Twenty-four years ago, director Michael Bay had yet to dream up the high-speed car chases in “Ambulance,” but was instead focused on a team of deep-core oil drillers who were tasked with saving the world from an asteroid the size of Texas.Perennial action hero Bruce Willis headlined the 1998 space movie, playing Harry S. Stamper, […]
Continue reading(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)Movie lovers were dealt a massive blow this week when it was announced that cinematic icon Bruce Willis, the star of such classics as “Die Hard” and “Pulp […]
Continue readingMuch of the film industry’s attention has been focused on Bruce Willis this week, as the actor announced Wednesday that he would be stepping away from performing due to his struggle with aphasia, a disease that makes it difficult to communicate and understand language. The difficult news marked the end of a storied Hollywood career […]
Continue readingActor Bruce Willis has had an incredible career for nearly 40 years. His breakout big screen role as John McClane in “Die Hard” in 1988 — following a successful TV run as the star of “Moonlighting” — cemented him as an action hero for the ages, and he’s been a major Hollywood player ever since. […]
Continue readingLet’s go ahead and get this out of the way, “Yippee-ki-yay, mother f*****!””Die Hard” was kept on regular rotation in my childhood home. It was one of my dad’s favorites, along with “Road House” and “Fire Down Below.” To me, Bruce Willis has always been the kind of guy to blow up elevator shafts with […]
Continue readingLionsgate has provided /Film with an exclusive clip from their new thriller “Fortress” starring none other than the king of Christmas action himself, Bruce Willis. In the film the “Die Hard” star plays a retired CIA spook named Robert who matches wits with his archenemy Balzary, played by “Riverdale” regular Chad Michael Murray. In this clip […]
Continue readingWho’s ready to go back into the Matrix this holiday season? “The Matrix Resurrections” is almost upon us, and it has inspired a brand new commercial holiday (emphasis on “commercial”) called MatriXmas. I know what you’re thinking: when did “The Matrix” suddenly become a Christmas movie like “Die Hard” (or “The Lighthouse?”)You crazy kids with your questions and your second-guessing […]
Continue readingMost winter holiday viewing is drawn from relatively narrow lists of familiar favorites, to the point that even several of our supposedly “alternative” or “contrarian” choices have become well-worn selections. Only particularly crotchety curmudgeons continue to argue against acknowledging “Die Hard” or “Gremlins” as Christmas films anymore, and it’s no secret by now how many […]
Continue reading(Welcome to Where to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: the Die Hard franchise.) Before Bruce Willis became the king of making direct-to-video movies filmed in Eastern Europe, he was that guy from Moonlighting who ended up getting cast as […]
Continue readingAssassin’s Creed, the 2016 film starring Michael Fassbender, may not have broken the video game curse, but now the same property is moving to television with a screenwriter who boasts an impressive action movie pedigree. Jeb Stuart, who co-wrote Die Hard and The Fugitive, among other films, has boarded Netflix’s new live-action Assassin’s Creed series. […]
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