Date watched: 7/19/2008 Title: Vantage Point Made: 2008 Genre: Thriller Studio: Columbia Pictures Format: DVD Extras—Commentary, Featurette, Trailer.. Number of times viewed: First Directed by Pete Travis Stars: Dennis Quaid—Secret Service Agent Thomas Barnes Matthew Fox— Secret Service Agent Kent T...

And now for the final entry in the Grindhouse Collection 2 …. Date watched: 7/17/2008 Title: Highway Racer (Convoy Busters/Poliziotto Sprint) Made: 1977 Genre: Action/Adventure Format: DVD Extras—Dubbed, FS, Permanent Foreign ST Onscreen. Number of times watched: First Directors: Stelvio Massi Stars...

Anne, I can't disagree with your acessment of weekend activity. But I'm just as guilty as anyone. I rarely log on to my computer on the weekend because I'm out and about, or if I'm home later at night I'll watch a movie but not go to the computer. I usually check my computer Sunday mornings to see i...

Actually I'm suffering from a brain freeze. Robert Vaughn played Napoleon Solo on The Man From Uncle, but some of his friends may have called him Hans (or not).

I'll fix the post, thanks.

Round Three is now open for voting. No surprises so far as all of the top 8 seeds have survived to the round of great eight!

Let's see some upsets this round! Voting lasts until the end of Wednesday.

Today is the last day to cast any votes in Round Two of the Silents competition. At least one of the match-ups is stuck in a dead heat tie and needs YOUR help!

The gift that keeps on giving, the Grindhouse Collection Volume 2…. Date watched: 7/16/2008 Title: Renegade Made: 1987 Genre: Family Adventure Format: DVD Extras—Dubbed, FS. Number of times viewed: First Directed by Enzo Barboni Stars: Terrence Hill—Luke “Renegade Luke” Mantie Robert Vaughn—Lawson R...

Here is the sequel to A Stranger in Town … Date watched: 7/15/2008 Title: The Stranger Returns (Un Uomo, Un Cavello, Una Pistola) Made: 1967 Genre: Spaghetti Western Studio: Juventus Films/MGM Format: DVD-R Source--TCM Number of times viewed: First Director: Vance Lewis (Luigi Vanzi) Stars: Tony Ant...

Wow, Anne, I had never heard that.

The idea of Elvis playing opposite the Duke would have added an entirely different chemistry to the film. One can only wonder how much the final product would have varied from what turned out to be a very good movie.

Judith,
At least Ricky had plenty of acting experience on the family TV show so he wasn't a complete fish out of water. He was defintely better than either Fabian or Bobby V.

Hi Anne,
Hugh Jackman will indeed don the long claws of Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, currently in post-production and slated for a May 1, 2009 release.
I also enjoyed Christopher Reeve as Superman, but I think I liked number two even better than the first, but that's just me.

Chris, The singer du jour was an annoying habit in several of the Duke's films, and as you suggest was surely an economic decision to draw a few extra young bodies through the turnstiles. The one guy that I was actually impressed with in this role was Glen Campbell in True Grit . Yeah, he was really...

Superhero movies have become their own genre, and usually a very profitable one for movie-makers. There have certainly been a lot of dogs produced in this genre over the years ( Hulk 2003, Electra, Superman Returns , etc...) but there have also been some fabulous efforts whose quality has transcende...

I seem to be on a John Wayne terror of late and here is the third Duke picture in a row…. Date watched: 7/10/2008 Title: The Train Robbers Made: 1972 Genre: Western Studio: Warner Brothers Format: DVD Extras—John Wayne Trailers, 2 Featurettes, Anamorphic WS. Number of times viewed: 3 Written and Dir...

Kevin,
Thank you. This round will go until Sunday night. If we don't have any ties or complications we could run two rounds next week which would leave us with the final two combatants.