Tag: Kilmer
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Kurt Russell Isn’t What Makes ‘Tombstone’ a Great Western
Tombstone is one of the last great Westerns, a rousing slice of old-fashioned pulp fun that would make Sam Peckinpah proud, and the last gasp of a type of Western snuffed out by modern blockbuster Hollywood and the ripple effects of Unforgiven. Leading the charge (and secretly directing the film) is Kurt Russell in a…
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Watch Val Kilmer Beef Hard with David Mamet in Resurfaced ‘Spartan’ Audio Commentary
The 2004 film “Spartan” has largely been forgotten, but the thriller will always have a place in history as the movie that made Val Kilmer hate David Mamet.A viral Twitter thread has sparked renewed interest in the film’s DVD commentary track, in which Kilmer repeatedly insults his director Mamet for what Kilmer saw as pompous…
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Top Gun: Maverick: How the Filmmakers Brought Back Val Kilmer’s Voice
While it was speculated that original Top Gun star Val Kilmer would be a part of last year’s Top Gun: Maverick, his exact role and how he would appear was kept tightly under wraps. While the star has overcome a battle with throat cancer which has affected his speech, an illness that Kilmer confirmed in…