Ellen Barkin – Movie Mavericks Podcast

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) – Review

February 3, 2020May 21, 2020 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1998, Benicio Del Toro, cameron diaz, Craig Bierko, Ellen Barkin, fear and loathing in las vegas, Flea, Gary Busey, Johnny Depp, Mark Harmon

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is an unheralded masterpiece from the late 1990s. Terry Gilliam has not only filmed

Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) – Review

June 26, 2019September 13, 2019 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1999, Allison Janney, Amy Adams, brittany murphy, Denise Richards, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie Alley, Michael Patrick Jann

1999 was a good year for comedies in general. It was specifically rich in biting satirical comedies like Election, Office

Hands of Stone (2016) – Review

May 17, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 2016, Ana de Armas, Edgar Ramirez, Ellen Barkin, Hands of Stone, Jonathan Jakubowicz, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Oscar Jaenada, Pedro "Budu" Pérez, Robert De Niro, Ruben Blades, Usher

The Robert Duran bio-pic Hands of Stone wants to tell the story of the Panamanian pugilist, but keeps tripping over

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Johnny Handsome (1989) – Review

April 28, 2017June 12, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1989, Elizabeth McGovern, Ellen Barkin, forest whitaker, Johnny Handsome, Lance Henriksen, mickey rourke, morgan freeman, Scott Wilson, walter hill

Walter Hill’s screen adaptation of the novel “The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome” is a violent and moody throwback to

Wild Bill (1995) – Review

November 11, 2014November 11, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1995, Bruce Dern, Christina Applegate, David Arquette, Diane Lane, Ellen Barkin, James Gammon, jeff bridges, John Hurt, Keith Carradine, walter hill, Wild Bill

Walter Hill is a director who has shown a deep seeded fascinated with the western genre throughout his career. By