The boys are at it again! Dion’s on about Clint Eastwood being a real life hero and scorned Valentine’s Day lovers from China, J’s back from space and talking shop about Superman, and Brian is loving Marvel’s new Guardians of the Galaxy and voicing his contempt for the ineptitude of DC Comics. Plus an update on the 22nd Annual Borgnine Night at […]
Posts Tagged ‘Clint Eastwood’
Protecting the Earth from various No-goodniks and Skullduggery
Posted: 22nd February 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Beer, Cartoons, Comic Books, Ernest Borgnine, News, Podcast, Science FictionTags: A Christmas Story, Batman 66, Bejing Love Story, Borgnine Night, Brian Michael Bendis, Clint Eastwood, Comic Books, Comic Con, D.C. Comics, Ernest Borgnine, Guardians of the Galaxy, Justified, Marvel, New York Comic Book Market Plac, Saving Mr. Banks, Smallville, Special Edition NYC, Superman, Valentine's Day, Warner Bros., What's so Funny ABout Truth Justice and the American Way?, Wonder Woman
The Lone Ranger The Podwits Review
Posted: 5th July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film ReviewTags: Armie Hammer, Clint Eastwood, Gore Verbinski, Han Zimmer, John Ford, John Wayne, Johnny Depp, Monument Valley, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rango, Sergio Leone, The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is all over the place tonally, resulting in a spectacle that implodes under its own weight. Rating: * * out of five stars Review by Luke Whitmire Plot: Native American warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts old tales about John Reid/The Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer), a man of the law who was transformed […]
Side Casts: The Action Movie Genre
Posted: 3rd July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Side-CastsTags: 48 hours, Akira Kurosawa, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Alien, Aliens, Andy Robinson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Art Carney, Assassins, Beverly Hills Cop, brigitte nielsen, Bruce Lee, Bruce Willis, Bullitt, Cary Grant, Charade, Chuck Norris, Cliffhanger, Clint Eastwood, Cobra, Commando, Danny Trejo, David Carradine, David Patrick Kelly, David Suchet, Demolition Man, Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard 3, Dirty Harry, Dolph Lundgren, Eddie Murphy, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Eli Wallach, Enter the Dragon, Eraser, Escape from New York, Executive Decision, Game of Death, George P. Cosmatos, Guy Ritchie, Hard Target, Hark Tsui, Hero, Ian Fleming, Ice T, Jackie Chan, James Bond, James Cameron, James Coburn, Jason Statham, Jean Claude Van Damme, Jett Lee, Joe Spinell, John Woo, Judge Dredd, Knock Off, Last Action Hero, Lethal Weapon, Lone Wolf McQuade, Luc Besson, Mad Max, Mel Gibson, Missing in Action, New Years Evil, Nighthawks, Noel Carroll, Passenger 57, Predator, Rae Dong Chong, Rambo, Rambo 3, Rambo First Blood, Rambo First Blood Part Two, Randy Jurgensen, Reni Santoni, Renny Harlin, Return of the Dragon, Richard Donner, Richard Lynch, Rob Schneider, Rocky, Rutger Hauer, Sam Raimi, Shane Black, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Silent Rage, Sledge Hammer, Speed, Stan Winston, Steve McQueen, Steven Seagal, Sudden Death, Surviving the Game, Sylvester Stallone, Tango and Cash, Terminator 2, The Chinese Connection, The Following, The Road Warrior, The Seven Ups, The Specialist, the terminator, Timecop, Transporter, True Lies, Under Siege, Unvasion USA, Vernon Wells, Vin Diesel, William Sadler
Dion and Contributor J. Blake are back at it again, this time they sit down for a super-long chat about one of their favorite topics, the heyday of the Action Movie Genre. The two Podwits reminisce about some of their favorite films, while mapping out a route through a highly populated neighborhood of the 1970s, 1980s and […]
Side-Casts: The Decline of the Horror Convention, Part II, Vol. II: Fulci Lives!
Posted: 8th May 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Side-CastsTags: Billy Drago, Chiller Theater, City of the Living Dead, Clint Eastwood, Comic Con, Dario Argento, Demonia, Fangoria, Gates of Hell, George Takei, Goblin, Horror, Horror Convention, House by the Cemetery, Jeffery Combs, John Saxon, Kill Bill, Lifeforce, Lucio Fulci, New Goblin, New York Ripper, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Steam Punk, Susperia, The Beyond, Tobe Hooper, Tom Savini, VHS
In the 3rd and final installment of this special edition of the new Podwits podcast, The Side-Cast, Dion and contributor J. Blake wrap up their discussion of the sad decline of the popular Horror Conventions from what they once were, and focus in on Italian Horror director Lucio Fulci‘s famous career and the impact it has […]
Eastwood at Tribeca
Posted: 30th April 2013 by Dion in Film, Film Review, NewsTags: Akira Kurosawa, Breezy, Clint Eastwood, Darren Aronofsky, Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story, Fatal Attraction, Fistful of Dollars, Lolita, Play Misty For Me, Richard Schickel, Sergio Leone, The Eiger Sanction, Tribeca Film Festival, William Holden, Yojimbo
Yorkshire Girl and I were lucky enough to attend the Clint Eastwood installment of the Director’s Series at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. After the theatrical premiere of the new documentary Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story, which discussed Eastwood as a director, a Q&A was held immediately afterward with Mr. Eastwood, which was moderated by director […]
1970’s Kelly’s Heroes : The ORIGINAL Big Lebowski
Posted: 24th March 2012 by Dion in Film, Film ReviewTags: Clint Eastwood, Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland, Kelly's Heroes, Telly Savalas, The Big Lebowski
Cinema geeks can cite scores of films, ranging from classics like Clue, Murder By Death, or Weekend at Bernies, to Noises Off! or even Repo Man, that still are able to retain the mystique of being called underground classics, films that are known line for line in many circles but at the same time gloriously refrain from being called “cool” by the mainstream […]
Even More Creamy Goodness…
Posted: 4th February 2012 by Dion in Housekeeping, PodcastTags: Clint Eastwood, Podcast, Straight No Chaser, Thelonious Monk
Also in this week’s podcast, Dion and Brian could not think of the documentary about Thelonious Monk. It is called Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser, was produced by Clint Eastwood, and released in 1988. It comes highly recommended by the Podwits and is definitely worth the price of admission.
A Clint Eastwood Family Reality Show?
Posted: 14th December 2011 by Dion in Film, News, TelevisionTags: Alison Eastwood, Clint Eastwood, Dina Eastwood, E!, Kyle Eastwood, Reality Show
According to TMZ, Clint Eastwood’s wife and two daughter have penned a deal with Kardashian reality show producer Bunim/Murray, to star in a family-oriented reality show.