Tag Archives: Tom Berenger

War Movie Mondays: ‘Platoon’

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

Happy Memorial Day to all those currently serving in the U.S. armed forces, and to you vets of America’s foreign wars. This week’s pick is Oliver Stone’s 1986 Academy Award winner for Best Picture Platoon, which depicts the horrors and … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy Awards, Biopic, Blu-Ray, Classics, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, MGM, Netflix, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Charlie Sheen, Chris Pedersen, Corey Glover, Dale Dye, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, John C. McGinley, Johnny Depp, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, Mark Moses, Oliver Stone, Reggie Johnson, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe | Comments Off

War Movie Mondays: ‘Gettysburg’

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American War between the states, this week’s pick is the 1993 epic Gettysburg directed by Ronald F. Maxwell and adapted from the novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-Ray, Books, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, Netflix, New Line, News, Prequels and Sequels, Reviews, TNT, War, War Movie Mondays, Warner Bros | Tagged C. Thomas Howell, Cooper Huckabee, James Lancaster, Jeff Daniels, John Rothman, Joseph Fuqua, Kevin Conway, Martin Sheen, Michael Shaara, Morgan Sheppard, Patrick Gorman, Richard Anderson, Richard Jordan, Ronald F. Maxwell, Sam Elliot, Ted Turner, Tom Berenger, Warren Burton | 3 Comments

New Red Band Trailer For Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Faster’

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Joe Gillis

Many things can be said about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his career choices, but if one thing is true, it’s that he’s not playing it safe. Much like countless action stars before him, he could have done a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Cult Cinema, Drama, News, Sony, Trailers, Video | Tagged Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, Dwayne Johnson, Faster, George Tillman Jr., Joe Gayton, Maggie Grace, Moon Bloodgood, The Game Plan, The Rock, The Rundown, Tom Berenger, Tony Gayton, Tooth Fairy | Comments Off

War Movie Mondays: ‘Rough Riders’ Miniseries

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick salutes the heroes of a forgotten American war, The Spanish American War which until the First Gulf War, was the shortest war in American history. John Milius (Red Dawn, Flight of the Intruder, The Wind and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Biopic, Drama, DVD, Editorial, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays, Warner Bros | Tagged Adam Storke, Bob Primeaux, Brad Johnson, Brian Keith, Chris Noth, Dale Dye, DVD, Gary Busey, George Hamilton, John Milius, Netflix, Sam Elliot, Tom Berenger, War Movie Mondays, War Movies | 2 Comments

War Movie Mondays: ‘The Dogs of War’

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick pits a small group of international mercenaries sent by a British corporation to overthrow a two bit Idi Amin dictator in Sub Saharan Africa. John Irvin (Hamburger Hill, When Trumpets Fade) directs The Dogs of War (1980) … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Editorial, MGM, Reviews, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Christopher Walken, Colin Blakely, DVD, Ed O'Neill, Frederick Forsyth, George Harris, Hugh Millais, JoBeth Williams, John Irvin, MGM, Netflix, Paul Freeman, Tom Berenger, War Movie Mondays, Winston Ntshona | 1 Comment

New Trailer for Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Faster’ Now Online

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

After some time spent in the “feel good” movies section, former wrestler turned actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is back doing the kind of movie he does best: action. In the upcoming film Faster, directed by George Tillman Jr., Johnson … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Movies, News, Trailers | Tagged Action, Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, CBS Films, Dwayne Johnson, Faster, George Tillman, Jr., Maggie Grace, Moon Bloodgood, The Rock, Tom Berenger | 1 Comment

New Trailer and Poster for ‘Inception’ Released

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Cortney Zamm

Inception, acclaimed director Christopher Nolan’s next project since the box office smash The Dark Knight, has had buzz surrounding it since it was greenlit at Warners. And while numerous trailers and a poster have been revealed, the details are still … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, IMAX, Movies, News, Posters, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Warner Bros | Tagged Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page, Inception, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Posters, Tom Berenger, Tom Hardy | 3 Comments

‘Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball’ Gets a Trailer

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Sebastian Suchecki

Did you know that there was a sequel in the works for 2006’s Smokin’ Aces, with practically none of the original cast? Neither did we, until this trailer came across The Flickcast desk. It would be an interesting take, if … Continue reading →