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The late great David Carradine stars as Woody Guthrie in this masterpiece of 70s cinema based on the book of the same name by the legendary folk singer. When we first meet Woody he’s living in Oklahoma taking random jobs painting signs and playing at local hoedowns. Meanwhile, the catastrophic dust storms and fallout from The Great Depression are driving a large amount of residents to seek a better life [read...] 
When it comes to female empowerment films, this 1991 crime drama/road adventure directed by Ridley Scott stands above the rest. The story focuses on best friends Thelma (Geena Davis) a housewife and Louise (Susan Sarandon) a waitress. After planning a weekend getaway in the mountains the two pals pack their things and take off. They stop at a country music bar where a man starts hitting on Thelma but the [read...] 
The emotions run high in this follow up to Zurlini’s war torn love story Violent Summer. The beautiful Claudia Cardinale (Once Upon A Time In The West) stars as Aida, a lonely, desperate prostitute who drifts from one uncaring lover to the next. After being ditched flat by her latest “boyfriend” Marcello Fainardi (Corrando Pani), she begins searching for him. Marcello is a rich kid who lives outside the city. [read...] 
Based on the book by John Steinbeck, Elia Kazan’s 1955 cinema classic EAST OF EDEN is set in Salinas Valley, California during World War I and focuses on the Trask family who own a farm there. James Dean plays young Cal a moody misfit who is jealous of his older brother Aron (Richard Davalos) since he thinks their staunchly old fashioned, religious father (Raymond Massey) favors him the most. Their [read...] 
This week (March 25th) marked 30 years since The Outsiders was released theatrically. In tribute to this American classic directed by Francis Ford Coppola we would like to present our review. Stay Gold by Stevie Wonder on Grooveshark Based on the best selling novel by S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders tells the story of the Curtis brothers: Pony Boy (C. Thomas Howell) Soda Pop (Rob Lowe) and Darry (Patrick Swayze) all [read...] 
Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) has just been released from prison. During his time in the big house he successfully kicked his addiction to smack and even learned to play the drums which he got pretty good at. When he steps off the bus back into his old neighborhood everyone seems happy to see him, especially his faithful pal Sparrow (Arnold Stang) who makes his living selling lost dogs to unassuming [read...] 
Hal Ashby’s 1975 comedy-drama/road movie The Last Detail has been one of my favorite films ever since I first discovered it. The premise is rather simple, Two Navy officers, Signalman 1st Class Billy “Badass” Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Richard “Mule” Mulhall (Otis Young) are given Shore Patrol duty to bring Seaman Larry Meadows (Randy Quaid) from their base in Norfolk, Virginia to the stockade in Portsmouth, [read...] 
Valentines Day is the time when the geekiest of geeks turn to thoughts of romance and matters of the heart. Throughout the years movies have become a big part of that celebration, for instance you may go to dinner then watch a favorite film with the special someone in your life. For our latest list I’ve chosen 10 titles that are a mix of traditional and non traditional “romantic” themed [read...] 
FILM REVIEW The film is titled The Master, but it focuses mainly on Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) a man who is anything but. He’s a damaged World War II veteran and alcoholic. When we meet him he is passing time by humping a woman made of sand and masturbating into the ocean. Freddie’s main hobby is inventing liquor potions out of anything he can find such as coconuts, paint thinner [read...] 
Ernest Borgnine is an actor that over the years I’ve come to appreciate more and more. His tenacious persona in the many films and television shows he acted in impressed me from a young age. I think my first introduction to “Ernie” (as he liked to be called) was McHale’s Navy (1962-66) the classic World War II era sitcom. I was too young to watch it on its original run, [read...] |
    
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