Welcome back to our latest review series in which we take a look at three classic road movies from the 60’s and 70’s that have important messages. Last time, I talked about Easy Rider and, as I mentioned in that review, the reason I started this series is because I […]
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“You make a move on me, I’ll rip his lip off and give it to you for a key ring.” As a little tribute to one of our favorite actors Jeff Bridges who turns 64 today we wanted to look back at one of our favorite films from his early […]
In 1976, little Opie Taylor himself Ron Howard starred in the Roger Corman car chase movie called Eat My Dust, agreeing to be in the film if B-movie king Corman would let him direct his own picture down the line. A year later, Corman made good on his promise and […]
Director Walter Hill is one of our heroes at Furious Cinema, so thats why we’ll be commenting on many of his film trailers in the future. I wanted to start out with his 1978 crime action thriller neo noir The Driver because we haven’t covered it on the site yet […]
The first film I ever saw by David Cronenberg was his reimagining of the sci fi film The Fly. I knew after that visceral experience he was an incredibly daring filmmaker with a dark, thought provoking style all his own. 10 years later he made CRASH (1996), based on the […]
Over the years there’s been lots of movies that I’ve heard great things about then finally watched and either was a) impressed by them or b) found them completely overrated (a word I don’t like to use often). One of those many films would be Monte Hellman’s Two Lane-Blacktop (1971). […]
For our latest furious list we wanted to highlight some of the coolest vehicles we’ve seen in some of our favorite films. From mad as hell modified muscle cars to cushy cruisers to supernatural hot rods there’s a nice selection for the cinematic car enthusiasts out there. Pussy Wagon – […]
While watching one of my all time favorite films this past week, Robert Zemeckis’ 1980 screwball classic auto-comedy USED CARS, I discovered a connection. It wasn’t with another film that has a similar theme but something else I’ve been thinking a lot about, specifically what’s currently going on in the […]
FILM REVIEW In Los Angeles, a stuntman/mechanic (Ryan Gosling) has a second job at night as a getaway driver for petty crimes. In the opening moments of the movie we witness just how precisely he operates. His view on this kind of work is simple and by the book. He […]
When the Literary Master of Horror meets Film’s Master of Horror, it’s a recipe for some truly furious cinema. That’s exactly what the result was with John Carpenter’s 1983 adaptation of Stephen King’s best selling novel Christine, another female titled tale like Carrie that dealt with the supernatural. In this […]