North Dallas Forty, 1979. Directed by Ted Kotcheff. Starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, Charles Durning, Dayle Haddon, Bo Svenson, John Matuszak, Steve Forrest, G.D. Spradlin, Dabney Coleman, Savannah Smith Boucher. SYNOPSIS: One of the greatest football movies, if not sports movies, of all time, North Dallas Forty returns to Blu-ray with a new 4K scan […]
Blu-ray Review – Tropic Thunder (2008)
Tropic Thunder, 2008. Directed by Ben Stiller. Starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Steve Coogan, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Brandon T. Jackson, Bill Hader, Nick Nolte, Matthew McConaughey, and Tom Cruise. SYNOPSIS: Kino Lorber continues releasing minor classics with a new Blu-ray of Tropic Thunder, featuring a 4K remaster supervised by director Ben […]
Blu-ray Review – Extreme Prejudice (1987)
Extreme Prejudice, 1987. Directed by Walter Hill. Starring Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Maria Conchita Alonso, Michael Ironside, Rip Torn, William Forsythe, Clancy Brown, Marco Rodriguez. SYNOPSIS: A Texas Ranger ranger and a drug kingpin who used to be friends find themselves going up against one another. In Extreme Prejudice, Texas Ranger John Benteen (Nick Nolte) […]
Blu-ray Review – Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Another 48 Hrs., 1990. Directed by Walter Hill. Starring Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Brion James, Andrew Divoff, and Ed O’Ross. SYNOPSIS: Paramount has followed up its remastered Blu-ray release of 48 Hrs. with the same treatment for the underwhelming sequel, Another 48 Hrs., for its high-def debut. Like the first film, the sequel only has […]
Blu-ray Review – 48 Hrs. (1982)
48 Hrs., 1982. Directed by Walter Hill Starring Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O’Toole, James Remar, Sonny Landham, and David Patrick Kelly. SYNOPSIS: Eddie Murphy’s break-out hit 48 Hrs. arrives again on Blu-ray, this time sporting greatly improved image quality thanks to a new 4K remaster, along with two new bonus features. It’s a worthwhile […]
Seconds with Eddie Murphy: Beverly Hills Cop 2 and Another 48 Hours
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Eddie Murphy’s first two sequels, Beverly Hills Cop 2 and Another 48 Hours… With Eddie Murphy hitting the comeback trail recently, and venturing back to sequel territory with Coming 2 America, now’s a good time to look back at the beginnings of The Murphy Sequel. The standup comedian turned actor […]
Blu-ray Review – The Deep (1977)
The Deep, 1977. Directed by Peter Yates. Starring Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Dick Anthony Williams, Robert Shaw, Louis Gossett Jr., and Eli Wallach. SYNOPSIS: A pair of amateur divers discover a shipwreck filled with drugs and treasure whilst wearing very tight t-shirts. You can imagine the producers of The Deep all gathered round a big […]
Josh Hartnett and Bridget Regan star in first trailer for Southern gothic mystery Paradise Lost
Spectrum Originals has released a poster and trailer for the Southern gothic mystery drama series Paradise Lost which stars Josh Hartnett, Bridget Regan, Barbara Hershey, and Nick Nolte; take a look here… Set in small-town Mississippi, this southern gothic mystery follows prodigal son, Yates Forsythe, as he returns to his hometown with his wife, Frances […]
The Mandalorian gets five character posters, first episode said to contain “dramatic Star Wars-universe spoiler”
With just two week’s to go until The Mandalorian premieres on Disney+, five new character posters have been released for the Star Wars series featuring its titular Bounty Hunter (Pedro Pascal), Cara Dune (Gina Carano), Greef Carga (Carl Weathers), IG-11 (Taika Waititi), and what seems to be a first look at Nick Nolte’s rumoured Ugnaught […]
Movie Review – Angel Has Fallen (2019)
Angel Has Fallen, 2019. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte, Danny Huston, Mark Arnold, and Frederick Schmidt. SYNOPSIS: Secret Service Agent Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and […]
