Tag: Death Wish
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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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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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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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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…
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Anna Gross, Film Executive and Producer, Dies at 68
Anna Gross, a film executive and producer who worked on films such as “The NeverEnding Story” and “Tootsie,” died on July 23. She was 68.Gross’ cousin, Mikie Heilbrun, confirmed her death to Variety. “Everyone’s life she touched she enriched,” Heilbrun wrote in an email. “She made them better more full beings and forever changed them.”Gross…
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Kevin Hart to Star Alongside Cate Blanchett in ‘Borderlands’
Kevin Hart is joining Cate Blanchett in the cast of “Borderlands,” a movie adaptation of the popular video game.Hart will play Roland, a skilled ex-soldier-turned-mercenary, in the Lionsgate film. Eli Roth, whose resume includes “The House With a Clock in its Walls” and Bruce Willis-led action thriller “Death Wish,” is directing “Borderlands.”“I’m thrilled to be…
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‘Contagion’ Still Tops Classic Streaming Titles, Along With ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Fifty Shades’
Not everyone is watching “Tiger King.” As audiences embrace premium VOD, increased interest in the lower-cost library titles follows. FandangoNOW, the streaming portal connected to the leading theater ticket-sales service, has provided its most recent seven-day ranking of pre-2019 features as well as digital sales on franchise packages.Here’s the top 10 of $3.99 catalogue titles.More…
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‘The Equalizer 2’ Review: A Dark Fantasy for Dark Times
I’m not a big fan of the term “guilty pleasure”, for it implies that people should feel shame for the simple act of liking a work of art. However, I must begrudgingly admit that term applies, at least for me, to Antoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer movies. They work as a kind of reverse Death Wish…
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Death Wish review – Bruce Willis on the rampage in a woeful remake
Eli Roth updates Michael Winner’s gory vigilante thriller in an unwholesome celebration of American gun cultureEven Charles Bronson, with his famously expressive face, would struggle to convey the range of my emotions at the news that Bruce Willis has chosen this moment to star in a remake of Michael Winner’s gamey 1974 thriller Death Wish…