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Post by harmonica on Oct 4, 2014 13:20:01 GMT -5
Here is the trailer of "Electric Boogaloo - The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films -", a documentary about Cannon movies. Around 01:30 you can see a poster of Bronson's cancelled project "The Golem"...
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Post by harmonica on Aug 9, 2014 3:30:03 GMT -5
Apart from typical action movies, Cannon also offered us masterpieces like Runaway Train, thanks to him. R.I.P.
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Post by harmonica on Jul 21, 2014 16:13:29 GMT -5
Did you know that Bronson and Leo Gordon knew each other. Leo Gordon wrote the script for the Bronson, Tony Curtis film "You canĀ“t win `em all". If you go to yahoo and write Charles Bronson and Leo Gordon, then you can see a photo where Bronson and Leo Gordon sit in a chair and enjoying the sun while shooting the movie. Attachments:
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Post by harmonica on Jul 6, 2014 1:35:06 GMT -5
Really interesting, mate...
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Post by harmonica on Jul 3, 2014 3:34:49 GMT -5
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Post by harmonica on Jun 25, 2014 12:34:43 GMT -5
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Post by harmonica on May 29, 2014 12:26:03 GMT -5
Director: Michael Winner Writers: Gerald Wilson, John Gardner Actors: Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Paul Koslo
Bronson's performance in "The Stone Killer" is probably his worst from the 70's. It's a fact that Michael Winner used to do very bad job with the actors and there are lots of examples of great actors who have given bad performances in Winner's movies. In this movie Bronson is not Bronson, he's more of the kind of Bronson we used to see during the Cannon era. Back in 70's Bronson had such a powerful screen presence that he used to dominate every scene he appeared in. With his performances, he could make even average movies like Cold Sweat to look really good. However The Stone Killer is an exception. Lou Torrey, the leading character from The Stone Killer is really bad written, he's uninspiring, unremarkable. He's possibly the less interesting leading character in movie history and gives the viewer the impression that the movie could exist even without him. The only interesting element about this character is that he's no "wannabe" antihero but a real one. He is much more of an antihero than other famous characters of that type like Harry Callahan , Tony Montana, or even Hannibal Lecter. Characters of that kind are usually presented in a way that, no matter how bad they are, they have elements that make the viewer feel sympathy for them. In Lou Torrey's case there's no such thing, he's presented in a flat and straight way without any effort to create sympathy for him, his bad-assery is natural and original, he's just a dumb-ass who commits some unnecessary killings just because he's a stupid and bad cop. That's the only interesting element about that character but unfortunately even that element is underdeveloped. I loved Bronson's performance in four of the other Winner's movies: Chato's Land, The Mechanic, Death Wish, Death Wish II, but as I mentioned above this is definitely not the case. He's really underused in this one and most of his scenes are shot from distance. He has very few and bad dialog and his screen time seems even less than what it actually is. The main flop of the movie however is the plot. I don't want to give away anything, I will just say that although the movie has a fast and solid story-telling with enough suspenseful and spectacular moments and the plot seems interesting from the beginning until a certain point near the end and never gets boring, it actually doesn't keep its promises and after the end credits the viewer may be disappointed and ask himself "so what?" realizing that the plot was more or less an excuse for the action to take place. Despite its weak points, the movie isn't bad overall due to its fast pace, a very good soundtrack, the great stunt work, a short but great car-chase scene and the spectacular and stylish gunfight scenes. In terms of action this is by far Michael Winner's best movie. The Stone Killer is an entertaining movie with many enjoyable moments...
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Post by harmonica on May 18, 2014 3:08:39 GMT -5
Is there any way under the sun to get a copy of this original theater version of the film? It seems impossible mate. In a discussion on amazon.com about that version, somebody mentions that this version had aired on HBO or Showtime back in the late 80's, so somebody could have recorded the movie on tape but it's impossible to find something like that after 30 years...
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Post by harmonica on May 8, 2014 11:09:53 GMT -5
The Evil That Men Do was recently loaded onto youtube. One of the viewer comments made referrence to having seen an unedited version years ago that featured scenes of a female victim being tortured to death at the beginning of the film before the male victim. I was under the impression that I had seen all of the versions of this film, however I have not seen this alledged version. Does anyone know if this version of the film really exists or not? As far as I know, the version you're referring to was released in theaters back then but has never been released on DVD...
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Post by harmonica on May 5, 2014 16:53:52 GMT -5
nice find, thanks man...
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Post by harmonica on Apr 19, 2014 6:13:01 GMT -5
I think the ending was pretty underwhelming though. It felt a bit rushed and not quite as epic (by 70's standards) as it should have. I loved the look of the buffalo! I much prefer these practical effects over today's fake looking CGI. I agree, a longer, more intense and suspenceful showdown would have make the climax more powerful. I totally agree with you about the movie's special effects, I also prefer them over cgi...
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Post by harmonica on Apr 19, 2014 6:01:02 GMT -5
Only "From Noon Till Three" comes in my mind...He smoked a pipe quite often though...
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Post by harmonica on Feb 12, 2014 17:15:15 GMT -5
this is a picture from 1984 shot in Paris...
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Post by harmonica on Jan 21, 2014 8:56:28 GMT -5
I posted the -all star party for john wayne 1976- on youtube. between minute 20:35 and 23:42 you can watch Bronson honoring john wayne. enjoy this rare clip. I couldn't find the whole video but I found this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWO9Mdnt20o
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Post by harmonica on Jan 10, 2014 8:18:18 GMT -5
Yes I had one but after a time period imageshack delete pictures as you know. Now I have the opportunity to upload an avatar from my computer. And you chose a nice one...
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