Kaufman shot this adaption of Tom Wolfe’s book about the beginning of the Mercury space program, interweaving it with the exploits of Chuck Yeager, into an epic three hour adventure about flilght, exploration and humanity. With a fantastic cast including Sam Shepard, Lance Henriksen, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Barbara Hershey, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff…
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Trailer Tracks: Firefox (1982) – Clint Eastwood
Eastwood stars and directs this techno-thriller based on the novel by Craig Thomas, and was one of the first movies I was allowed to go and see on my own, when I was growing up. It still remains a great adventure, though some of the effects work in the last half of the film are very iffy by today’s standards. It’s…
Trailer Tracks: Tango & Cash (1989) – Andrey Konchalovskiy
Sometimes you just want a guilty pleasure movie, and this one is very much one of those, featuring Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, Jack Palance, James Hong and Brion James this is pure 80s cheese, and is perfect for those Monday morning blahs…
Trailer Tracks: Quicksilver (1986) – Thomas Michael Donnelly
It has been forever since I’ve seen this one, and I know it’s in my DVD collection somewhere, so I may have to pull it out and watch it again soon. Kevin Bacon stars as a big shot, who loses everything and then trying to get his life back in order works for a bike…
Hot Docs 2014: Giuseppe Makes a Movie (Adam Rifkin)
Having its World Premiere at 7pm this evening at the Scotiabank Theatre, this behind-the-scenes film focuses it’s objective eye on the filmmaking process of Giuseppe Andrews. One time, he was a young bit part actor, with roles in films like Independence Day and Detroit Rock City, as well as recurring roles on television series. But now, he’s…
Trailer Tracks: The X-Files – Fight The Future (1998) – Rob Bowman
I was a huge X-Phile, and I suppose in some ways I still am, I’m re-watching the series on Netflix when I have a spare mo, but man… I remember the first time I saw this trailer in the theater, people were wondering what it is, until that one moment, when the screen goes…
Trailer Tracks: The Monster Squad (1987) – Fred Dekker
Man, do I remember THIS movie, written by Shane Black, with creature effects by the legendary Stan Winston… Who wouldn’t want to be in a Monster Squad? And these kids get to take on Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, Wolfman, the Creature and the Mummy!!
Trailer Tracks: Star Trek – The Motion Picture (1979) – Robert Wise
I’m a huge Trek fan, and while a lot of people argue about the pondering, slow-pace of this film, I still love it. The music by Jerry Goldsmith, the effects, the sense of wonder and mystery as they explore deeper into V’Ger… I’m even partial to the uniforms! I remember seeing this as a…
Trailer Tracks: The Fog (1980) – John Carpenter
I’m a huge John Carpenter fan, and came to his movies in the late 80s with Big Trouble In Little China and then a severely cut version of The Thing aired on television. I was intrigued, and started hunting down all of his movies at the local video store, Vision Video, and this one…
Trailer Tracks: The Black Hole (1979) – Gary Nelson
Today, we take a look at the original trailer for one of Disney’s Sci-Fi movies. I love this movie, there are a number of goofy things about it, but just as many brilliant ones, and the ending, something I didn’t understand much when I was a kid, totally works for me now. Some of…
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