature designs, and this was one of the first films that introduced me to films that were around before I was born… I tracked down the original after this one, and that one is a much stronger film. Oh…
The Graduate (1967) – Mike Nichols
Continuing with the recommendations from The Rules of The Game from The Great Movies -100 Years of Film book, I sat down to rewatch this classic film that sees Dustin Hoffman as a young man, Benjamin, unable to connect with the world around him – the expectations of his parents weigh him down, he…
Trailer Tracks: Fletch (1985) – Michael Ritchie
A lot of folks, when asked, will tell you their favorite Chevy Chase film is Christmas Vacation. For me, it will always be Fletch, based on the series of novels by Gregory McDonald. It’s just fun!
Airwolf (1984) – Mad Over Miami & And They Are Us
Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) and Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine) get into trouble this week as Airwolf takes to the skies! Mad Over Miami was written by Joseph Gunn and aired 24 March, 1984. Dom is out on his own, flying a ransom to recover a couple of political prisoners in Cuba. Things go wrong…
Trailer Tracks: Every Which Way But Loose (1978) – James Fargo
Sure, everyone knows Dirty Harry, and other iconic Clint Eastwood characters but how many people remember Philo Beddoe? And his orangutan?
