Topic: Sam Peckinpah

Replaying the Hollywood ending

I did a double take at the poster.. . The first thought was: Good - a re-release of Straw Dogs, which couldn't possibly be less controversial now ...
It's 1994 all over again, with a re-release of "The Lion King" opening at the top of the box office.. A 3-D version of the wildly popular Disney...

'Straw Dogs' remake stars Skarsgârd

0 . Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs" was one of several films released in 1971 ("A Clockwork Orange" was another) that kicked off a long and loud...

New on DVD: 'Everything Must Go,' 'Hanna'

It's a little slow going on the DVD front this week, but we do have a couple of fresh arrivals from the big screen. Most notably, Will Ferrell gets...
By Mike Doherty. . Whether it's a big screen 3D extravaganza or a small screen obsession that lasts for months, we've got you covered below for...

So far, so good

0 . A friend of mine had his 70th birthday, and he had baseball caps made to celebrate the event. On the front of the hat was the legend "Hactenus...

My review of Peckinpah BBQ

Budget Dining I should know better. Round food is no friend of the knife and fork. Ahem, so when I snootily went at my corn dog with the utensils...
Sam Peckinpah often referred to The Ballad of Cable Hogue as his personal favorite of all his films. " Released in 1970, immediately following the success of The Wild Bunch, The Ballad of Cable Hogue was very much unappreciated and after a poor ...
It was hailed and praised for its realistic, poetic, and uncompromising portrayal of the dying West in the early 20th century 1913 and announced director Sam Peckinpah's arrival in film like a tsunami. On the way to the border, the bunch ...

Movie analysis: The Wild Bunch

There is no doubt in the minds of most who have studied media, including film, that media was changed in America during the Vietnam War . At least to director Sam Peckinpah, this new Golden Age of film in America portrayed a loss ...