There’s a new crew in town…
Archive for September, 2009
Look out, Wu-Tang Clan!
Posted in Sure it's only a bit of craic on September 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So Bad it’s gonna be good?
Posted in Movies, tagged Abel Ferrara, Bad Lieutenant, Harvey Keitel, New Orleans, Nic Cage, Nicolas Cage, Port Of Call, Werner Herzog on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Given that, by my count, he’s made 10 average-to-awful films in a row (from 2004′s National Treasure to 2009′s Knowing) with only a 12-second Grindhouse trailer cameo to leaven the dross, I thought it a pretty safe bet that Nicolas Cage was never going to make another decent film in his life. That was before [...]
Swayze takes the train
Posted in Movies, tagged Dalton, Patrick Swayze, Road House, Roadhouse on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So R.I.P. then Patrick Swayze. Work’s precluded me from doing much blogging of late but some passings can’t go without comment. Most will be remembering him today as the romantic lead of Dirty Dancing and Ghost, others still as surfin’ dude/stickup man Bodhi in Point Break, but for me and most men of my age, [...]
