The many movies made about the American South – hick films if you will – have been some of the most interesting and exciting kinds for audiences. These down home tales are often based around the fact the characters aren’t quite as progressive as the rest of the country. From […]
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Two classic films from 1973 that were both based on true stories dealing with honor and corruption among lawmen are Sidney Lumet’s character study-procedural Serpico and Phil Karlson’s southern fried actioner Walking Tall. Each of these tales dealt with a certain kind of man, more precisely a certain kind of […]
“I was born ready!” In the early 70s, then up and coming star Burt Reynolds made a string of genre classics including Deliverance, Fuzz and Shamus. White Lightning, released in 1973, is a Hixploitation gem with Burt playing Gator McKlusky an Arkansas moonshiner turned undercover agent. While in the big […]
Ever since starting this website three years ago, we’ve made it known that our love of movies ranges from the big budget Hollywood studio mainstream to the smaller kinds of B-pictures. It’s really always been about sharing the Furious Film Appreciation for us across the board without prejudice. For this […]