Category: Movies

“28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” Trailer is Here!

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The trailer for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is here!  I think it looks even better than 28 Years Later!

Deal me in.

Watch the trailer for #28YearsLater: The Bone Temple – exclusively in movie theatres 1.16.26.

Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later but turning that world on its head – Nia DaCosta directs 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.

In a continuation of the epic story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) finds himself in a shocking new relationship – with consequences that could change the world as they know it – and Spike’s (Alfie Williams) encounter with Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell) becomes a nightmare he can’t escape. In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the greatest threat to survival – the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying.

Directed by:​​ Nia DaCosta​​​
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Written by:​​​​ Alex Garland​​​

Produced by: ​​​​ Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, ​​​​​Bernard Bellew, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland

Executive Producer:​​​ Cillian Murphy

Cast:​ Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry

“City on Fire” (1987) directed by Ringo Lam, starring Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee / Z-View

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City on Fire (1987)

Director:  Ringo Lam

Screenplay: Tommy Sham; story by Ringo Lam

Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Yueh Sun, Danny Lee. 

Tagline: None.

The Plot…

Ko Chow is an undercover cop who has infiltrated a group of jewel thieves.  When a robbery goes sideways, people are killed.  The crooks barely get away.  The cops aren’t far behind.  The thieves think someone ratted them out.  The cops want them all dead or alive.

Ko Chow is in a tight spot… and it’s getting tighter.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

City on Fire provided the inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs.

Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee would re-team two years later in John Woo’s The Killer.

City on Fire (1987) rates 3 of 5 stars

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RIP: Graham Greene

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It was announced that Graham Greene died today after a long illness. Mr. Greene was 73.

Graham Greene was born in in Ohsweken, Ontario on the Six Nations Reserve.  Before he began his career as an actor Mr. Greene worked as a draftsman, steelworker, welder and audio technician for rock bands.

In the 1970s, Graham Greene began appearing professionally in plays in both Canada and England.  In 1979, Mr. Greene made his television debut appearing in the Canadian series The Great Detective.  In 1983, Graham Greene appeared in the feature film Running Brave starring Robby Benson.

Graham Greene’s career included multiple awards for his work.  Examples include awards for his work in…

  • … theater (1989 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Leading Role – Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing)

 

  • … television (1994 Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series – The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon and 2004 Gemini Lifetime Achievement Award)

 

  • …film (1991 nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – Dances with Wolves)

Some of the television projects that feature Graham Greene include: The Great Detective; Read All About It!; Adderly; Street Legal; Captain Power and the Soldiers of Fortune; Spirit Bay (2 episodes); The Campbells (3 episodes); 9B (5 episodes); L.A. Law; Cooperstown; North of 60; The Wild West; Northern Exposure (5 episodes); Spirit Rider; Murder, She Wrote (2 episodes); Lonesome Dove: The Series (3 episodes); 500 Nations (3 episodes); Happily Ever After; Liberty Street; Jake and the Kid; Heritage Minutes; The Outer Limits; Poltergeist the Legacy; Dead Man’s Gun; The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon (17 episodes); PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal; Safe Harbor; First Wave; Trial by Fire; Big Wolf on Campus; Christmas in the Clouds; Cover Me: Based on the True Life of a F.B.I. Family (4 episodes); Canada: A People’s History (3 episodes); Wolf Lake (10 episodes); The New Beachcombers; Skinwalkers: The Navajo Mysteries (2 episodes); Mister Sterling; A Thief of Time; Coyote Waits; Freedom: A History of the U.S. (3 episodes); Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2 episodes); A Beachcombers Christmas; The Collector; Into the West; Numbers; The Red Green Show (27 episodes); The War that Made America; This is Wonderland; Tales of an Urban Indian; Living in Your Car; Being Erica (5 episodes); Caution: May Contain Nuts; Family Tree; Defiance (28 episodes); Longmire (12 episodes); Riverdale; Detour (3 episodes); Project Blue Book; Goliath (8 episodes); American Gods (2 episodes); 1883; The Last of Us; Reservation Dogs (3 episodes); Bones of the Crows: The Series; Echo (5 episodes) and Tulsa King.

Some of Graham Greene’s feature film appearances include: Running Brave; Powwow Highway; Where the Spirit Lives; Dances with Wolves; Clearcut; The Last of His Tribe; Thunderheart; Maverick; Die Hard with a Vengeance; The Education of Little Tree; Grey Owl; The Green Mile; Lost and Delirious; Skins; Punch and Judy; Transamerica; Breakfast with Scott; Seattle’s Loch Ness: The Lake Washington Sea Monster; Corner Gas: The Movie; Te Ata; Wind River; Molly’s Game; The Performance; The Great Salish Heist; The Birds Who Fear Death; Sweet Summer Powwow; The Protector; Protectors of the Land and Paige Darcy: Reluctant Detective.

I first saw Graham Greene is his Academy Award-nominated performance in Dances with Wolves.  What an impact he made.  From that point on whenever Mr. Greene appeared on screen, there was added gravitas.  I loved Graham Greene in everything.  Some of my favorite performances besides Dances with Wolves include those on Longmire; Die Hard with a Vengeance; Thunderheart; The Last of Us and of course Tulsa King.

Out thoughts and prayers go out to Graham Greene’s family, friends and fans.

“Support Your Local Sheriff!” (1969) starring James Garner, Joan Hackett and Walter Brennan / Z-View

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Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)

Director:  Burt Kennedy

Screenplay: William Bowers

Stars: James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan, Jack Elam, Henry Jones, Willis Bouchey, Gene Evans, Walter Burke, Kathleen Freeman, Dick Haynes and Bruce Dern. 

Tagline: Our trouble-shooting sheriff always put his finger on it (or in it). No wonder they call him The Fastest Finger in the West.

The Plot…

When gold is discovered in the small settlement of Calendar, it becomes a lawless boom town overnight.  Every sheriff the city council hires is either killed or leaves in a hurry. The townsfolk find themselves at the mercy of the Danby family who own the property surrounding Calendar.

When Joe Danby kills a man over a card game, only Jason McCullough is willing to testify that it was murder.  McCullough is just passing through, but in need of money.  So when he’s offered the sheriff’s job, he accepts.

McCullough is as quick with his wits as he is with a gun.  He’ll need to use both since he’s sheriff of a town full of drunken miners, a jail with no bars, a cold blooded murder for a prisoner and the Danby family out for revenge.  McCullough’s biggest problem may be the mayor’s daughter Purdy.

Giddy up!

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

I saw Support Your Local Sheriff when it was first released.  I was ten.  Seeing it again brings back great memories.  Support Your Local Sheriff has the right mix of action and humor.  James Garner was perfect as the gunslinger who’d rather use his wits than his gun.

Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) rates 5 of 5 stars

“Alien: Covenant” (2017) directed by Ridley Scott / Z-View

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Alien: Covenant (2017)

Director:  Ridley Scott

Screenplay: John Logan, Dante Harper; story by Jack Paglen, Michael Green; based on characters by Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett

Stars: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Uli Latukefu, Tess Haubrich, Lorelei King, Javier Botet and Goran D. Kleut. 

Tagline: Run

The Plot…

The year is 2104.  The spaceship Covenant, carrying over 1,000 colonists in cryogenic stasis, is damaged in deep space.  Several crew members are killed.  Walter, the android overseeing the mission, wakes mission specialists to perform repairs.  Suddenly the ship begins receiving transmissions from an uncharted planet.

Despite protests, the Covenant’s new Captain decides to send a scouting crew to investigate.

Run!

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

Alien Covenant didn’t resonate with me.  I’m a fan of the franchise.  Alien, Aliens and Alien Resurrection are favorites.  Sadly Alien Covenant fell far short of those films.  Your mileage may vary.

Alien: Covenant (2017) rates 2 of 5 stars

“Affinity” starring Marko Zaror – The Poster and Trailer are Here!

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Here’s the poster and trailer for Affinity starring Marko Zaror.

Deal me in for a fun-looking drive-in movie.

AFFINITY – Official Trailer | On Digital September 30

Official film page: https://wellgousa.com/films/affinity

Chilean martial-arts star Marko Zaror is Bruno, an ex-SEAL struggling with PTSD. He lives a life in fear of his demons until one day when he discovers a beautiful woman with no past of her own. Together they begin to build a life, but when she disappears, Bruno must return to his violent past if he’s going to save her from a shocking conspiracy in this riveting, fast-paced sci-fi action film from director Brandon Slagle.

Directed by: Brandon Slagle
Cast: Marko Zaror, Louis Mandylor, Brooke Ence, & Jane Mirro

“Charley Varrick” (1973) directed by Don Siegel; starring Walter Matthau and Joe Don Baker / Z-View

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Charley Varrick (1973)

Director:  Don Siegel

Screenplay: Dean Riesner, Howard Rodman; based on THE LOOTERS by John H. Reese

Stars: Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson, Sheree North, Norman Fell, Benson Fong, Woodrow Parfrey, William Schallert, Jacqueline Scott, Marjorie Bennett, Rudy Diaz, Colby Chester, Hope Summers, Craig R. Baxley, Don Siegel, John Vernon, Bob Steele and Charles Matthau. 

Tagline: It’s not easy to rob the Mob and stay alive.

The Plot…

Charley Varrick wasn’t always a criminal.  At one time he was a stunt pilot.  Then a crop duster.  When his crop business went south, Charley became a bank robber.  He was always careful to pick small banks in remote locations.

When Charlie and his three man crew knock off a bank in a no name town, things go sideways.  Two of his crew are killed along with the bank’s security guard.  Charlie and Harmon get away with the loot.  They’re shocked to discover they have $750,000.00.  There is no way that tiny bank should have that kind of cash.  Radio reports are that the thieves made off with $2,000.00.

Charlie realizes that the bank was being used by the mob to launder money.  He knows that if you steal from the mob, they will find and kill you no matter how long it takes.  Charlie tells Harmon they’ll need to sit on the money for a few years.  If they’re lucky, they’ll live to slowly spend it.  Harmon just wants his cut now — he plans to live it up.

As if that isn’t bad enough, the cops are working the case.  Worse still, the mob has hired a stone cold killer to track down the cash and kill the thieves.

It’s not easy to rob the Mob and stay alive.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

Walter Matthau’s son, Charlie plays the role of the little boy in front of the bank that gets robbed.

Director Don Siegel plays a character named Murphy.

Surprisingly Walter Matthau wasn’t a fan of the finished film.

Joe Don Baker is perfect as the sadistic killer who dominates every scene he’s in.

Charley Varrick (1973) rates 5 of 5 stars

“NUREMBERG” starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Leo Woodall & Michael Shannon – The 2nd Teaser is Here!

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Deal me in.

The world will take a stand.

The official teaser #2 for NUREMBERG, only in theaters November 7.

The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust while a US Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Herman Göring (Russell Crowe).

Written & Directed by: James Vanderbilt
Based on the Book: THE NAZI AND THE PSYCHIATRIST By Jack El-Hai

Starring: Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Leo Woodall, and Michael Shannon

“Sisu: The Road to Revenge” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!

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Sisu: The Road to Revenge – The Poster and Trailer are Here!

Sisu was a surprise hit.  The sequel written and directed by Jalmari Helander; starring Jorma Tommila, Richard Brake and Stephen Lang looks to be as good if not better.

Deal me in.

Vengeance has a name.

Watch the official trailer for #SISU: Road to Revenge – exclusively in movie theatres November 21.

SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE is a wall-to-wall cinematic action event, a sequel to the original sleeper hit SISU. Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, “the man who refuses to die” (Jorma Tommila) dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the Red Army commander who killed his family (Stephen Lang from Don’t Breathe) comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues – a fight to the death, full of clever, unbelievable action set pieces.

Directed by: Jalmari Helander

Written by: Jalmari Helander

Produced by: Mike Goodridge, Petri Jokiranta

Executive Producers: Gregory Ouanhon, Antonio Salas

Cast: Jorma Tommila, Richard Brake and Stephen Lang