Robert Aldrich's great war film "The Dirty Dozen" wasn't the first men-on-a-mission movie, but it is generally held up today at the apotheosis of the form. The tale of the U.S. Army's most vicious convicts getting assigned to a suicide mission deep behind enemy lines during World War II, with the promise of a pardon should they survive, is stocked with the toughest of the tough guys of the late 1960s. Lee Marvin heads up the brass-knuckle ensemble as the no-nonsense Major John Reisman, who's stuck with the unenviable task of shaping up a unit of anti-authoritarian malcontents or straight-up psychopaths. With troublemakers and nose-breakers like Charles Bronson, George Kennedy, Jim Brown, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, and John Cassavetes along for the ride, "The Dirty Dozen" became more than just the perfect "men-on-a-mission" movie: it was the ultimate guy flick.
We call them "Dad Movies" nowadays. They're the...
We call them "Dad Movies" nowadays. They're the...
- 3/19/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Prolific character actor Sean Whalen may be best known for playing Roach in Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs, but he has over 140 other screen acting credits to his name as of today, and now he’s set to make his feature directorial debut with a horror movie called Crust… a strange tale that involves a sock monster. Whalen has reserved the lead role for himself, but Deadline reports that he’s also building up a strong supporting cast. Succession‘s Alan Ruck (who may still be best known for playing Cameron in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) and genre regular Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp) have joined the cast, which also includes Daniel Roebuck (Rob Zombie’s The Munsters), Rebekah Kennedy (Two Witches), Shawntay Dalon (Detroiters), Ricky Dean Logan (Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare) and Daniel John Kearney (Dark Circles).
Details on most of the characters are being kept under wraps,...
Details on most of the characters are being kept under wraps,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Just when you thought you’ve seen it all before, Deadline has announced an upcoming creature feature titled Crust today, and both the cast and premise have caught our attention.
For starters, Alan Ruck (“Succession”) and Sean Whalen (The People Under the Stairs) will star in Crust, a wacky horror-comedy that’s being directed by Sean Whalen.
“Crust tells the story of a lonely laundromat owner, Vegas Winters (Whalen), who keeps the leftover socks from customers and uses them to clean himself. When he gets abused and weeps into the pile of socks, it turns into a creature who seeks revenge on Vegas’ enemies.”
Deadline also details, “Ruck plays Randy Roberts, a cocky former child star who is spearheading a reboot of his childhood shows.”
Daniel Roebuck (The Munsters), Rebekah Kennedy (Two Witches), Shawntay Dalon (Detroiters), Felissa Rose (Terrifier 2), Ricky Dean Logan (Back to the Future franchise) and Daniel John Kearney...
For starters, Alan Ruck (“Succession”) and Sean Whalen (The People Under the Stairs) will star in Crust, a wacky horror-comedy that’s being directed by Sean Whalen.
“Crust tells the story of a lonely laundromat owner, Vegas Winters (Whalen), who keeps the leftover socks from customers and uses them to clean himself. When he gets abused and weeps into the pile of socks, it turns into a creature who seeks revenge on Vegas’ enemies.”
Deadline also details, “Ruck plays Randy Roberts, a cocky former child star who is spearheading a reboot of his childhood shows.”
Daniel Roebuck (The Munsters), Rebekah Kennedy (Two Witches), Shawntay Dalon (Detroiters), Felissa Rose (Terrifier 2), Ricky Dean Logan (Back to the Future franchise) and Daniel John Kearney...
- 2/27/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Succession‘s Alan Ruck is attached to star opposite prolific character actor Sean Whalen in the horror-comedy Crust, which Whalen is directing in his feature debut. The project reteams the duo who previously starred together alongside Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton and more in the classic Warner Bros disaster pic, Twister.
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Written by Whalen and Jim Wald, Crust tells the story of a lonely laundromat owner, Vegas Winters (Whalen), who keeps the leftover socks from customers and uses them to clean himself. When he gets abused and weeps into the pile of socks, it turns into a creature who seeks revenge on Vegas’ enemies.
Ruck plays Randy Roberts,...
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Written by Whalen and Jim Wald, Crust tells the story of a lonely laundromat owner, Vegas Winters (Whalen), who keeps the leftover socks from customers and uses them to clean himself. When he gets abused and weeps into the pile of socks, it turns into a creature who seeks revenge on Vegas’ enemies.
Ruck plays Randy Roberts,...
- 2/27/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
John Ford did enjoy his petty tortures, especially when his subject was John Wayne.
Ford had certainly earned the right to rib the star a little. He employed Wayne as a prop man as a favor to USC coach Howard Jones and silent Western star Tom Mix, and vouched for the actor when Raoul Walsh considered casting him for his 1930 epic "The Big Trail." He might not have coined the name "John Wayne" (that was Walsh), but he did more to shape his swaggering persona than any other director in Hollywood.
But Ford's needling could verge on cruelty. When an insecure Wayne, playing a Swedish seaman in 1940's "The Long Voyage Home," asked Ford for a dialect coach to help him nail the accent, the director retorted "Well, Jesus, all right, if you want to be a goddamn actor." In 1948, after viewing Howard Hawks' "Red River," Ford quipped, "I never...
Ford had certainly earned the right to rib the star a little. He employed Wayne as a prop man as a favor to USC coach Howard Jones and silent Western star Tom Mix, and vouched for the actor when Raoul Walsh considered casting him for his 1930 epic "The Big Trail." He might not have coined the name "John Wayne" (that was Walsh), but he did more to shape his swaggering persona than any other director in Hollywood.
But Ford's needling could verge on cruelty. When an insecure Wayne, playing a Swedish seaman in 1940's "The Long Voyage Home," asked Ford for a dialect coach to help him nail the accent, the director retorted "Well, Jesus, all right, if you want to be a goddamn actor." In 1948, after viewing Howard Hawks' "Red River," Ford quipped, "I never...
- 1/4/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
John Wayne had finally broken free of Poverty Row B-flicks as the lead of John Ford's classic Western "Stagecoach" when he jockeyed for the lead in the filmmaker's 1940 seafaring drama "The Long Voyage Home." Like "Stagecoach," this World War II-set yarn about a tramp steamer wending its way from the West Indies to Baltimore and then on to England is an ensemble work. It is also one of Ford's most formally considered features, bolstered by expressive cinematography from the great Gregg Toland (who was one year away from changing the filmmaking game forever alongside Orson Welles with "Citizen Kane").
Wayne had made his name on Westerns, and with World War II on the horizon — which would take some of his stiffest movie star competition, most notably James Stewart and Henry Fonda, out of the country for four years — he had an opportunity to become one of the biggest names in the industry.
Wayne had made his name on Westerns, and with World War II on the horizon — which would take some of his stiffest movie star competition, most notably James Stewart and Henry Fonda, out of the country for four years — he had an opportunity to become one of the biggest names in the industry.
- 1/4/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
John Wayne might've been full of macho swagger on the big screen, but off-screen he was given to fretting. A large portion of the blame for this could be placed at John Ford's doorstep. The A-list Hollywood filmmaker was nearly instrumental in making Wayne a full-fledged movie star, but he'd made the actor earn it over the course of a decade in bit parts and supporting roles.
When Wayne finally broke through in Ford's classic Western, "Stagecoach," he was 32 years old and determined to make up for lost time. It was at this precise moment that his mentor joined the United States Office of Strategic Services to assist in morale building during World War II. Wayne notably sat out the war, which, in the absence of friendly rivals like James Stewart and Henry Fonda (who also enlisted), allowed him to become one of the biggest movie stars in America.
When Wayne finally broke through in Ford's classic Western, "Stagecoach," he was 32 years old and determined to make up for lost time. It was at this precise moment that his mentor joined the United States Office of Strategic Services to assist in morale building during World War II. Wayne notably sat out the war, which, in the absence of friendly rivals like James Stewart and Henry Fonda (who also enlisted), allowed him to become one of the biggest movie stars in America.
- 12/19/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Fascination with Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali’s complex friendship got a boost from pop culture over the last year or so: Theirs was a central relationship in Regina King’s debut feature “One Night In Miami,” and it was also highlighted in the Epix series “The Godfather of Harlem,” starring Forest Whitaker. As interesting as these portrayals are, truth is often more compelling than fiction, which is exactly what Netflix’s provocative documentary “Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali” illustrates.
The film is driven by the book “Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X” from Purdue professor Randy Roberts and Georgia Tech’s Johnny Smith, both of whom are consistent presences throughout the documentary. Directed by Marcus A. Clarke (“Around the Way”) and produced by “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris, “Blood Brothers” brilliantly outlines the historical context in which these two powerhouses emerged.
The documentary...
The film is driven by the book “Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X” from Purdue professor Randy Roberts and Georgia Tech’s Johnny Smith, both of whom are consistent presences throughout the documentary. Directed by Marcus A. Clarke (“Around the Way”) and produced by “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris, “Blood Brothers” brilliantly outlines the historical context in which these two powerhouses emerged.
The documentary...
- 9/1/2021
- by Ronda Racha Penrice
- The Wrap
This year, Netflix grabbed a whopping 35 Oscar nominations for its slate of original movies, including 10 nominations for David Fincher’s “Mank,” six nominations for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” and five nominations for the August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” which featured the final performance from star and Best Actor nominee Chadwick Boseman. The total number of nominations for the streaming service ranked among the most ever by a single studio and dwarfed the Netflix tally in 2020 when the platform grabbed 24 nominations to lead all distributors.
But judging merely by quantity, 2021 could become the biggest year yet for Netflix. Over the final four months of the year, the studio will debut more than 40 titles, including new movies from past Oscar favorites like Adam McKay, Jane Campion, and Paolo Sorrentino as well as buzzy features from first-time filmmakers such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Ahead,...
But judging merely by quantity, 2021 could become the biggest year yet for Netflix. Over the final four months of the year, the studio will debut more than 40 titles, including new movies from past Oscar favorites like Adam McKay, Jane Campion, and Paolo Sorrentino as well as buzzy features from first-time filmmakers such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Ahead,...
- 8/26/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
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