Jesse Moss’ 2016 boisterous documentary THE BANDIT works on two levels. On one its a glowing celebration of the 1977 Southern Fried action-comedy classic SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, on the other it’s a look at the meaningful friendship between star Burt Reynolds and director/stuntman Hal Needham. The movie speeds along […]
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In Robert Rossen’s The Hustler (1961), we get to know an amazingly good pool player named “Fast Eddie” Felsen (Paul Newman). The film follows Eddie’s adventures in the world of being a pool shark and living on the road along with his manager-best friend Charlie (Myron McCormick). While Eddie is […]
One of the finest dramas revolving around the sport of boxing which preceded such classics as Rocky (1976) and Raging Bull (1980) is Ralph Nelson‘s Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962). The screenplay was written by Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. The film stars Anthony Quinn as Louis “Mountain” Rivera, a […]