Category: New Hollywood

The Honeymoon Killers

“The Hooneymoon Killers” was officially released in 1970. (same year Christopher Nolan was born) It received positive reviews from critics and made money at the box office. The Criterion Collection digitally restored the film on DVD/Blu-Ray as spine number 200. First time I ever heard of The Honeymoon Killers, was a video YouTube video of […]

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Blow Out

“Blow Out” was officially released in 1981. (same year Mad Max: The Road Warrior came out) It received praise from critics including Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert. However, the film flopped at the box office. Overtime, Blow Out earned a cult following. Quentin Tarantino mentioned Blow Out as one of his all-time favorite films. Hence, […]

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Tron

“Tron” was officially released in 1982. (same year Blade Runner came out) It received positive reviews from critics and movie goers alike. Plus, it was a modest success at the box office. The film gained a cult following which spawned a franchise ranging from video games, action figures, comic books and a sequel titled, “Tron […]

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Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) was released in 1974 along with Mel Brooks’ other parody, “Blazing Saddles.” It received critical acclaim from critics and movie goers alike. Besides unanimous praise, the film made enough money at the box office. Afterwards, Young Frankenstein was nominated at The Oscars for “Best Adapted Screenplay.” However, it lost to biggest […]

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Raging Bull

In 1978, a year after “New York, New York” bombed at the box office, falling into deep depression, Martin “Marty” Scorsese nearly died from a fatal drug overdose. His pal, Robert “Bobby” De Niro convinced him to get himself into rehab so they can team-up to adapt Jake La Motta’s autobiographical book titled, “Raging Bull: […]

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