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Posted on 01.06.09 by David @ 9:28 am
“Ken Marshall seizes the Glaive, a mystical relic of enormous power, in Columbia Pictures’ fantasy-adventure “Krull.” Also starring Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones and Francesca Annis, this spectacular film is a Ted Mann-Ron Silverman Production.” I wish I had a Glaive. The thing’s like a remote-controlled helicopter. I would use it to get drinks from the other side of the room. Filed under: Movie Image Comments: None |
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Posted on 01.04.09 by Howard @ 7:48 pm
My father introduced me to the works of Richard Stark, one of the many pen names of Donald Westlake, who died on New Year’s Eve at the age of 75. I was (and still am) particularly enamored of the Parker novel The Jugger, a perfect heist novel without a heist. Jean-Luc Goddard made it into a movie called “Made in USA,” and it’s supposed to be excellent, though I’ve never seen it; the DVD is only available overseas. (Ed. note: “Made in USA” opens at the Film Forum in NYC on January 9 for a special two-week engagement.) The Richard Stark novels have been made into several movies. The first novel, The Hunter, has been made into two films: in 1967 by John Boorman’s as the excellent “Point Blank” with Lee Marvin perfectly cast as Parker, and again in 1999 with Mel Gibson as “Payback.” The more recent version cuts out everything but the bare bones of the novel’s plot; stick to the Boorman version for a truer glimpse into Parker’s world. Filed under: General and Movie News and Contributors: Howard and People: Donald Westlake Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 12.30.08 by David @ 10:41 am
A publicity shot of Yaphet Kotto as pimp Harvard Blue. Having first gotten used to Kotto through his groundbreaking work on Homicide: Life on the Streets, it’s been interesting to catch up to his older roles. Sadly, Truck Turner doesn’t take advantage of any of the nuance he showed he could deliver in Across 110th Street. Filed under: Movie Image and People: Isaac Hayes and People: Yaphet Kotto Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.29.08 by Administrator @ 11:59 am
HOW TO ENTER: It’s very simple. Send an email to news at cinemastrikesback.com by January 13, 2009 (with DEATH RACE GIVEAWAY in the subject line) along with your address and your favorite character from either the new Death Race or the original Death Race 2000 (if you don’t have a favorite, you can still win, though you really should see Death Race 2000 also). We’ll pick the two winners out of a hat (or a burnt-out car), and each of them will receive a free Death Race DVD. Filed under: General and Contests Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.27.08 by Administrator @ 11:48 am
Here are gratuitous shots of Sharon Tate and Arnold Schwarzenneger to ease you all through the holidays. Filed under: General and Site News Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.25.08 by David @ 12:08 am
Cars jockey for position in the recent remake of Death Race 2000. Filed under: Movie Image Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.22.08 by David @ 9:43 am
“A Heroic Kid…A Gallant Dog…And Three Fighting GIs!” William Bendix plays an escaped POW befriending a young boy (Manuel Padilla Jr.) during the Korean War. Filed under: Movie Image Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.18.08 by David @ 11:13 am
Tony Leung Chiu Wai as “Blind Swordsman” in Wong Kar-wai’s’s revised version of his 1994 film, Ashes of Time. Filed under: People: Wong Kar-wai and Movie Image and People: Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Venues: Film Society at Lincoln Center and Film Festivals: New York Film Festival 2008 Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.16.08 by Charlie @ 11:11 am
The Sky Crawlers  Mamoru Oshii, the animé heavyweight behind the classic film Ghost in the Shell has a new film, The Sky Crawlers, based on a novel by Hiroshi Mori. A startling mix of impressive 3D graphics and low-fi 2D animation, the film just premiered in New York City this past Friday courtesy of New York-Tokyo, the Film Society at Lincoln Center, Sony Pictures, Stage 6 Films and Production IG. Mamoru Oshii recorded a brief introduction for the film’s NY premiere, in which he talked about a phenomenon around the world and, he claimed, particularly in Japan, in which youngsters decide “not to grow up” and continue to act like children right into their adulthood. The idea of child-like adults plays a central role in The Sky Crawlers, which takes place in a futuristic sci-fi society in which genetic research gone awry has resulted in children who don’t age, but only if they so choose not to — they can also choose to grow up normally. But if they do choose to remain children, they become “kildren” (presumably derived from “killer children”) and simply live on forever physically as children (teenagers really), holding jobs and living like adults in other respects. Filed under: Movie Reviews and Movie Reviews: Japan and Movie Reviews: USA and DVD Reviews and DVD Reviews: USA and Contributors: Charlie and Movie Reviews: Capsule Reviews Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.15.08 by David @ 10:24 am
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Posted on 12.13.08 by Jeff @ 6:54 pm
N.B. This is not the first time a kung fu star has appeared in a Bollywood film. According to the good folks at Teleport City, that honor belongs to Bruce Le, of all people. Filed under: General and Movie News and Movie News: Bollywood and Movie News: Trailers and Movie News: India and People: Gordon Liu Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.11.08 by David @ 2:29 pm
Yaphet Kotto as head pimp Harvard Blue. Sadly, you can’t get a good view in this picture of my favorite character from the film, the pimp who always matches his outfits and eye-patches. That guy is a sartorial hero of mine. Still, that is one happy-looking Kotto in this shot. Filed under: Movie Image and People: Isaac Hayes and People: Yaphet Kotto Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.09.08 by Charlie @ 2:33 am
Country and Year: USA (2008) Review By: Charlie Prince Wendy and Lucy opens in select theaters in New York on December 10th, and in Los Angeles on December 12th. 
Although audiences generally demand authenticity from their movies, there is a limit to how much realism most people are looking for, which could pose a problem for Kelly Reichardt’s latest film Wendy and Lucy. The film is a compassionate portrait of a young woman trying to get to Alaska on a shoe-string budget, and features an impressive performance from Michelle Williams, which by itself will draw in audiences. But the story’s quiet simplicity treads right up to the line at which audiences revolt, and I’m sorry to see that most of the people I know disliked it. As I left the screening last night, it was clear most people in the audience had rejected the film as too slow and too depressing. And, of course, it is slow and depressing, but it is also a moving reflection on the hardship of everyday life. The degree to which the film has received mixed reviews is itself interesting. On the one hand, even before its general release, the film has enjoyed incredible success as far as independent films go. It was an official selection at the prestigious Cannes and New York film festivals and Filed under: Movie Reviews and Movie Reviews: USA and Contributors: Charlie Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.08.08 by David @ 11:29 am
Toho’s two most popular monsters square off in the first solid sequel to Godzilla. Both Mothra and Godzilla already had starred in their own films - bringing them together was a stroke of genius. Of course, it wasn’t until Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster that Godzilla films really started to feel like Wrestlemania. Godzilla vs. Mothra [aka Godzilla vs. the Thing] is tons of fun - just remember to “please return the egg!” Filed under: Studios: Toho Company Ltd. and Movie Image and People: Godzilla Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.05.08 by David @ 10:13 am
Maggie Cheung as “The Woman” in Wong Kar-wai’s’s revised version of his 1994 film, Ashes of Time. Filed under: People: Wong Kar-wai and People: Maggie Cheung and Movie Image and Venues: Film Society at Lincoln Center and Film Festivals: New York Film Festival 2008 Comments: None |
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