Movie thoughts and fiction updates.
Okay, so this requires a small bit of explanation. Erich von Stroheim was hired to write and direct a film for Gloria Swanson (acting as both star and producer), and Stroheim's tendency towards sadism eventually just angered Swanson enough that she had him fired from the production. Not wanting to waste any more money or… Continue reading Queen Kelly
#26 in my ranking of Clint Eastwood's films. The first film Clint Eastwood made that wasn't based on a book in several years, Space Cowboys is a fun, geriatric adventure for most of its running time. Without taking itself too seriously through its first two acts, it is consistently entertaining until it suddenly shifts tones… Continue reading Space Cowboys
#27 in my ranking of Clint Eastwood's films. Wow...it's been a long time since I reviewed Bird, Clint Eastwood's biopic of the jazz musician Charlie Parker. Revisiting it again for the first time in three years, I find that my overall opinion has not changed. I would say that I've added a dimensions to my… Continue reading A Second Look at Bird
#28 in my ranking of Clint Eastwood's films. Do you ever see a movie that feels small and effective in that small space, and then it expands ineffectively into a larger space and just kind of loses itself? That's what I feel about Heartbreak Ridge. I wasn't completely in love with the film for its… Continue reading Heartbreak Ridge
#3 in my ranking of the Dirty Harry franchise. The script for the third outing of Inspector Harry Callahan feels like several scripts smooshed together with just enough connecting tissue conjured up out of thin air to keep the thing afloat for its relatively brief running time. There are ideas about women in the police… Continue reading The Enforcer
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