Casino is an epic crime drama that marked the ninth collaboration between filmmaker Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro. The film has been remastered for Blu-ray some four years and change after the 4K Ultra HD release in 2019. Scorsese also reteams with Nicholas Pileggi after the pair had written Goodfellas together. This time around, the adapt another one of the author’s book, setting the film in 1973. A number of the names were…
"Casino: Another Martin Scorsese Epic"Tag: L.Q. Jones
The Wild Bunch is another game-changing Western and among the most violent and gritty films for the late 1960s in cinema. “We’ve got to start thinking beyond our guns. Those days are closing fast.” – Pike Bishop (William Holden) This is what I call one of those better-late-than-never viewings. Because of its AFI honors, the film had been on my to-watch list for many years. It’s not particularly a title that’s evaded me especially with…
"The Wild Bunch: A Gritty and Violent Western"