Even with Albert Finney’s hair style, which seems to be inspired by a drag queen who just doesn’t care, Wolfen is a beautifully made film. The big action sequence at the end (the film’s genre progresses from police procedural to horror to thriller–Finney’s investigation leads the way) is a fantastic sequence. I’d actually forgotten it […]
Entries Tagged as 'Gregory Hines'
Wolfen (1981, Michael Wadleigh)
January 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Tagged: Albert Finney· David Eyre· Diane Venora· Gregory Hines· Michael Wadleigh· Whitley Strieber· ★½
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 Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, Frank Oz)
October 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
There’s something–well, actually a lot–missing from The Muppets Take Manhattan, but when I started the sentence, I was going to write “good songs.” None of the songs are terrible, but when the best song in the movie is the one to advertise the then upcoming “Muppet Babies” series… okay, I’m being a little mean… the […]
Tagged: Dabney Coleman· Elliot Gould· Frank Oz· Gregory Hines· Jay Tarses· Tom Patchett· Tri-Star Pictures· ★



