The 5 Most Memorable Roles Brando Turned Down Once upon a time, long long ago, there was an actor was so huge (in stature), so ground-breaking (in acting style) and so bankable (at the box office) that virtually every A-project was tossed his way. [...]
Bewildering soft-core weirdness from the 60s “This painting is a bit obscure in meaning; it was painted by a madman a week before he died.” so say Sybil, the fugitive on the run.. A conscious evocation of Virginia Woolf’s To [...]
Its been a busy month but here are some of the films that have kept me awake. Armored (Nimród Antal, 2009, Crime, Thriller) – With a stellar cast comprising Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Skeet Ulrich, Lawrence Fishburne, Fred Ward and more, this should [...]
A underrated lampoon that was ahead of its time Has anyone else ever heard of this satirical cult gem? Long before Watergate shook Hollywood out of its government-is-your-friend fantasy-world, The President’s Analyst directed by Theodore J. Flicker [...]
A tepid showdown in the high sierras This was American action director Sam Peckinpah‘s second film and it bears only a few traces of his 1969 masterpiece, The Wild Bunch. Even though Newsweek called it the Film of the year, you’ll most likely [...]
Johnny Rotten was right after all! A recent music review on the 70s Band – America attracted an unusually rancid response from readers of this blog’s mailing list. While some questioned my authority to judge America, others have [...]
Supposedly the Very Best of this Classic Country/Folk Rock Duo The compilation box set Highway: 30 Years of America is allegedly considered the “best” of this folk rock band’s output. To be honest, a more appropriate “best [...]
An exciting Monthly New Feature for Soundtrack fans by JohnnyTwoToes Jeff Rona‘s score for Phantom (2013) is my choice for the ‘Score Of the Month’, a new monthly feature from me for the readers of the Websnacker Blog, especially [...]
