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Category Archives: Monday Picks
Monday Picks: ‘Jaws’
Jaws (1975) is the first summer blockbuster and is considered by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest films ever made. After success with the TV thriller Duel (1972) and his first theatrical release of The Sugarland Express … Continue reading
Posted in Academy Awards, Blu-Ray, Books, Box Office, Classics, Directors, DVD, DVD Reviews, Horror, Monday Picks, Movies, Netflix, Thriller, Universal Pictures
Tagged Carl Gottlieb, David Brown, John Milius, Murray Hamilton, Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Zanuck, Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, Steven Spielberg
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Monday Picks: ‘Death Wish’
This week’s pick is Death Wish (1974) which stars Charles Bronson as a vigilante who cleans up the seedy streets of New York in this classic tale of revenge. The film was based on the novel written by Brian Garfield … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Classics, Cult Cinema, DVD, DVD Reviews, Monday Picks, Movies, Netflix, Paramount
Tagged Charles Bronson, Christopher Guest, Death Wish, Denzel Washington, Dino De Laurentiis, Drama, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Winner, Monday Picks, revenge, Stuart Margolin, Vincent Gardenia
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Monday Picks: ‘The Warriors’
Director Walter Hill’s The Warriors (1979) is a contemporary urban drama with all the traits of a western. Hill adapted the screenplay from the novel written by Sol Yurick in 1965. The film follows a group of nine gang members … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Blu-Ray, Books, Cult Cinema, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Monday Picks, Netflix, Paramount
Tagged David Patrick Kelly, Dorsey Wright, James Remar, Michael Beck, Terry Michos, The Warriors, Thomas Waites, Walter Hill
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Monday Picks: ‘Nighthawks’
High above the East River in a cable tram, an international terrorist has taken several U.N. delegates hostage and has declared war on New York City. Only one cop stands in the way of this madman’s insidious plot. This is … Continue reading
Monday Picks: ‘The Andromeda Strain’
This week’s pick is The Andromeda Strain (1971) that was adapted from Michael Crichton’s best selling novel. Director Robert Wise (The Day the Earth Stood Still) brings this sci-fi thriller to the big screen. A small group of scientists are … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Books, Classics, DVD, DVD Reviews, Monday Picks, Novels, Sci-Fi, Universal Pictures
Tagged Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid, Michael Crichton, Robert Wise
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Monday Picks: ‘Westworld’
Westworld (1973) marks the feature film debut of Sci-fi writer Michael Crichton who had recently met success in Hollywood with the film adaptation of his famed novel The Andromeda Strain. Westworld stars Richard Benjamin (Peter Martin) James Brolin (John Blane) … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Cult Cinema, DVD, Fantasy, MGM, Monday Picks, Movies, Netflix, Reboots and Remakes, Sci-Fi, Warner Bros, Westerns
Tagged James Brolin, Michael Crichton, Richard Benjamin, Sci-Fi, Westworld, Yul Brynner
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Monday Picks: Emilio Estevez in 1984’s ‘Repo Man’
Repo Man (1984), not to be confused with the movie about two guys who go around repossessing people’s internal organs when they miss a payment, is a Punk Rock classic starring Emilio Estevez as a clean cut kid in the … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Comedy, Cult Cinema, DVD, DVD Reviews, Indie, Monday Picks, Movies, Netflix, Sci-Fi, Universal Pictures
Tagged Alex Cox, Emilio Estevez, Fox Harris, Harry Dean Stanton, Repo Man, Tom Finnegan, Vonetta McGee
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