Released in August of 1980, The Hunter is largely remembered because star Steve McQueen died just three months later, as a result of cancer surgery. McQueen plays a modern day, down and out bounty hunter Ralph “Papa” Thorson (whose real…
Back in print on DVD courtesy of Warner Archive, The Cincinnati Kid was adapted by Ring Lardner, Jr (M*A*S*H) and Terry Southern (Easy Rider) from a novel by Richard Jessup. Steve McQueen (The Blob) was still establishing his screen persona…
Called “The King of Cool,” Steve McQueen was a top box-office draw of the 1960’s and 1970’s. His combination of movie star looks, love of action, combative style and his steely-eyed calm stare made women want to be with him…
Shot on a shoestring budget by a group of industrial filmmakers who had never produced a feature film, The Blob, released in 1959, became the most successful monster film of the decade. Filmed in rural Pennsylvania, the director Irvin S….
A cowboy retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven marked the transition from the old style John Ford/John Wayne films to the spaghetti westerns starring Clint Eastwood that would change the genre forever. Released in 1960, The Magnificent…
Warner Bros. | 1973 | 151 mins. | PG Based on a best seller by the late Frenchman Henri Charriere, who claimed it was a true story, Papillon offers a lot to like. Compared to today’s blockbusters, with their explosions…
20th Century Fox | 1974 | 165 mins | Rated PG