“I haven’t killed anybody since 1984…” – Vincent Coccotti One may love to ponder what True Romance would’ve looked like if Quentin Tarantino kept hold of his script, or maybe even what Reservoir Dogs (1992) would’ve looked like if director Tony Scott had purchased that script instead. Maybe in another reality that would have come […]
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Clay VS Classic: The Fugitive (30th Anniversary)
“I didn’t kill my wife!” – Dr. Richard Kimble“I don’t care!” – Samuel Gerard It seems crazy that thirty years ago The Fugitive was a frontrunner for awards during the Oscar season of that year. Although only securing one of its seven nominations – Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Tommy Lee Jones’ portrayal […]
Clay VS Classic: Jurassic Park (30th Anniversary)
“God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs.” – Dr. Ian Malcolm Whether it was the first time the T-Rex enters frame, the first shot of the towering Brontosaurus accompanied by the sensational John Williams score or the hide and seek Velociraptor sequence, there’s plenty that people will […]
Clay VS Classic: The Sandlot (30th Anniversary)
“You’re killing me Smalls” – Ham Porter There’s something about movie’s that can capture the charm of baseball that the sport itself never has for me. Field of Dreams (1989), Moneyball (2011) and this little coming-of-age gem are all evidences of this. Maybe Americans can just translate this otherwise mundane sport into the medium of […]
Clay VS Classic: Groundhog Day (30th Anniversary)
“It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, and it’s gonna last you for the rest of your life” – Phil Connors In celebration of my thirty years on this Earth, I thought I’d take a look back at the films that share that milestone birthday with me. Over the next year I will take […]
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