CRIMEWATCH: The Taking of Pelham One-Two-Three
I’ve never much cared for the title The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. To me it’s clumsy and uninformative. I much prefer the...
Tagged: 1974
The Longest Yard
A few days ago while I was traveling, I was shocked to learn about the death of Burt Reynolds. I consider him one of...
BUSTING is a raucous crime cinema classic
Being a huge fan of cinema of the 1970s, I love discovering new films that have slipped past me. Peter Hyams‘ 1974 crime classic...
James Caan is THE GAMBLER
Karel Reisz’s 1974 drama The Gambler looks at the obsessive compulsive sickness of gambling addiction. James Caan stars as Axel Freed, a highly intellectual...
A hostage crisis creates big thrills in THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE
Kino Lorber will be releasing Joseph Sargent’s 1974 heist classic The Taking of Pelham One Two Three on BluRay July 5th (Amazon). Synopsis: A...
YEAR OF FURIOUS FILMS: 1974
Year of Furious Films is our newest series on FC where we’ll be choosing our favorite films from each designated year. You may notice...
Month of Horror Prevues: PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE
“My music is for Phoenix. Only she can sing it. Anyone else who tries, dies!” If you’re a film geek, sometimes, hopefully more often...
CRIMEWATCH: Crazy Joe
Created to appeal to fans of The Godfather series, the little-known Crazy Joe (1974) tells the “true life” story of Italian mobster “Crazy” Joe...
Blazing Saddles 40th Anniversary
Saddle up pardnas! On May 6th Warner Home Video will be releasing a special 40th Anniversary Edition of the Furiously Funny Western Comedy Classic...
PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE rises again
Scream Factory, the sub-label of Shout Factory will be releasing a new edition of Brian DePalma’s 1974 cult classic Phantom of The Paradise next...
