Thursday, November 02, 2023
5-Western Film Collection
- Commentary: Under construction.
- Diablo
Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Scott Eastwood Jackson Walton Goggins Ezra Camilla Belle Alexsandra José Zúñiga Guillermo Danny Glover Benjamin Carver Nesta Cooper Rebecca Carver Adam Beach Nakoma Samuel Marty Ishani
→ danny-glover
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of this film.
Release Date: 2015
Directed by Lawrence Roeck. - Forsaken
Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Kiefer Sutherland John Henry Clayton Donald Sutherland Rev. Samuel Clayton Brian Cox James McCurdy Michael Wincott Gentleman Dave Turner Aaron Poole Frank Tillman Demi Moore Mary Alice Watson Greg Ellis Tom Watson Siobhan Williams Emily Chadwick
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of this film.
Release Date: 2015
Directed by Jon Cassar. - Brimstone
Commentary: Under construction.
Yet another conflicted, entertaining review of this movie.
And, yet another fascinated-while-being-repelled review.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Guy Pearce The Reverend Dakota Fanning Liz Emilia Jones Joanna Carice van Houten Anna Kit Harington Samuel Paul Anderson Frank William Houston Eli Charlotte Croft Abigail
→ dakota-fanning
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of this film.
Release Date: 2016
Directed by Martin Koolhoven. - Disturbing the Peace
Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Guy Pearce Jim Dillon Devon Sawa Diablo Kelly Greyson Catie Reynolds Michael Sirow Matt Jacob Grodnik Jarhead Dan Southworth Steve Michael Bellisario Pyro Barbie Blank Amanda
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of this film.
Release Date: 2020
Directed by York Shackleton. - Wild Horses
Commentary: Under construction.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Robert Duvall Scott Briggs James Franco Ben Briggs Joaquin Jackson Ranger Jackson Josh Hartnett KC Briggs Adriana Barraza Mrs. Davis Jim Parrack Deputy Rogers Luciana Duvall TX Rngr Samantha Payne Angie Cepeda Maria Gonzales
→ robert-duvall
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of this film.
Release Date: 2015
Directed by Robert Duvall.
Wikipedia doesn't have a write-up of this film series. I've included the Wikipedia links for the individual movies in their write-ups, above. Otherwise, Amazon buyers were fairly vocal about this set of mostly B (or lower) grade revisionist westerns. Here is a link to the first of Amazon's comment pages on this collection. You'll notice that the opinions are wildly divergent. As far as I can tell, no one has reviewed the entire collection of a piece. Although I've watched none of them, yet, I'm looking forward to it. This is a collection of your every day, second feature revisionist Western movie -- not Brokeback Mountain (which isn't in my collection, but I wish it was), not Unforgiven, not No Country for Old Men. I'm very curious about the middling films of this genre. I have to admit, I went back and forth about adding these "mid-rangers" to my collection, but two things seduced me: a price that couldn't be beat and, you know, if you don't know what's middling and bad, and why, how do you figure out what's good? And, I'm curious. I mean, if I run across a Hallmark Rom-Dram-Com (which doesn't happen very often, since I have only a bare-bones cable hook-up) I'll watch it. Why not check out mid-range revisionist Westerns?
Release Date: Various
Directed by Various.
Labels: dakota-fanning, danny-glover, donald-sutherland, guy-pearce, jodie-foster, revisionist-western, robert-duvall
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Lethal Weapon - WB 20 Film Collection Thrillers
- Commentary: You know, I remember enjoying this the first time I saw it, but it hasn't aged well. Reminds me of so many 80's television "thriller" series (Or maybe it was 90's "thriller series", maybe this movie inspired them): long on action (and not as long as is required, now, for a good thriller), short on story. Its humor hasn't aged well, either.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Mel Gibson Sgt. Martin Riggs Danny Glover Sgt. Roger Murtaugh Gary Busey Mr. Joshua Mitchell Ryan Gen. Peter McAllister Tom Atkins Michael Hunsaker Darlene Love Trish Murtaugh Jackie Swanson Amanda Hunsaker Traci Wolfe Rianne Murtaugh Damon Hines Nick Murtaugh Ebonie Smith Carrie Murtaugh Steve Kahan Cpt. Ed Murphy Mary Ellen Trainor Dr. Stephanie Woods
Originally published in this journal on 081416.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1987
Directed by Richard Donner.
Labels: danny-glover, loose-cannon-cop, mel-gibson
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Grand Canyon
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: This is one of those subtle, quiet movies that I love and Mom endures. I've only watched it with her once. At the end of the movie she said, "Why did they go to the Grand Canyon?"
I started to explain in my best 'student of film' answer. A few sentences into my answer I noticed she was fidgeting and realized that she may have been thinking something eye catching was going to happen at the Grand Canyon, like in Thelma & Louise, but thought she'd missed it. So I asked her if that was the problem. Yep. "No," I said, "you didn't miss any of the movie. The Grand Canyon is a metaphor."
"Oh," she said, with that ironic side glance that tells me she's thinking, "This is one of those movies you have to work at. No thanks."
As a bonus, Gerardo Valero has written a consideration of this movie at the Ebert site that you should consider reading.
Final personal word, this movie continues to intrigue me. I probably watch it once a year.
Update 11/17/2021: This post was originally published February 6, 2005. It was one of the accidental deletions that occurred, which is covered in this post.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Danny Glover Simon Kevin Kline Mack Steve Martin Davis Mary McDonnell Claire Mary-Louise Parker Dee Alfre Woodard Jane Jeremy Sisto Roberto Tina Lifford Deborah
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1991
Directed by Lawrence Kasdan.
Labels: danny-glover, dramaC, kevin-kline, me-favorite4
Friday, February 10, 2006
The Color Purple
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: I'm surprised I've made no mention of this movie in any of my journals. This is one of those movies that we watch every time we can catch it on a television channel, which is why I snatched it up when I ran across a copy of it. We both hone into this movie as though we're having a dream. I'm glad we finally got a copy of it because when it was on TV I used to have a hell of a time getting Mom to go to the bathroom during a playing of it. Now, I can stop the movie when I notice she looks like she'd better hit the toilet. [Her joke is that you can tell when someone needs to go to the bathroom when you can see waves crashing in their eyes...which is almost the truth with my mother.]
Roger Ebert was so impressed with this movie that he not only gave it an initial four star review the year of its release (that review is linked to the title of this post), he followed that up with an interview with Whoopi Goldberg and later christened it as one of his Great Movies.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Whoopi Goldberg Celie Harris Johnson Danny Glover "Mister" Albert Johnson Oprah Winfrey Sofia Margaret Avery Shug Avery Akosua Busia Nettie Harris Adolph Caesar "Old Mister" Johnson Willard Pugh Harpo Johnson Rae Dawn Chong Mary Agnes “Squeak” Johnson Laurence Fishburne Swain Carl Anderson Reverend Samuel Leonard Jackson Pa Harris Dana Ivey Miss Millie
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1985
Directed by Steven Spielberg.
Labels: danny-glover, drama9, dream1, laurence-fishburne, period4, political4, steven-spielberg, whoopi-goldberg
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Witness
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: The attraction for my mother with this movie is the wide swathes of glimpses into Amish life. I love the music [Maurice Jarre; the Jarres are my favorite father-son environmental composers] and the movie's seamless construction. We share our favorite scene: Hands down, the barn raising. My mother has been heard to say while this scene was unfolding, "Wouldn't it be nice to live that way again?" Telling comment: I believe it shows that she considers the way (and area within which) she was raised as a child culturally and spiritually similar to Amish society.
One other scene that always gets a rise out of her: When the heroine tells her father-in-law that he shames himself. "Good for her," my mother has been known to cheer.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Harrison Ford John Book Kelly McGillis Rachel Lapp Lukas Haas Samuel Lapp Jan Rubeš Eli Lapp Josef Sommer Paul Schaeffer Alexander Godunov Daniel Hochleitner Danny Glover James McFee Patti LuPone Elaine Book Viggo Mortensen Moses Hochleitner Brent Jennings Elton Carter Frederick Rolf Stoltzfus Angus MacInnes Leon Ferguson
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1985
Directed by Peter Weir.
Labels: danny-glover, dramaB, harrison-ford, mystery2, neo-noirA, peter-weir, popcorn-and-soda6, shared-favorite
