Another unexpected comic treasure from the mid ’70s! Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston make an irresistible pair of would-be outlaws in a tale of the modern West — high-country Montana, actually — where a gentleman rancher from New Jersey owns all the land and making an honest living is just too boring. Thomas McGuane’s hilariously laid-back dialogue pits our slacker cattle rustlers against society — but only in the pursuit of having a good time. Frank Perry’s beautifully directed show gives choice roles to a fistful of actors: Clifton James, Elizabeth Ashley, Harry Dean Stanton, Slim Pickens, Charlene Dallas, Richard Bright, Joe Spinell, Patti D’Arbanville. Call it ‘literate’ country comedy, with musical accompaniment by Jimmy Buffett. The extras include a great new interview with star Jeff Bridges.
Rancho Deluxe
Blu-ray
Fun City Editions
1975 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 93 min. / Street Date July 19, 2021 / Available from Vinegar Syndrome /
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley,...
Rancho Deluxe
Blu-ray
Fun City Editions
1975 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 93 min. / Street Date July 19, 2021 / Available from Vinegar Syndrome /
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley,...
- 8/21/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The Bloody Judge
Stars: Christopher Lee, Maria Rohm, Hans Haas Jr., Maria Schell, Leo Genn, Margaret Lee | Written by Enrico Colombo, Jesús Franco, Michael Haller, Harry Alan Towers, Anthony Scott Veitch | Directed by Jess Franco
During the sixties and into the seventies the sub-genre of the witch trial films was arguably sprung to life by Michael Reeves’ Witchfinder General. Vincent Price created a character that was memorable and strangely likable, even if we wanted him to fail in his dastardly deeds and die a grisly death. With Witchfinder General’s release in 1968. Moving into the seventies there were a number of exploitation movies (or hexploitation), most notably Mark of the Devil and of course Jess Franco’s Il Trono di Fuoco or as we know it The Bloody Judge.
The most interesting thing about The Bloody Judge is that it was based on a real historical figure. Chief Justice Jeffreys...
Stars: Christopher Lee, Maria Rohm, Hans Haas Jr., Maria Schell, Leo Genn, Margaret Lee | Written by Enrico Colombo, Jesús Franco, Michael Haller, Harry Alan Towers, Anthony Scott Veitch | Directed by Jess Franco
During the sixties and into the seventies the sub-genre of the witch trial films was arguably sprung to life by Michael Reeves’ Witchfinder General. Vincent Price created a character that was memorable and strangely likable, even if we wanted him to fail in his dastardly deeds and die a grisly death. With Witchfinder General’s release in 1968. Moving into the seventies there were a number of exploitation movies (or hexploitation), most notably Mark of the Devil and of course Jess Franco’s Il Trono di Fuoco or as we know it The Bloody Judge.
The most interesting thing about The Bloody Judge is that it was based on a real historical figure. Chief Justice Jeffreys...
- 1/20/2013
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
To mark the release of The Lincoln Lawyer on DVD & Blu-ray on the 11th July, Entertainment have given us three copies of the movie to give away on Blu-ray.
In the gripping thriller “The Lincoln Lawyer,” Matthew McConaughey stars as Michael “Mick” Haller, a slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Having spent most of his career defending petty criminals, Mick unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime: defending a rich Beverly Hills playboy (Ryan Phillippe) who is accused of attempted murder. However, what initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money pay-off swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis of conscience for Haller.
Directed by Brad Furman, the cast also includes Marisa Tomei, William H. Macy, Josh Lucas, Laurence Mason, Frances Fisher and John Leguizamo. The producers are Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.
In the gripping thriller “The Lincoln Lawyer,” Matthew McConaughey stars as Michael “Mick” Haller, a slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Having spent most of his career defending petty criminals, Mick unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime: defending a rich Beverly Hills playboy (Ryan Phillippe) who is accused of attempted murder. However, what initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money pay-off swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis of conscience for Haller.
Directed by Brad Furman, the cast also includes Marisa Tomei, William H. Macy, Josh Lucas, Laurence Mason, Frances Fisher and John Leguizamo. The producers are Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.
- 7/1/2011
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
New 'Lincoln Lawyer' movie delivered great mystery,twists & more. Lionsgate released their new drama/thriller flick "Lincoln Lawyer" into theaters this weekend. I just watched it,and thought it was really good as it delivered twists upon twists,mixed with good drama and action. The movie stars: Matthew McConaughey,Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Frances Fisher, Bob Gunton, Laurence Mason, Bryan Cranston,and William H. Macy. "Lincoln Lawyer" revolved around character Michael Haller (Matthew McConaughey} who is a lawyer that does most of his business out of his Lincoln Continental car. He usually helps defend lowly street people for a couple of grand here and there,but one day he gets called in to help a rich kid named Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe) who has been charged for raping and beating up a prostitute girl.
New ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ Movie Delivered Great Mystery,Twists & More is a post from: ontheflix.
New ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ Movie Delivered Great Mystery,Twists & More is a post from: ontheflix.
- 3/20/2011
- by Andre@ontheflix
- OnTheFlix
Matthew McConaughey is set to play another lawyer in the upcoming legal thriller, "The Lincoln Lawyer."
Based on the book by Michael Connolly, McConaughey is attached to star as low-level criminal defense attorney Michael Haller who has to defend a super-rich client. The problem is, this wealthy customer may have ties to a previous murder case that Haller handled.
The last time McConaughey starred as a lawyer, effectively, was in "A Time to Kill" based on a John Grisham novel.
Based on the book by Michael Connolly, McConaughey is attached to star as low-level criminal defense attorney Michael Haller who has to defend a super-rich client. The problem is, this wealthy customer may have ties to a previous murder case that Haller handled.
The last time McConaughey starred as a lawyer, effectively, was in "A Time to Kill" based on a John Grisham novel.
- 3/29/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Fans of David Rabe's controversial play from the 1980s will find special delight in this well-framed, finely acted adaptation from Fine Line Features.
Featuring superb lead performances from Sean Penn and Kevin Spacey and tight direction from Anthony Drazan, "Hurlyburly" should win recognition on the art house circuit. Penn won a deserved best actor honor from the Venice International Film Festival this year for his edgy, contained performance.
Those who may took in the play at the Westwood Playhouse in the '80s will remember it is set in Malibu at the abode of motion picture casting agents Eddie (Penn) and Mickey (Spacey). They're a fractured duo; both are compulsive and cynical and tend to treat people cavalierly and with no small amount of malice. That mendacious tendency, spurred by boozing and drug use, makes them a particularly lethal pair.
Eddie's hostility, in particular, carries over to his personal life, where he emotionally terrorizes the women he knows. At the moment, he's paired with a saucy player named Darlene Robin Wright Penn), whose detached sensibility and survival instincts jar Eddie -- she pretty much behaves as a man, tossing aside the opposite sex as tartly as any Hollywood womanizer.
Naturally, Rabe's acerbic, colorful writing is the highlight of this production. His verbiage is consistently assaultive as the characters thrash out the emptiness in their lives through hedonistic, self-absorbed behavior. The rhythm of the dialogue, counterpointing Eddie's aggressive posturing with Mickey's sardonic aloofness, fleshes out the inner despair these hollow men experience.
The players form a terrific ensemble. Bolstering Penn's central performance in particular is Spacey, who oozes comic cynicism and despair. With his hair dyed a bottled blond and wearing tight-ass suits, we are clued to the conflicts that surge beneath this man's guarded veneer. Chazz Palminteri is similarly strong as the addled screw-up of the bunch, a man so out of touch that he's always on the edge in this steep Mulholland Drive setting. Garry Shandling is convincing as a hanger-on, whose insecurities make him all too willing to please.
Meg Ryan does a smart and somewhat startling turn as a no-holds-barred woman of the evening, and Anna Paquin is moving as a runaway who holes up in this alpha-male lair.
Special praise to Drazan, not only for his work with the superb players but for his succinct visualization of the stage play. In particular, production designer Michael Haller's sharp-edged, metallic look clues us to the harsh coldness of this dissipated world, and cinematographer Changwei Gu's herky-jerky thrusts are perfectly aligned with this "Hurlyburly" world.
HURLYBURLY
Fine Line Features
Producers: Anthony Drazan,
Richard N. Gladstein, David S. Hamburger
Director: Anthony Drazan
Screenwriter: David Rabe
Executive producers: H. Michael Heuser,
Frederick Zollo Nicholas Paleologos,
Carl Colpaert
Director of photography: Changwei Gu
Editor: Dylan Tichenor
Music: David Baerwald, Steve Lindsey
Production designer: Michael Haller
Costume designer: Mary Claire Hannan
Color/stereo
Cast:
Eddie: Sean Penn
Mickey: Kevin Spacey
Darlene: Robin Wright Penn
Phil: Chazz Palminteri
Artie: Garry Shandling
Donna: Anna Paquin
Bonnie: Meg Ryan
Running time - 92 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Featuring superb lead performances from Sean Penn and Kevin Spacey and tight direction from Anthony Drazan, "Hurlyburly" should win recognition on the art house circuit. Penn won a deserved best actor honor from the Venice International Film Festival this year for his edgy, contained performance.
Those who may took in the play at the Westwood Playhouse in the '80s will remember it is set in Malibu at the abode of motion picture casting agents Eddie (Penn) and Mickey (Spacey). They're a fractured duo; both are compulsive and cynical and tend to treat people cavalierly and with no small amount of malice. That mendacious tendency, spurred by boozing and drug use, makes them a particularly lethal pair.
Eddie's hostility, in particular, carries over to his personal life, where he emotionally terrorizes the women he knows. At the moment, he's paired with a saucy player named Darlene Robin Wright Penn), whose detached sensibility and survival instincts jar Eddie -- she pretty much behaves as a man, tossing aside the opposite sex as tartly as any Hollywood womanizer.
Naturally, Rabe's acerbic, colorful writing is the highlight of this production. His verbiage is consistently assaultive as the characters thrash out the emptiness in their lives through hedonistic, self-absorbed behavior. The rhythm of the dialogue, counterpointing Eddie's aggressive posturing with Mickey's sardonic aloofness, fleshes out the inner despair these hollow men experience.
The players form a terrific ensemble. Bolstering Penn's central performance in particular is Spacey, who oozes comic cynicism and despair. With his hair dyed a bottled blond and wearing tight-ass suits, we are clued to the conflicts that surge beneath this man's guarded veneer. Chazz Palminteri is similarly strong as the addled screw-up of the bunch, a man so out of touch that he's always on the edge in this steep Mulholland Drive setting. Garry Shandling is convincing as a hanger-on, whose insecurities make him all too willing to please.
Meg Ryan does a smart and somewhat startling turn as a no-holds-barred woman of the evening, and Anna Paquin is moving as a runaway who holes up in this alpha-male lair.
Special praise to Drazan, not only for his work with the superb players but for his succinct visualization of the stage play. In particular, production designer Michael Haller's sharp-edged, metallic look clues us to the harsh coldness of this dissipated world, and cinematographer Changwei Gu's herky-jerky thrusts are perfectly aligned with this "Hurlyburly" world.
HURLYBURLY
Fine Line Features
Producers: Anthony Drazan,
Richard N. Gladstein, David S. Hamburger
Director: Anthony Drazan
Screenwriter: David Rabe
Executive producers: H. Michael Heuser,
Frederick Zollo Nicholas Paleologos,
Carl Colpaert
Director of photography: Changwei Gu
Editor: Dylan Tichenor
Music: David Baerwald, Steve Lindsey
Production designer: Michael Haller
Costume designer: Mary Claire Hannan
Color/stereo
Cast:
Eddie: Sean Penn
Mickey: Kevin Spacey
Darlene: Robin Wright Penn
Phil: Chazz Palminteri
Artie: Garry Shandling
Donna: Anna Paquin
Bonnie: Meg Ryan
Running time - 92 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 12/24/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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