Stars: William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Haynes | Written by Paul Schrader, Heywood Gould | Directed by John Flynn
This is a film that has a reputation. Regarded as somewhat of an exploitation classic, Rolling Thunder has – thanks to its unavailability – seemingly passed into legend amongst movie fans and after the last Blu-ray from a decade ago(!) went out of print, and now costs a fortune on the secondary market, next week’s [re]release has become one of the most anticipated of the year for some, myself included – for me mainly because I sold my Studio Canal Blu some time ago for mucho dinero and regretted it.
The plot goes something like this: after spending eight years in a Vietcong prison camp, Major Charles Rane (William Devane) returns home to a small town in Texas to be greeted as a hero with a Cadillac convertible and a couple of thousand dollars in silver coins,...
This is a film that has a reputation. Regarded as somewhat of an exploitation classic, Rolling Thunder has – thanks to its unavailability – seemingly passed into legend amongst movie fans and after the last Blu-ray from a decade ago(!) went out of print, and now costs a fortune on the secondary market, next week’s [re]release has become one of the most anticipated of the year for some, myself included – for me mainly because I sold my Studio Canal Blu some time ago for mucho dinero and regretted it.
The plot goes something like this: after spending eight years in a Vietcong prison camp, Major Charles Rane (William Devane) returns home to a small town in Texas to be greeted as a hero with a Cadillac convertible and a couple of thousand dollars in silver coins,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
He’s lived a crazy life thus far, and Adam Driver is just getting started with his total Tinseltown takeover.
The “Girls” hunk is featured on the front of GQ magazine’s September 2014 issue, and in his interview he talks about his decision to go from the Marines to Julliard.
“I wanted a challenge. The Marines Corps is supposed to be the toughest and most rigorous of its class. Obviously the stakes are different [at Julliard]. You have the risk of getting shot or killed in one and just embarrassed in the other. I thought, ‘This will be easy.’”
Of his time in the Marines, which ended after two years due to a cracked sternum, Driver explains, “I like everything I do to have some kind of meaning. The more masochistic the part, the more appealing. It’s hard to describe. You’re put in these very heightened circumstances, and you learn...
The “Girls” hunk is featured on the front of GQ magazine’s September 2014 issue, and in his interview he talks about his decision to go from the Marines to Julliard.
“I wanted a challenge. The Marines Corps is supposed to be the toughest and most rigorous of its class. Obviously the stakes are different [at Julliard]. You have the risk of getting shot or killed in one and just embarrassed in the other. I thought, ‘This will be easy.’”
Of his time in the Marines, which ended after two years due to a cracked sternum, Driver explains, “I like everything I do to have some kind of meaning. The more masochistic the part, the more appealing. It’s hard to describe. You’re put in these very heightened circumstances, and you learn...
- 8/20/2014
- GossipCenter
After reading Adam Driver's GQ quotes, you realize why he is perfect for his 'Girls' role.
After reading Adam Driver's GQ magazine quotes, you begin to realize why he's perfect to play the role of Lena Dunham's complex boyfriend on HBO's Girls.
Some of his interview with the men's magazine even sounds more like the fictional character Adam Sackler rather than the 30-year-old Driver.
"Life's sh**ty, and we’re all gonna die. You have friends, and they die. You have a disease, someone you care about has a disease, Wall Street people are scamming everyone, the poor get poorer, the rich get richer," Driver says, offering his world view. "That’s what we’re surrounded by all the time. We don’t understand why we’re here, no one’s giving us an answer, religion is vague, your parents can’t help because they're just people, and it’s all...
After reading Adam Driver's GQ magazine quotes, you begin to realize why he's perfect to play the role of Lena Dunham's complex boyfriend on HBO's Girls.
Some of his interview with the men's magazine even sounds more like the fictional character Adam Sackler rather than the 30-year-old Driver.
"Life's sh**ty, and we’re all gonna die. You have friends, and they die. You have a disease, someone you care about has a disease, Wall Street people are scamming everyone, the poor get poorer, the rich get richer," Driver says, offering his world view. "That’s what we’re surrounded by all the time. We don’t understand why we’re here, no one’s giving us an answer, religion is vague, your parents can’t help because they're just people, and it’s all...
- 8/19/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Feature Ryan Lambie 11 Mar 2014 - 05:39
In the late 80s, Carolco was one of the biggest studios in Hollywood, but by 1995, it was gone. Ryan charts its dramatic rise and fall...
Paul Verhoeven is not a happy man. It's 1994, and the Dutch director of (among other things) RoboCop and Total Recall is in a pivotal meeting with executives at Carolco Pictures. They're in the boardroom to discuss Crusade: a lavish, $100m historical drama described as Spartacus meets Conan.
With a script by Walon Green (The Wild Bunch, WarGames), and a cast headed up by Arnold Schwarzenegger, it sounds like the kind of star-filled, opulent film Carolco Pictures is famous for making. The supporting cast includes Jennifer Connelly and Robert Duvall. The script is vibrant and brash. There are massive sets being built in rural Spain. But privately, Carolco's bosses are anxious; they have another hugely expensive project in the works...
In the late 80s, Carolco was one of the biggest studios in Hollywood, but by 1995, it was gone. Ryan charts its dramatic rise and fall...
Paul Verhoeven is not a happy man. It's 1994, and the Dutch director of (among other things) RoboCop and Total Recall is in a pivotal meeting with executives at Carolco Pictures. They're in the boardroom to discuss Crusade: a lavish, $100m historical drama described as Spartacus meets Conan.
With a script by Walon Green (The Wild Bunch, WarGames), and a cast headed up by Arnold Schwarzenegger, it sounds like the kind of star-filled, opulent film Carolco Pictures is famous for making. The supporting cast includes Jennifer Connelly and Robert Duvall. The script is vibrant and brash. There are massive sets being built in rural Spain. But privately, Carolco's bosses are anxious; they have another hugely expensive project in the works...
- 3/10/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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