The weather is turning crisp and folks are preparing to cuddle up with Amazon Prime Video for the winter ahead. This month’s mix of content includes Oscar nominees as well as new television shows spread throughout both Prime Video and Freevee.
The main one to keep your eyes on is Hugo Blick’s “The English,” starring Emily Blunt. Set in 1890, the series focuses on aristocratic Englishwoman Lady Cornelia Locke (Blunt), who journeys to the American West seeking revenge for the man she blames for the death of her son. While on her journey, she encounters a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout Eli Whipp (Chaske Spencer), who is on a similar quest for revenge, and joins up with him to accomplish both of their goals.
In addition to Blunt and Spencer, the cast also includes Stephen Rea, Valerie Pachner, Rafe Spall, Tom Hughes, Toby Jones, and Ciarán Hinds. The series was created by Hugo Blick,...
The main one to keep your eyes on is Hugo Blick’s “The English,” starring Emily Blunt. Set in 1890, the series focuses on aristocratic Englishwoman Lady Cornelia Locke (Blunt), who journeys to the American West seeking revenge for the man she blames for the death of her son. While on her journey, she encounters a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout Eli Whipp (Chaske Spencer), who is on a similar quest for revenge, and joins up with him to accomplish both of their goals.
In addition to Blunt and Spencer, the cast also includes Stephen Rea, Valerie Pachner, Rafe Spall, Tom Hughes, Toby Jones, and Ciarán Hinds. The series was created by Hugo Blick,...
- 10/24/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Can a book be deadly? That’s the question iHeartRadio original podcast Hit Man sets out to answer. Hosted by StoryCorps’ Jasmyn Belcher Morris, the series delves into what is often referred to as “the most dangerous publisher in the world,” Paladin Press, and its most controversial title, Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors.
The podcast starts off hot, drawing in true crime fans with the story of story of Lawrence Horn, a famous Motown Records producer who hired a hitman to kill his wife, son and his...
The podcast starts off hot, drawing in true crime fans with the story of story of Lawrence Horn, a famous Motown Records producer who hired a hitman to kill his wife, son and his...
- 10/3/2019
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Sneak Peek "Deadwood: The Movie", set in the Old West of 1889 directed by Daniel Minahan and written by David Milch as a continuation of the TV series of the same name, starring Ian McShane ("Sexy Beast"), Timothy Olyphant ("Hit Man") and Molly Parker (Kissed") airing exclusively on HBO May 31, 2019:
"It's about the passage of time," said producer Carolyn Strauss. "The toll of time on people. It's mellowed some people and hardened others.
"And it's about the town's maturing and becoming part of the 'Union' and what that event sets in motion, in a very personal way for the people that it brings in town and what ensues.
"The time has taken its greatest toll on 'Swearengen' (McShane). He’s the person who really drove so much of the life of the town and there's a sense of that power waning somewhat, and what ensues of that is a big part of the story.
"It's about the passage of time," said producer Carolyn Strauss. "The toll of time on people. It's mellowed some people and hardened others.
"And it's about the town's maturing and becoming part of the 'Union' and what that event sets in motion, in a very personal way for the people that it brings in town and what ensues.
"The time has taken its greatest toll on 'Swearengen' (McShane). He’s the person who really drove so much of the life of the town and there's a sense of that power waning somewhat, and what ensues of that is a big part of the story.
- 4/26/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek "Deadwood: The Movie", set in the Old West of 1889 directed by Daniel Minahan and written by David Milch as a continuation of the TV series of the same name, starring Ian McShane ("Sexy Beast"), Timothy Olyphant ("Hit Man") and Molly Parker (Kissed") airing exclusively on HBO May 31, 2019:
"It's about the passage of time," said producer Carolyn Strauss. "The toll of time on people. It's mellowed some people and hardened others.
"And it's about the town's maturing and becoming part of the 'Union' and what that event sets in motion, in a very personal way for the people that it brings in town and what ensues.
"The time has taken its greatest toll on 'Swearengen' (McShane). He’s the person who really drove so much of the life of the town and there's a sense of that power waning somewhat, and what ensues of that is a big part of the story.
"It's about the passage of time," said producer Carolyn Strauss. "The toll of time on people. It's mellowed some people and hardened others.
"And it's about the town's maturing and becoming part of the 'Union' and what that event sets in motion, in a very personal way for the people that it brings in town and what ensues.
"The time has taken its greatest toll on 'Swearengen' (McShane). He’s the person who really drove so much of the life of the town and there's a sense of that power waning somewhat, and what ensues of that is a big part of the story.
- 4/13/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Director Mike Hodges’ Get Carter is the quintessential hard-boiled British crime film. Remarkably influential, it paved the way for like-minded fare such as The Long Good Friday and Mona Lisa. Michael Caine plays Jack Carter, a ruthless London mobster who travels back to his Newcastle hometown to investigate the death of his brother… and woe betide anyone who stands in the way of this cooly efficient killer. The film underperformed at the box office due to poor promotion but is now recognized as one of the finest thrillers of the decade. MGM was fond of blaxploitation remakes, and George Armitage’s 1972 Hit Man borrows a lot from Get Carter, but it wasn’t until 2000 that an actual remake starred Sylvester Stallone, to dismal effect.
- 9/2/2015
- by TFH Team
- Trailers from Hell
Just when you thought you’d seen everything… here comes another 55 insane trailers to whip you into a frenzy in this collection of sick, depraved and hysterically brilliant movie previews from the golden age of Grindhouse cinema in Grindhouse Trailer Classics 4.
Following the successful and critically-acclaimed release of Grindhouse Trailer Classics 1, 2 & 3, Nucleus Films will once again take you on trip back to the “gory days” of cult and exploitation cinema with their latest unseen compilation of audacious theatrical trailers from the sleazy cinematic sub-genre known as “grindhouse”.
I’m a Huge fan of this series (check out this pic of my signed copies of the first 3 releases) so I’m super-excited to see what stupefyingly awesome trailers this collection has to offer. According to the press release, all of the trailers in this collection have been sourced from ultra-rare 35mm prints, many of which haven’t been seen since they...
Following the successful and critically-acclaimed release of Grindhouse Trailer Classics 1, 2 & 3, Nucleus Films will once again take you on trip back to the “gory days” of cult and exploitation cinema with their latest unseen compilation of audacious theatrical trailers from the sleazy cinematic sub-genre known as “grindhouse”.
I’m a Huge fan of this series (check out this pic of my signed copies of the first 3 releases) so I’m super-excited to see what stupefyingly awesome trailers this collection has to offer. According to the press release, all of the trailers in this collection have been sourced from ultra-rare 35mm prints, many of which haven’t been seen since they...
- 4/16/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
After all the debates, controversies, and stereotype accusations have cleared, looking back on Blaxploitation cinema today it’s easy to see healthy portions of the crime and action genres. Using these genres and the struggles of the black community, these films were created for those that wanted to see African American characters on the big screen not taking shit from the man, “getting over”, and–above all else—being the heroes in movies. In the documentary Baad Asssss Cinema, Samuel L. Jackson gives his take on the heroes of Blaxploitation: “We were tired of seeing the righteous black man. And all of a sudden we had guys who were…us. Or guys who did the things we wanted those guys to do.”
The unsung supporting players in these films that backed Fred Williamson and Pam Grier and many other stars were people acting and making a living off of it.
The unsung supporting players in these films that backed Fred Williamson and Pam Grier and many other stars were people acting and making a living off of it.
- 12/4/2012
- by Gregory Day
- SoundOnSight
Andrew Davis Returns To Stony Island
By Alex Simon
Director Andrew Davis made his name with hard-hitting action blockbusters like The Fugitive, Under Siege and The Guardian, but like most filmmakers, his first effort was a small film with a modest budget and a lot of heart. Davis’ directing debut Stony Island was shot in 1977, helmed by the then 30 year-old who had made a name for himself as a cinematographer, and conceived as a love letter to the South Chicago neighborhood where he grew up. Based loosely on the story of Davis’ younger brother Richie (starring as a fictionalized version of himself), who grew up as one of the few white kids in a largely African-American neighborhood, Stony Island follows a group of young musicians who try to form an R&B group in their racially-mixed neighborhood. Featuring the film debuts of now-notable names such as Dennis Franz, Susanna Hoffs,...
By Alex Simon
Director Andrew Davis made his name with hard-hitting action blockbusters like The Fugitive, Under Siege and The Guardian, but like most filmmakers, his first effort was a small film with a modest budget and a lot of heart. Davis’ directing debut Stony Island was shot in 1977, helmed by the then 30 year-old who had made a name for himself as a cinematographer, and conceived as a love letter to the South Chicago neighborhood where he grew up. Based loosely on the story of Davis’ younger brother Richie (starring as a fictionalized version of himself), who grew up as one of the few white kids in a largely African-American neighborhood, Stony Island follows a group of young musicians who try to form an R&B group in their racially-mixed neighborhood. Featuring the film debuts of now-notable names such as Dennis Franz, Susanna Hoffs,...
- 4/24/2012
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Bernie Casey strides purposefully through Hit Man, his flamboyant hat tilted at a rakish angle over a graying Afro, his ex-professional-football player frame squeezed into a series of tight trousers. If he emerges as Hit Man’s hero, it’s only because his brutally efficient enforcer qualifies as marginally less evil than the human parasites around him. Miami Blues and Grosse Pointe Blank director George Armitage directed this 1972 blaxploitation adaptation of Jack’s Return Home, the Ted Lewis novel that previously inspired the seminal British gangster film Get Carter. He strands Casey’s grittily charismatic protagonist in some of ...
- 6/23/2010
- avclub.com
Warner Home Video has made a ton of money with their Warner Archive DVD-on-demand label adding new titles every month, and yesterday a not-exactly-classic from the Golden Age of Blaxploitation was added to their list, with the Wa release of Hit Man with Bernie Casey and Pam Grier.
The 1972 MGM film was a rushed into production black remake of Michael Caine’s 1971 British gangster revenge thriller Get Carter, in which a hoodlum goes back to his home town to find out who’s responsible for the death of his brother.
O.K. so it’s not the greatest, and there’s that infamous scene of Caesy literally throwing Grier to the lions; but if you’re curious go Here to the Wa website if you’re interested in ordering the film. And try not to laugh too hard at what Casey is wearing in the film clip. Believe it or not,...
The 1972 MGM film was a rushed into production black remake of Michael Caine’s 1971 British gangster revenge thriller Get Carter, in which a hoodlum goes back to his home town to find out who’s responsible for the death of his brother.
O.K. so it’s not the greatest, and there’s that infamous scene of Caesy literally throwing Grier to the lions; but if you’re curious go Here to the Wa website if you’re interested in ordering the film. And try not to laugh too hard at what Casey is wearing in the film clip. Believe it or not,...
- 5/5/2010
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
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