Tag: Charles Bronson
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Every Death Wish Movie Ranked
When director Michael Winner and screenwriter Wendell Mayes adapted Brian Garfield’s novel “Death Wish,” it’s doubtful that they had any idea they’d be launching a film franchise that would change the landscape of vigilante thrillers forever, and solidify Charles Bronson as one of the greatest stars of action cinema. The “Death Wish” films start out…
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David Ayer Says His Remake Of The Dirty Dozen Is Still A Moving Target
Robert Aldrich’s “The Dirty Dozen” is the daddiest of dad movies. A box office smash upon its theatrical release in 1967, it was the proto-“men-on-a-mission” movie. Lee Marvin stars as a World War II U.S. Army major ordered to lead a pack of disposable military prisoners on a suicide mission to slaughter numerous high-ranking Nazi…
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The Death Wish Franchise Realized Its Potential With ‘Death Wish 3’
The first Death Wish might be the best film in the franchise, but none of these movies kick as much ass as Death Wish 3. This 1985 sequel follows Charles Bronson in the shoes of Paul Kersey once again, this time defending a neighborhood of elderly people from a bloodthirsty, savage gang. With this entry,…
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Charles Bronson Had a Chip on His Shoulder — And Made a Career Out of It
Charles Bronson is one of the most recognizable figures in film, and equally famous is his reputation of not being one of the most pleasant guys to be with. Most of the time, he kept to himself, and even stole the wife of one of his co-stars in The Great Escape. Every single day, Bronson…
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Tough Guy Icon Charles Bronson’s Career Contains a Real-Life Love Story
Charles Bronson’s reputation preceded himself. He oozed machismo, kept to himself, and was known to hold grudges. When you saw him on the street, he was a guy you never really wanted to approach, let alone mess with. Known for projects such as Death Wish, Once Upon a Time in the West, and The Magnificent…
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This Charles Bronson WWII Movie Pushed the Limits of Violence On-Screen
Charles Bronson was an immensely popular American movie star, beginning his career as an actor in the 1950s before achieving significant fame in the 1960s. He was most celebrated for his tough guy persona, his stoic characters who tended to speak more with their actions than their words, and his unique physicality on-screen. Thanks to…
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Charles Bronson’s Answer to ‘Dirty Harry’ Was This Pulpy Neo-Noir Thriller
1973’s mostly-forgotten Charles Bronson vehicle The Stone Killer directed by Michael Winner is all at once pulpy, tone-deaf, and deeply revealing about the time and place in which it was produced. The Stone Killer‘s plot is incomprehensible and the movie itself doesn’t seem all that interested in the machinations of the world of the mob…
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Laird Koenig, ‘The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane’ Writer, Dies at 95
Laird Koenig, who wrote “The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane,” died in Santa Barbara on June 30, Jamie Dixon, the son of Koenig’s collaborator Peter L. Dixon, told Variety. He was 95.Koenig was an American author and screenwriter whose novel was adapted into the 1976 Jodie Foster-led horror movie “The Little Girl Who…
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If You Love Old Men With Guns, This Charles Bronson Neo Noir Is for You
These days, the old man with a gun character type in movies is old hat, but back when Charles Bronson first came to play in the Death Wish movies, it was a really exciting idea. The Death Wish movies were one of a kind at the time. These movies are part exploitation, part revenge, part…