Tag: Jeff Bridges

BR: Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

BR: Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

January 11, 2019 | By

As a producer (TV’s Alias, Lost) and writer (The Martian, World War Z), Drew Goddard’s had strong success, but as a writer-director, his attempts to have fun and scramble genres have been less satisfying, if not more than a bit infuriating…

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Tucker: The Man, the Car, and Coppola’s Dream

Tucker: The Man, the Car, and Coppola’s Dream

September 5, 2018 | By

Review and examination of the film + extras in Lionsgate’s new Blu of Francis Ford Coppola’s sublime Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988).

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BR: Tucker – The Man and His Dream (1988)

BR: Tucker – The Man and His Dream (1988)

September 5, 2018 | By

Originally conceived as a musical (!) but shelved for several years until friend George Lucas asked ‘Hey, whatever happened to that movie about Preston Tucker?’ Francis Ford Coppola’s deeply personal biopic…

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Desert Island Films: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) + Tequila Sunrise (1988)

Desert Island Films: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) + Tequila Sunrise (1988)

November 4, 2015 | By

Reviewed are two films I’d have to have if trapped on a desert island: Steve Kloves’ The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) from Twilight Time + Robert Towne’s Tequila Sunrise (1988) from Warner Home Video.

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