Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, 1974. Directed by Michael Cimino. Starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, and Geoffrey Lewis. SYNOPSIS: Michael Cimino’s 1974 minor classic Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges as a pair of ne’er-do-wells who become partners in crime after a chance encounter, has been reissued on Blu-ray and is new […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke, 1967. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J. D. Cannon, Robert Drivas, Lou Antonio, Strother Martin, and Jo Van Fleet. SYNOPSIS: Warner Bros. continues its centennial celebration with a beautiful new 4K Ultra HD release of Cool Hand Luke, a Paul Newman film that has one of the most-quoted […]
R.I.P. George Kennedy (1925 – 2016)
Oscar-winning actor George Kennedy has passed away at his home in Boise, Idaho on Sunday, aged 91. Born into a show business family in 1925, Kennedy began his career in 1960 with an uncredited role in Spartacus, and made a host of movie and TV appearances in the early 60s before winning a Best Supporting […]
Second Opinion – The Gambler (2014)
The Gambler, 2014. Directed by Rupert Wyatt Starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Michael K. Williams, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange and George Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: Lit professor and gambler Jim Bennett’s debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation is his relationship with one of his students. Will […]
