Something Wicked This Way Comes
Back in the early 80's, in hopes of attracting a wider audience, the Disney studio began releasing hipper and edgier material. Films like...
Chasers
I thought I would wrap up my look back at the later films directed by Dennis Hopper with his last effort, 1994's Chasers. Two Navy shore...
Backtrack
In looking back at the later half of Dennis Hopper's directorial career, I can't go without mentioning one film that Hopper had his name...
The Hot Spot
In the mid 80's, Dennis Hopper made quite the comeback on screen in films like Blue Velvet and Hoosiers. The Easy Rider director saw this...
Born In East L.A.
With all the talk of building a wall between America and Mexico, I thought it was the perfect time to take a look back at 1987's Born In...
Something Wild
After directing one of the greatest concert films of all time, the Talking Heads Stop Making Sense, Jonathan Demme had earned hip street...
Married To The Mob
You know how with some musicians that there are era's or decades of their music you prefer over others? I think directors are like that...
Men At Work
A couple of weeks back, I rewatched the great, made for Showtime movie Rated X starring Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen. So today I...
Traveller
Over the weekend we lost the terrific character actor Bill Paxton. Probably best known for his roles in Twister, Titanic, Apollo 13, and...
Underground Aces
The snobs vs. the slobs was kind of a popular running theme in the comedies of the 70's and 80's. 1981's Underground Aces fell into this...
