This is 2011 film, adapted and directed by Emilio Estevez, starring his father, Martin Sheen. They play father and son in the film. Everyone seems to want to find something, fix something or understand something. Or all of the above. Daniel Avery left his doctoral program to explore the world, much to his father Tom’s … More The Way (2011)
Here’s a guy that worked his tale off and finally achieved success at age 44. He played character parts on television and in films, but his great achievements were on the stage. “I don’t look like an actor. I don’t sound like an actor, I’m just another person. Which really is the whole point of … More Brian Dennehy Remembered
Iconic actor Ernest Borgnine left behind a rich television and film legacy. I have written more broadly about Borgnine’s career in a past blog, so here I want to look at Borgnine’s acting choices and strengths by discussing 10 of his roles. I happened to watch part of The Flight of the Phoenix, a film … More Ernest Borgnine in 10 Roles
Too bad Mel Gibson did not make more of these films. He is quite good, and political intrigue done well stays in our film lexicon. What is hotter, the politics of Jakarta or the relationship between Gibson’s Hamilton and Sigourney Weaver’s Jill, an aid at the British Embassy. Gibson is reporter Guy Hamilton, new to … More The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
This award-winning actor has lived quite an interesting life. Now in her 88th year, she is still a working actor. If you are old enough to remember the early 1970s, Burstyn was an A list actress. In the 1950s and 1960s, she guested on many television shows, had a role on a soap, a featured … More Ellen Burstyn
Being governor was a speed bump to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s film career. He left public office in 2011 and got busy again in front of the camera. Arnold’s career had slowed down in the new millennium, as other, younger action heroes emerged. He tried another Terminator film, without any of the past team; it made money, … More Recent Arnold Films
I saw actor Christopher Walken being interviewed by Conan O’Brien recently. I have never written about Walken, so let’s correct that. Walken is one of those people that identified with such a unique persona, that he is often imitated or he appears in a lot of memes. He has that intense, sullen, almost ghostly look. … More Christopher Walken – Ten Performances (and more cowbell)
Sicario, and its sequel, Sicario: The Day of the Soldado, are quite the violent journeys through the Mexican cartels. Both are complex action-thrillers. Sicario is primarily about (Emily Blunt) FBI agent Kate Macer, as she joins forces with shadowy members of a joint task force of Defense Department and Justice Department operatives, plus CIA officer … More Sicario 1 & 2
What a wonderful, eccentric series. While it ran out of steam in its last season, Northern Exposure was a landmark creative show. The strength was the writing, followed by a fine cast of actors. The pilot episode finds physician Joel Fleischman arriving in Alaska to fulfill his medical school obligation of spending four years serving … More Northern Exposure
Robert Shaw was an incredible actor. For film fans, there are about five or six key films associated with him. He is a bit like Richard Burton as an actor, remembered for being a tremendous stage actor, a few really good film roles, but unfortunately a lot of schlock. Shaw logged many stage roles in … More Robert Shaw Remembered
