WALTER HILL Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 1993. Columbia Pictures. Story by John Milius, Screenplay by John Milius, Larry Gross. Cinematography by Lloyd Ahern II. Produced by Neil Canton, Walter Hill. Music by Ry Cooder. Production Design by Joe Alves. Costume Design by Dan Moore. Film Editing by Donn Aron, Carmel Davies, Freeman…
Tag: Gene Hackman
Lucky Lady (1975)
STANLEY DONEN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA, 1975. Gruskoff/Venture Films. Screenplay by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz. Cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth. Produced by Michael Gruskoff. Music by Ralph Burns. Production Design by John Barry. Costume Design by Lilly Fenichel. Film Editing by Peter Boita, George Hively. Golden Globe Awards 1975. Liza Minnelli and Burt Reynolds fail in their attempt to make big money…
Eureka (1983)
NICOLAS ROEG Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. United Kingdom/USA, 1983. JF Productions, Recorded Picture Company, Sunley Productions Ltd.. Screenplay by Paul Mayersberg, based on the book by Marshall Houts. Cinematography by Alex Thomson. Produced by Jeremy Thomas. Music by Stanley Myers. Production Design by Michael Seymour. Costume Design by Marit Allen. Film Editing by Tony Lawson. Gene Hackman is determined to find gold…
Marooned (1969)
JOHN STURGES Bil’s rating (out of 5): B. USA, 1969. Columbia Pictures Corporation, Frankovich Productions. Screenplay by Mayo Simon, based on the novel by Martin Caidin. Cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp. Produced by M.J. Frankovich. Production Design by Lyle R. Wheeler. Costume Design by Seth Banks. Film Editing by Walter Thompson. Academy Awards 1969. Some movies are so terrible it’s a wonder to behold. Three…
I Never Sang For My Father (1970)
GILBERT CATES Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 1970. Janel Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation. Screenplay by Robert Anderson, based on his play. Cinematography by Morris Hartzband, George Stoetzel. Produced by Gilbert Cates. Music by Al Gorgoni, Barry Mann. Production Design by Hank Aldrich. Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge. Film Editing by Angelo Ross. Academy Awards 1970. Golden Globe Awards 1970. Gene Hackman plays a New…
Hoosiers (1986)
DAVID ANSPAUGH Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB.5. United Kingdom/USA, 1986. De Haven Productions, Hemdale. Screenplay by Angelo Pizzo. Cinematography by Fred Murphy. Produced by Carter DeHaven, Angelo Pizzo. Music by Jerry Goldsmith. Production Design by David Nichols. Costume Design by Jane Anderson. Film Editing by Carroll Timothy O’Meara. Academy Awards 1986. Golden Globe Awards 1986. Independent Spirit Awards 1986. Gene Hackman plays a basketball coach with…
The Mexican (2001)
GORE VERBINSKI Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. USA, 2001. DreamWorks, Newmarket Capital Group, Lawrence Bender Productions, Pistolero Productions LLC. Screenplay by J.H. Wyman. Cinematography by Dariusz Wolski. Produced by John Baldecchi, Lawrence Bender. Music by Alan Silvestri. Production Design by Cecilia Montiel. Costume Design by Colleen Atwood. Film Editing by Craig Wood. Odd but often entertaining comedy that features humorous performances from its…
Get Shorty (1995)
BARRY SONNENFELD Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBBB. USA, 1995. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Jersey Films. Screenplay by Scott Frank, based on the novel by Elmore Leonard. Cinematography by Donald Peterman. Produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher. Music by John Lurie. Production Design by Peter S. Larkin. Costume Design by Betsy Heimann. Film Editing by Jim Miller, Ted Woerner. Golden Globe Awards 1995. New York…
Scarecrow (1973)
JERRY SCHATZBERG Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. USA, 1973. Warner Bros.. Screenplay by Garry Michael White. Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond. Produced by Robert M. Sherman. Music by Fred Myrow. Production Design by Albert Brenner. Costume Design by Jo Ynocencio. Film Editing by Evan A. Lottman. Cannes Film Festival 1973. Two top-notch performances are the biggest draw to this odd but satisfying drama. Gene Hackman has just…
The Quick And The Dead (1995)
SAM RAIMI Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA/Japan, 1995. TriStar Pictures, Japan Satellite Broadcasting, IndieProd Company Productions. Screenplay by Simon Moore. Cinematography by Dante Spinotti. Produced by Joshua Donen, Patrick Markey, Allen Shapiro. Music by Alan Silvestri. Production Design by Patrizia von Brandenstein. Costume Design by Judianna Makovksy. Film Editing by Pietro Scalia. Sharon Stone has a great time parading around this western…
Heartbreakers (2001)
DAVID MIRKIN Bil’s rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA, 2001. Davis Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Screenplay by Robert Dunn, Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur. Cinematography by Dean Semler. Produced by John Davis, Irving Ong. Music by John Debney. Production Design by Lilly Kilvert. Costume Design by Gary Jones. Film Editing by William Steinkamp. Disappointing comedy that should have been better…
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
JOHN MOORE Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.5. USA, 2001. Orion Pictures, Motion Picture Corporation of America. Story by Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Screenplay by David Veloz, Zak Penn. Cinematography by Brendan Galvin. Produced by John Davis. Music by Don Davis. Production Design by Nathan Crowley. Costume Design by George L. Little. Film Editing by Paul Martin Smith. Taut, exciting thriller about a gung-ho…
