Zero Effect (1998)

 

Directed by Jake Kasdan. Free with ads on Youtube. I also have this DVD. Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Kim Dickens, Ryan O'Neal. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Effect 

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/zero-effect-1998

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/61436/zero-effect/

https://www.writersbone.com/essays-archive/itersbone.com/2014/06/zero-eapathetic-noir-why-i-love-1998s.html

The Longest Yard (1974)

 

Directed by Robert Aldrich. Found on Tubi. I also have this DVD. Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Richard Kiel, James Hampton, Bernadette Peters. Joseph Biroc cinematography. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longest_Yard_(1974_film)

https://www.tcm.com/articles/1454878/the-longest-yard 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-longest-yard-1974.html

Foxy Brown (1974)

 

Directed by Jack Hill. Found on Tubi. Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Terry Carter, Sid Haig. I also have this DVD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxy_Brown_(film)

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1089soul.html 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2011/06/foxy-brown-1974.html 

https://www.tcm.com/articles/cinematic-insights/153254/insider-info-foxy-brown-1974

Coffy (1973)

 

Directed by Jack Hill. Found on Tubi. Pam Grier, Allan Arbus, Sid Haig, Booker Bradshaw. I also have this DVD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffy 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/coffy-1973

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1089soul.html 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2011/04/coffy-1973.html 

https://www.tcm.com/articles/153244/insider-info-coffy-behind-the-scenes

The Anderson Tapes (1971)

 

Directed by Sidney Lumet. Found on Tubi and free on Youtube. Sean Connery, Christopher Walken, Martin Balsam, Dyan Cannon, Garrett Morris, Alan King. I also have this book and the DVD. Quincy Jones music.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anderson_Tapes 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/anderson-tapes-1971

https://trailersfromhell.com/the-anderson-tapes/

https://www.tcm.com/articles/235283/the-anderson-tapes 

https://every70smovie.blogspot.com/2011/12/anderson-tapes-1971.html

Live and Let Die (1973)

 

Directed by Guy Hamilton. Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour. I always liked this one for the boat chase, and Louisiana locations. DVD playing now. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_and_Let_Die_(film) 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/live-and-let-die-1973  

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s2729die.html 

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3177 

Heat (1995)

 

Directed by Michael Mann. Found on Tubi. Robert DeNiro, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino, Tom Sizemore, Danny Trejo, Ted Levine, Ashley Judd, Jon Voight, Amy Brenneman, Tom Noonan. I also have this DVD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_(1995_film)

 https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/heat-1995 

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2007/cteq/heat/ 

https://thedissolve.com/features/movie-of-the-week/879-codes-chaos-and-the-world-of-heat/ 

https://www.tcm.com/articles/155112/heat-1995 

https://cinemascholars.com/heat-1995-a-cinema-scholars-oral-history/ 

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

 

Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Found on Tubi. Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman. Roger Deakins cinematography. I also have this DVD. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hudsucker_Proxy 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hudsucker-proxy-1994

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s4123hud.html 

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=5496

Eating Raoul (1982)

 

Directed by Paul Bartel. Found on Tubi. Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Ed Begley Jr., Buck Henry. I also have this Criterion DVD. A favorite of mine. The Blands. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_Raoul 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eating-raoul-1982

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s3983eat.html  

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=4819 

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2486-eating-raoul-murder-most-delicious?srsltid=AfmBOop4aegQzapJqbq6aAsHvDD74pHmPDBFx5tn1vj72T4iM2wQKTKP

True Romance (1993)

 

Directed by Tony Scott. Found on Tubi. Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt. I also have this DVD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Romance 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/true-romance-1993

https://trailersfromhell.com/true-romance-4k/ 

https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/movies/18-so-cool-facts-about-true-romance 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/trueromancerhowe_a0aff0.htm

Kingpin (1996)

 

Directed by the Farrelly brothers. I have this Blu-ray. Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Bill Murray, Vanessa Angel, Chris Elliott. Bowling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingpin_(1996_film) 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/kingpin-1996

https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/kingpin-4k-uhd-blu-ray-review-peter-bobby-farrelly/

https://www.cracked.com/article_37565_15-trivia-tidbits-about-kingpin.html 

https://www.vulture.com/2012/04/kingpin-the-farrelly-brothers-biggest-flop-and-greatest-triumph.html

The Getaway (1972)

 

Directed by Sam Peckinpah. Found on Tubi. Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw. Written by Walter Hill (b. 1/10/42.) I have this and most of Peckinpah's work on DVD. I also have the book by Jim Thompson.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Getaway_(1972_film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-getaway-1972

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/getaway-remains-one-highlights-sam-peckinpahs-rich-career-offer/  

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2004/cteq/the_getaway/  

https://www.tcm.com/articles/1288862/the-getaway

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

 

Directed by John Huston. Found on Tubi. Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett. I also have this nice special edition DVD.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treasure_of_the_Sierra_Madre_(film) 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-the-treasure-of-the-sierra-madre-1948

https://www.tcm.com/articles/afi-top-100/66923/the-treasure-of-the-sierra-madre-1948

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2011/feature-articles/the-treasure-of-the-sierra-madre-or-socrates-in-the-desert-2/ 

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s3329madr.html

Blast of Silence (1961)

 

Directed by Allen Baron. Criterion Blu-ray next. Black and white noir a few years after the film noir cycle ended. Set during Christmas. Lionel Stander narration. Found this originally in my local library. A real gem and beautifully shot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_of_Silence

https://trailersfromhell.com/blast-of-silence/

https://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=37495 

https://www.avclub.com/blast-of-silence-1798204058

Die Hard (1988)

 

Directed by John McTiernan. Blu-ray coming up next. Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, William Atherton, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/die-hard-1988

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/die-hard-1988-lookbackreview/

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/die-hard/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/movies/30-hard-facts-about-die-hard

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

 

Directed by Robert Altman. Criterion Blu-ray coming up next. Warren Beatty, Julie Christie. Snow western. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCabe_%26_Mrs._Miller

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-mccabe-and-mrs-miller-1971

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mccabe-and-mrs-miller-1971

https://trailersfromhell.com/mccabe-mrs-miller-2/ 

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/mccabe-mrs-miller/ 

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2000/cteq/mccabe/

The Limey (1999)

 

Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Found on Tubi. I also have this DVD. Terence Stamp, Luis Guzman, Barry Newman, Peter Fonda, Nicky Katt. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Limey 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-limey-1999

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/bide-time-everything-becomes-clear-construction-memory-soderberghs-limey/ 

https://crimereads.com/the-limey-soderbergh/ 

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/491

DVDs and Blu-rays

 

Not counting the TV box sets, I have a little over 600 DVDs and Blu-rays. The problem was getting them shelved in one space since I also have over 3000 books. 

Pale Rider (1985)

 

Directed by Clint Eastwood. Found on Tubi. Michael Moriarty, Richard Kiel, Chris Penn. I also have this Blu-ray, which is what I am watching now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Rider

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pale-rider-1985

https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/28/movies/film-clint-eastwood-in-pale-rider.html 

https://www.derekwinnert.com/pale-rider-1985-clint-eastwood-classic-film-review-1169/ 

True Grit (1969)

 

Directed by Henry Hathaway. DVD coming up next. One of my favorite books. John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Dennis Hopper, Robert Duvall, Strother Martin. My cat is named General Sterling Price.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Grit_(1969_film) 

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/true-grit-1969

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16483/true-grit#articles-reviews?articleId=91152 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/11/true-grit-john-wayne-1969-henry-hathaway 

https://cinemacats.com/true-grit-1969/