Blown Away The early to mid 1990s saw a sudden rise in movies being made about Irish Terrorists (IRA) that swept through Hollywood like a tidal wave, portraying its heroes or villains (or both) as (usually) ex IRA members looking for revenge, redemption or just plain old escape from a life fighting for “The Cause”, […]
Blue Hawaii You know, in today’s day and age where many men are slugs and treat their girlfriends like shit, ya gotta admire the way The King himself, Elvis Presley, conducted himself around women in the golden era of his films. Never losing his temper or getting carried away with anger, Presley was always seen […]
Blue Lagoon Very few child performers of the 20th century were as vigorously and disgustedly exploited as was Brooke Shields, someone who started off as a child model before moving into acting in motion pictures at the tender age of 12, but instead of appearing in family friendly fare (as Jodie Foster notably did before […]
Blue Velvet David Lynch probably has a permanent position as perhaps the most esoteric genius in the history of filmmaking, with a second to none gift for making abstract works that probably only he fully completely understands, but nonetheless are open for multiple interpretations by his legions of fans for the beauty and power they […]
Blues Brothers Comedy Epics (which are rarely attempted) often have to achieve the tough task of keeping the laughs coming for a longer span than the usual 90 minute running time, and it is truly doubtful that such an effort would work with today’s mostly unfunny crop of movie comedians. Of course, when said Epic […]
Bobby Deerfield Al Pacino’s winning streak in the 1970s was the stuff of legend, one movie and performance after another that was met with critical acclaim AND box office accolades AND several Oscar nominations (although no wins), something that indicated to most people that he could do no wrong as an actor and that any […]
Body Slam Without a doubt, the most game changing “storyline” in the history of professional wrestling (and the one that enabled Vince McMahon to consolidate his power and wipe out all of his other competition) was that of the “Rock n Wrestling Connection”, a drawn out, nearly 2 year sequence of events that was initiated […]
Bone Tomahawk Combining genres tried and true in an attempt to make something new can always be a dicey proposition, even moreso in the realm of low budget independent filmmaking where in many cases, the writer / director is working from their own unaltered first draft of their original script, a good thing in some […]
Bonnie And Clyde With its sweeping visuals, visceral violence, and mythic performances, there can be no doubt that Arthur Penn changed the American filmmaking landscape forever with this film. The gunfights, a new innovation for audiences forty years ago, are still as crisp and action-packed today as they were then. The technical aspects, especially the […]