1986’s The Color of Money isn’t a sequel, exactly, but continues the story of “Fast Eddie” Felson (Paul Newman), began in the Robert Rossen 1961 classic, The Hustler. With acclaimed director Martin Scorsese at the helm, Eddie Felson is such…
Written by former journalist Kurt Luedtke, Sydney Pollack’s controversial drama Absence of Malice is a splendidly disturbing examination of the power of the press to do irreparable harm. Sally Field plays Megan Carter, a young, up-and-coming news writer for a…
The Hustler is no more about pool then than Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull is about boxing. At first glance, you might disagree. After all, most of The Hustler takes place in billiard rooms and pool halls. However, if the lead…
20th Century Fox | 1974 | 165 mins | Rated PG