Tag Archives: Jeff Bridges

capitalist apocalypse (film: Hell or High Water – David Mackenzie, 2016)

Many of the scenes in director David Mackenzie‘s 2016 film ‘Hell or High Water‘ appear to take place in a post-apocalyptic world. Sun-scorched fields that seem to produce nothing but clouds of dust. The deserted roads where from time to … Continue reading

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crime and friendship (film: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot – Michael Cimino, 1974)

I’m not a big fan of either Clint Eastwood (as an actor) or Jeff Bridges. I decided to see ‘Thunderbolt and Lightfoot’ because it is the debut film in 1974 by director Michael Cimino, whose next film would be ‘Deer … Continue reading

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when alien encounter meets romantic comedy (film: Starman – John Carpenter, 1984)

Moviegoers who wish to see how movies depicting extraterrestrial encounters in the 1980s were made can be use the 1984 movie by John Carpenter ‘Starman‘ as a case study. In fact, I should be a little more accurate – it’s … Continue reading

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history, twice (Film: The Last Picture Show – Peter Bogdanovich, 1971)

It’s 2020 now. Peter Bogdanovich‘s film ‘The Last Picture Show‘ was made in 1971. The action of the film takes place in 1951 and 1952. It was, therefore, a historical re-enactment of a period from which almost two decades had … Continue reading

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Film: True Grit (Coen Brothers – 2010)

For once the Coen brothers played it according to all the rules of commercial cinema, and no wonder they did it as the producer of True Grit is no other than Steven Spielberg. The film went out in time for … Continue reading

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