‘Deliverance’ with Christopher Dickey

Film: Deliverance (R) Year: 1972 Writer: James Dickey Director: John Boorman Starring: Burt Reynolds as Lewis John Voight as Ed Ned Beatty as Bobby Ronny Cox as Drew     By: Gurn Blanston Memories: There are a few things that pop into most people’s heads when you mention the movie Deliverance: Dueling Banjos, inbred hillbillies, squealing [...]

‘Turner & Hooch’ with writer Jack Epps

Film: Turner & Hooch (1989) Rated: PG-13 Directed by: Roger Spootiswoode Written by: Jack Epps, Jr. Jim Cash Dennis Shryack Daniel Petrie, Jr. Michael Blodgett Starring: Tom Hanks as Scott Turner Mare Winningham as Dr. Carson Craig T. Nelson as Chief Hyde Reginald VelJohnson as Det. Sutton By E Dagger from CruJonesSociety Pre-screening memories: As [...]

Messing with Memories: ‘Taxi Driver’

Film: Taxi Driver Original release date: 1976 Scheduled remake release date: Not Happening! Starring: Robert DeNiro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd Wow, that was quick! Just a few days ago, every film site on the net was buzzing about a Trading Places-like bet between director Lars von Trier and Martin Scorsese, in which the latter would resculpt his [...]

Messing with Memories: ‘The Black Hole’

Title: ‘The Black Hole’ Original: 1979 Scheduled remake date: 2011 For many a Natsukashi fan and contributor, ‘The Black Hole’ was one of the first forays into darker, more cerebral sci-fi fare. It was much more heady than the fizz of Star Wars, and its Inferno-like set design left us with many a nightmare, despite the Slim Pickens-voiced [...]

Messing with Memories: ‘Escape From New York’

Title: Escape From New York Original Release Date: July 10, 1981 Potential Remake Date: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 Could 2011 be the Year of the Snake? Snake Plissken is on the fast track yet again, according to New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. For those who follow film, this may be just another threat, as a [...]

‘Never Cry Wolf’ with writer Richard Kletter

Film: Never Cry Wolf (1983) Rated: PG Directed by: Carroll Ballard Written by: Farley Mowat (novel) Richard Kletter (screenplay) Curtis Hanson Sam Hamm Starring: Chales Martin Smith as Tyler Brian Dennehy as Rosie Zachary Ittimangnaq as Ootek Samson Jorah as Mike By Bo from Last Blog on the Left (with special guest star Shelley Stillo) Pre-screening memories: Never [...]