Written by James M. Tate / 12/29/2018 / No comments / action , classic , crime , drama , glenda farrell , helen vinson , novel francis , paul muni , prison , thirties , thriller
REVIEW OF 'I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG' W/ PAUL MUNI
Lobby Card of the Paul Muni Chain Gang Classic YEAR: 1932 A visual masterpiece with Film Noir elements despite being a decade shy of t...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/26/2018 / No comments / 2018 , bruno ganz , crime , lars von trier , matt dillon , new , serial killer , thriller , uma thurman
MATT DILLON'S KILLER ROLE IN 'THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT'
Year of Capture and Release: 2018 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT isn't quite sure when it's good since the good parts don't last ...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/24/2018 / No comments / 2018 , bradley cooper , clint eastwood , crime , drama , drugs , laurence fishburne , michael peña , new
CLINT EASTWOOD STARRING IN 'THE MULE' W/ BRADLEY COOPER
Year of Release and Capture: 2018 Actor/director Clint Eastwood, using very little action and suspense for a supposed crime thriller, is...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/22/2018 / No comments / action , adventure , amber heard , comic book , dc comics , dolph lundgren , fantasy , jason moma , new , superhero , willem defoe
DC PRESENTS 'AQUAMAN' W/ JASON MOMOA & AMBER HEARD
Yes, that's Dolph Lundgren, who plays Heard's father YEAR: 2018 Judged upon the comic books and, for this pop culture fanatic, t...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/20/2018 / No comments / adaptation , comedy , eighties , ensemble , gordon willis , jose ferrer , julie hagerty , kate mcgregor-stewart , mary steenburgen , mia farrow , nature , supernatural , time period , tony roberts , woody allen
REVIVING WOODY ALLEN'S 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY'
Visible crew and deer in NIGHT'S Year: 1982 Rates: **** Upon release, Woody Allen's multi homage (from Shakespeare to Bergman) A MI...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/18/2018 / No comments / christopher guest , david l. lander , michael mckean , penny marshall , seventies , TV
PENNY MARSHALL W/ SPINAL TAP ON 'LAVERNE & SHIRLEY'
Penny Marshall with a Richard Nixon voting Christopher Guest on Laverne & Shirley We all know MICHAEL MCKEAN from SPINAL TAP started...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/17/2018 / No comments / bel air productions , crime , dabbs greer , drama , fifties , film noir or melodrama , howard w. koch , jazz score , john bromfield , joi lansing , mark dana , robert osterloh , suspense
JOHN BROMFIELD & CAROL SHANNON & JOI LANSING IN 'HOT CARS'
Joi Lansing & Carol Shannon YEAR: 1956 A hybrid of lounge lizard and game show jazz plays during the opening credits where a quiet L...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/15/2018 / No comments / action , adventure , crime , drama , harrison ford , joe pantoliano , nineties , remake , tommy lee jones
HARRISON FORD & TOMMY LEE JONES BOTH STAR IN 'THE FUGITIVE'
Title: THE FUGITIVE Year: 1993 Rating: **** The coolest scene of this popular and successful, multi Oscar nominated and winning big screen ...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/13/2018 / No comments / british , cult , dana andrews , fifties , horror , jacques tourneur , liam redmond. , niall macginnis , occult , peggy cummins , supernatural , thriller
JACQUES TOURNEUR'S 'CURSE OF THE DEMON' W/ DANA ANDREWS
Curse of the Demon YEAR of RELEASE: 1957 Director Jacques Tourneur, in the first of two 1950's collaborations with actor Dana Andre...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/12/2018 / No comments / eighties , harry northup , interview , jonathan demme , jonathan kaplan , martin scorsese , nineties , peter boyle , robert deniro , roger corman , seventies , sixties
GETTING IN CHARACTER WITH HARRY NORTHUP: AN INTERVIEW
Cult Film Freak Interview with actor Harry Northup Harry Northup can play just about anything. Characters that are gentle, naĂŻve, funny,...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/11/2018 / No comments / amanda blake , dean stockwell. , fifties , jacques tourneur , james arness , joel mccrea , melodrama , religious , western
JACQUES TOURNEUR'S 'STARS IN MY CROWN' STARS JOEL MCCREA
Poster image from Stars in my Crown YEAR: 1950 The most memorable scene adorns the poster artwork: A just-arrived in a small town preach...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/06/2018 / No comments / craig t. nelson , franchise , haunted house , heather o'rourke , horror , jobeth williams , oliver robins , sequel , supernatural
BLASPHEMOUSLY BAD MAGIC OF 'POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE'
Julien Beck stalks Heather O'Rourke's family in P2 Year: 1986 Shockingly worse than the more maligned, infamous POLTERGEIST III,...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/05/2018 / No comments / article , craig t. nelson , haunted house , heather o'rourke , horror , james karen , jobeth williams , oliver robins , sonny landham , steven spielberg , supernatural , thriller , tobe hooper , zelda rubinstein
INVESTIGATING DIRECTION OF THE ORIGINAL CLASSIC 'POLTERGEIST'
Year of Theatrical POLTERGEIST Haunting circa 1982 One of the most iconic images in horror film history occurs when the little blond-hai...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/03/2018 / No comments / franchise , gary sherman , heather o'rourke , horror , lara flynn boyle , nancy allen , sequel , thriller , tom skerritt , zelda rubinstein
REEVALUATING THE ETERNAL DAMNATION OF 'POLTERGEIST III'
Heather O'Rourke as Carol Anne in POLTERGEIST III Year: 1988 There are actually some good things about the maligned POLTERGEIST III ...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/01/2018 / No comments / action , eighties , jami gertz , kevin bacon , lawrence fishburne
KEVIN BACON & JAMIE GERTZ TEN-SPEED IN 'QUICKSILVER'
A very cute and underrated 80's starlet Jamie Gertz in Quicksilver cast: Kevin Bacon, Jami Gertz, Rudy Ramos, Lawrence Fishburne, ...
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