There are a couple good things about Commando–the opening titles and James Horner’s score. Otherwise, I suppose Schwarzenegger isn’t bad in the film, which takes his being Austrian into account, something the majority of his blockbuster roles do not.
What’s interesting about the film–and it’s hard to find anything to keep the brain occupied for the long […]
Entries Tagged as 'Dan Hedaya'
Commando (1985, Mark L. Lester), the director’s cut
October 19th, 2009 · No Comments
Tagged: 20th Century Fox· Dan Hedaya· Jeph Loeb· Mark L. Lester· Matthew Weisman· Steven E. de Souza· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Running Scared (1986, Peter Hyams)
March 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Jimmy Smits is pretty good in Running Scared. He’s a believable bad guy, intimidating even.
I don’t know why I’m opening with Smits, maybe because I’m in a good mood and want to be generous with praise for an unlikely recipient.
Running Scared is a delightful action comedy; I didn’t realize how much I missed the genre […]
Tagged: Dan Hedaya· Gary DeVore· Gregory Hines· Jimmy Huston· Joe Pantoliano· Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer· Peter Hyams· ★★★
The Usual Suspects (1995, Bryan Singer)
June 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Seeing as how The Usual Suspects popularized the major twist ending–that contrivance having now plagued American cinema for the last dozen years–it’s interesting to see it again. I haven’t seen the film in years (probably ten, at least nine), but I remember the last time I watched it, I thought about what was true and […]
Tagged: Benicio Del Toro· Bryan Singer· Chazz Palminteri· Christopher McQuarrie· Dan Hedaya· Gabriel Byrne· Gramercy Pictures· Pete Postlethwaite· ★★★★
Blood Simple (1984, Joel Coen)
September 6th, 2007 · No Comments
I’m pretty sure I saw the Blood Simple director’s cut twice in the theater. Seems like I did. The second time I helped a couple underage Coen fans get in, and I already knew the recut was a disappointment. I got the original cut from the UK, where it used to be available and might […]
Tagged: Circle Films· Dan Hedaya· Ethan Coen· Joel Coen· ★★★★
A Civil Action (1998, Steven Zaillian)
March 12th, 2007 · No Comments
A Civil Action is somewhere in between a modestly budgeted Hollywood drama (you know, the kind they don’t make anymore unless it’s for Oscar season) and a wildly passionate–well, not art film, but it’s certainly something else. Steven Zaillian casts the film with a knowing grown-up indie eye (William H. Macy, Dan Hedaya playing a […]
Tagged: Dan Hedaya· James Gandolfini· Jonathan Harr· Robert Duvall· Steven Zaillian· Touchstone Pictures· William H. Macy· ★★★
Alien: Resurrection (1997, Jean-Pierre Jeunet), the special edition
February 16th, 2007 · No Comments
Joss Whedon has never met a cheap, cheesy one liner he didn’t like. He also feels the need to revise future technology based on modern developments (androids with wireless modems, which they would have had in the first Alien movies… except the lack of that technological possibility when said films were made). The first problem […]
Tagged: 20th Century Fox· Dan Hedaya· Jean-Pierre Jeunet· Joss Whedon· Michael Wincott· Ronald Shusett· Sigourney Weaver· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
