“Last Train from Gun Hill” (1959) Western Running Time: 90 minutes Written by: James Poe Directed by: John Sturges Featuring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn and Earl Holliman Gun Hill Sheriff Bartlett: “Far as I'm concerned, you can go out on the street and get yourself killed anytime you want to, but, you know something, 40 years from now the weeds'll grow just …
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“Man on a Swing” (1974) Drama Running Time: 110 minutes Written by: David Zelag Goodman Directed by: Frank Perry Featuring: Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson and George Voskovec Critical Commentary "Man on a Swing" is a 1974 mystery-thriller film directed by Frank Perry, starring Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, and Dorothy Tristan. The movie is based on the true story of …
“China Gate” (1957) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written and Directed by: Samuel Fuller Featuring: Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat King Cole and Lee Van Cleef Critical Commentary "China Gate" is a 1957 war film directed by Samuel Fuller. The movie is set in French Indochina during the First Indochina War, where a group of soldiers led by Captain Caumont …
“Johnny Got His Gun” (1971) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written and Directed by: Dalton Trumbo Featuring: Timothy Bottoms, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, Diane Varsi and Kathy Fields Joe: “Inside me, I'm screaming and yelling and howling like a trapped animal... and nobody pays any attention. If I had arms, I could kill myself. If I had legs, I could run away. …
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“Cutter’s Way” (1981) Drama Running Time: 109 minutes Written by: Jeffrey Alan Fiskin based on Cutter and Bone by Newton Thornburg Directed by: Ivan Passer Featuring: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn and Ann Dusenberry Alex Cutter: “I watched the war on TV like everybody else. Thought the same damn things. You know what you thought when you saw a picture of a young woman …
“Conquest of Space” (1955) Science Fiction Running Time: 93 minutes Written by: James O'Hanlon Directed by: Byron Haskin Featuring: Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming and Mickey Shaughnessy Sergeant Imoto: “Some years ago, my country chose to fight a terrible war. It was bad, I do not defend it, but there were reasons. Somehow those reasons are never spoken of. To the Western …
Trailer: “Meg 2: The Trench” (2024) Warner Bros. Pictures has released the official trailer for “Meg 2: The Trench,” the sequel to the 2018 blockbuster starring Jason Statham taking on a giant prehistoric shark. Boasting multiple massive Megs, the new film sees Statham and action star Wu Jing lead a daring research team on an …
Trailer: “Dune: Part Two” (2023) Warner Bros. Pictures has premiered the first official trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic “Dune: Part Two” – the release coming exactly six months out from the film’s release on November 3rd and follows in the wake of the first poster reveal yesterday. https://videopress.com/v/Mf0GcD0p?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The sprawling tale adapts the back …
Trailer: “Oppenheimer” (2023) Universal Pictures has premiered the official trailer for Christopher Nolan’s big-budget biopic “Oppenheimer”. https://videopress.com/v/SBHOsrE8?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Nolan’s story is based on Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “American Prometheus” with both authors credited as writers along with Nolan himself. Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who was dubbed the …
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“Supernova” (2020) Drama Running Time: 93 minutes Written and directed by: Harry Macqueen Featuring: Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci Lilly: “You're still you Tusker. You're still the guy he fell in love with.” Tusker: “No. I'm not. I just look like him.” “Supernova” is a 2020 drama film directed by Harry Macqueen and starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci. The …
“Stir of Echoes” (1995) Horror Running Time: 100 minutes Written and directed by: David Koepp Featuring: Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas and Kevin Dunn Lisa: “It doesn't surprise me that there's another woman. Of course, the fact that she's dead gives one pause.” Critical Commentary "Stir of Echoes" is a supernatural thriller film released in 1999, directed by David Koepp, …
“Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead” (1995) Drama Running Time: 115 minutes Written by: Scott Rosenberg Directed by: Gary Fleder Featuring: Andy García, Christopher Lloyd, William Forsythe, Bill Nunn, Treat Williams, Jack Warden, Steve Buscemi, Fairuza Balk, Gabrielle Anwar and Christopher Walken Easy Wind: “Remember when you was a kid and you would spend the whole year waiting for summer vacation and when it finally came it …
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“The Contender” (2000) Drama Running Time: 126 minutes Written and Directed by: Rod Lurie Featuring: Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, William Petersen, Philip Baker Hall, Saul Rubinek and Sam Elliott Laine Hanson: “Principles only mean something when you stick to them when its inconvenient.” Critical Commentary "The Contender" is a political drama film directed by Rod Lurie and released in 2000. …
“Marooned” (1969) Sci-Fi Running Time: 134 minutes Written by: Mayo Simon based on the novel by Martin Caidin Directed by: John Sturges Featuring: Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus and Gene Hackman Clayton Stone: “Jesus, fifty-five minutes... We'll be pretty cold by then.” Buzz Lloyd: “Well, one of us's gonna have to go. I mean uh... that's what we're talkin' about, isnt it? One of …
Trailer: "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" Lionsgate has premiered the first trailer for “The Hunger Games” prequel feature “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”. Michael Arndt and Michael Lesslie penned the script based on the Suzanne Collins book series with Francis Lawrence, who directed all three of the original franchise’s sequels, …
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“The Gift” (2000) Horror Running Time: 130 minutes Written by: Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson Directed by: Sam Raimi Featuring: Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes, Greg Kinnear and Hilary Swank Donnie: “I'm guilty of cheating on my wife, of being a bad husband, a bad Christian. But I ain't guilty of killing Jessica. I swear to God.” Critical Commentary "The Gift" is …
“The Dead Zone” (1983) Horror Running Time: 103 minutes Written by: Jeffrey Boam based on the novel by Stephen King Directed by: David Cronenberg Featuring: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst and Martin Sheen Johnny Smith: “"Bless me"? You know what God did for me? He threw an 18-wheel truck at me! Bounced me into nowhere for five years! When I …
Trailer: DC’s “The Flash” (2023) Ahead of its first screening at CinemaCon, Warner Bros. Pictures has released the second trailer for the Andy Muschietti-directed “The Flash” film. Worlds collide in “The Flash” when Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. https://videopress.com/v/2PZ4mZOx?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true …
“Haunted ” (1995) Horror Running Time: 108 minutes Written by: Lewis Gilbert, Bob Kellett and Timothy Prager Directed by: Lewis Gilbert Featuring: Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews, John Gielgud and Anna Massey Prof. David Ash: “Miss Webb, I have been to hundreds of houses, countless seances, and I have never yet seen something that can't be explained in rational terms. The people I've met …
Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for “The Equalizer 3: The Final Chapter”. This will be star Denzel Washington’s final appearance as his character Robert McCall as “The Equalizer” franchise marks the only time Washington has worked on sequels. In the new film, McCall (Denzel Washington) is struggling to reconcile the horrific things he’s …
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