Eureka Entertainment are set to release two of my all-time Favourite action movies, China O’Brien 1 and 2, the franchise that established American martial artist Cynthia Rothrock as an international action star. Presented on UK Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (separate releases) for the first time anywhere in the world, from brand new 4K restorations as part of Eureka Classics range.
Helmed by Richard Clouse, the celebrated director of Enter the Dragon and Game of Death, the China O’Brien films firmly established Cynthia Rothrock as an International action star following a successful string of hits in Hong Kong.
In China O’Brien, city cop and formidable martial artist Lori “China” O’Brien (Rothrock) is forced to resign from the force and return home to a small Utah town after her involvement in an accidental death. But upon arrival in Beaver Creek, she finds that her lawman father – Sheriff John O’Brien...
Helmed by Richard Clouse, the celebrated director of Enter the Dragon and Game of Death, the China O’Brien films firmly established Cynthia Rothrock as an International action star following a successful string of hits in Hong Kong.
In China O’Brien, city cop and formidable martial artist Lori “China” O’Brien (Rothrock) is forced to resign from the force and return home to a small Utah town after her involvement in an accidental death. But upon arrival in Beaver Creek, she finds that her lawman father – Sheriff John O’Brien...
- 2/21/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stella Stevens is the actress known for playing Stella Purdy in The Nutty Professor (1963) and starring alongside Elvis Presley in Girls! Girls! Girls! Sadly, Ms. Steven passed away on Friday in Los Angeles after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Her death was confirmed by her son, actor-producer Andrew Stevens, and her long-time friend John O’Brien.
A former Playboy centerfold from January 1960, Stevens participated in a screen test by 20th Century Fox as a part of launching her Hollywood career. She signed on the dotted line with Paramount and Columbia through the ’60s, appearing opposite Elvis Presley in Girls! Girls! Girls!, a role that sent her star soaring. She played Stella Purdy opposite Jerry Lewis’ Prof. Julius Kelp in The Nutty Professor, then acted in such films as Advance to the Rear, Synanon, The Silencers, Rage, How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life, The Mad Room, and more.
A former Playboy centerfold from January 1960, Stevens participated in a screen test by 20th Century Fox as a part of launching her Hollywood career. She signed on the dotted line with Paramount and Columbia through the ’60s, appearing opposite Elvis Presley in Girls! Girls! Girls!, a role that sent her star soaring. She played Stella Purdy opposite Jerry Lewis’ Prof. Julius Kelp in The Nutty Professor, then acted in such films as Advance to the Rear, Synanon, The Silencers, Rage, How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life, The Mad Room, and more.
- 2/17/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
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Nicolas Cage may have won a priceless Oscar for his turn as a suicidal screenwriter with an alcohol addiction in 1995’s Leaving Las Vegas — but that’s all he got. The actor was never paid the 100,000 he was promised to star in the film.
That surprising detail was revealed in a podcast interview with Mike Figgis, the writer-director of Leaving Las Vegas, who joined The Hollywood Reporter’s It Happened in Hollywood for that show’s third season premiere.
Figgis, too, was never paid the 100,000 budgeted for his directing fee.
“They said the film never went into profit,” Figgis says of Lumiere Pictures, which financed the 4 million film, which Figgis shot using handheld 16mm cameras on the streets of Las Vegas.
The film earned 32 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.
Figgis seems not to mind the shortchanging.
“Whatever,” he says. “I mean,...
Nicolas Cage may have won a priceless Oscar for his turn as a suicidal screenwriter with an alcohol addiction in 1995’s Leaving Las Vegas — but that’s all he got. The actor was never paid the 100,000 he was promised to star in the film.
That surprising detail was revealed in a podcast interview with Mike Figgis, the writer-director of Leaving Las Vegas, who joined The Hollywood Reporter’s It Happened in Hollywood for that show’s third season premiere.
Figgis, too, was never paid the 100,000 budgeted for his directing fee.
“They said the film never went into profit,” Figgis says of Lumiere Pictures, which financed the 4 million film, which Figgis shot using handheld 16mm cameras on the streets of Las Vegas.
The film earned 32 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.
Figgis seems not to mind the shortchanging.
“Whatever,” he says. “I mean,...
- 10/4/2022
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the music world, it’s pretty much a given that the mellower the artist, the more troubled he or she may be — think of the demons lurking behind those all those languid guitar strums or yacht-rock tempos. (See: the Doobie Brothers.) And thanks to the new documentary Sheryl, which premieres on Showtime May 6th, we can now add another name to that list: Sheryl Crow.
As we approach next year’s 30th anniversary of Tuesday Night Music Club, the album that made her a star after several false starts,...
As we approach next year’s 30th anniversary of Tuesday Night Music Club, the album that made her a star after several false starts,...
- 5/4/2022
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
It’s always satisfying to see a character get what they deserve. We love it when the bad guy gets his comeuppance and the good guy triumphs. But sometimes, it’s even more satisfying to see a character who started as bad find redemption by the end of the story.
Movies About the Salem Witch Trials (Our 10 Picks)
These movies stay with us because they show us that it’s never too late to turn our lives around. So in this blog post, we’ll be counting down the best movies about redemption.
From ex-cons to former bullies, these characters all find a way to make up for their past mistakes and become better people.
So please sit back, relax, and enjoy our list of the best movies about redemption.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Director and writer Quentin Tarantino’s film “Pulp Fiction”, released in 1994, was a major critical and commercial success.
Movies About the Salem Witch Trials (Our 10 Picks)
These movies stay with us because they show us that it’s never too late to turn our lives around. So in this blog post, we’ll be counting down the best movies about redemption.
From ex-cons to former bullies, these characters all find a way to make up for their past mistakes and become better people.
So please sit back, relax, and enjoy our list of the best movies about redemption.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Director and writer Quentin Tarantino’s film “Pulp Fiction”, released in 1994, was a major critical and commercial success.
- 4/10/2022
- by Israr
- buddytv.com
The pop-music world, in many ways, has only gotten angstier (it would be hard to imagine a mood-poet chanteuse like Billie Eilish commanding arenas 20 years ago). But even back in the ’90s, Sheryl Crow was the kind of straight-up, middle-of-the-strike-zone, tasty-licks virtuoso of rock ‘n’ roll good times who seemed to have been put on earth to make people happy.
She was at the forefront of a revolutionary wave of women in pop — the Lilith Fair generation, from Alanis Morrisette to Sarah McLachlan to Shawn Colin to Paula Cole — but she was also, you could argue, one of the last great rockers to work in the heart-on-the-sleeve, guitar-riffs-on-air tradition of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty. My favorite line of hers has always been the one that comes after “All I wanna do is have some fun…” — namely, “until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard.” With her starburst smile and electrifying vocal bravado,...
She was at the forefront of a revolutionary wave of women in pop — the Lilith Fair generation, from Alanis Morrisette to Sarah McLachlan to Shawn Colin to Paula Cole — but she was also, you could argue, one of the last great rockers to work in the heart-on-the-sleeve, guitar-riffs-on-air tradition of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty. My favorite line of hers has always been the one that comes after “All I wanna do is have some fun…” — namely, “until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard.” With her starburst smile and electrifying vocal bravado,...
- 3/12/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Are you Ugly Betty fans enjoying the new Wednesday night timeslot? The show will be new on January 13 and ABC has released 7 sneak peeks for you to enjoy.
You can also check out the promo photos for the episode.
Betty Tells Guest Star Fisher Stevens About Her Worst Week Ever, On ABC's "Ugly Betty"
"Back in Her Place" – A battered but unbowed Betty recounts her worst week Ever to Mr. Z (guest star Fisher Stevens) as the show flashes back to her horrible last few days. Frustrated over the frivolous assignments Wilhemina gives her at Mode, and inspired by Audrey Hepburn's memoir, Betty creates her own blog about amazing charitable ventures that inspire her. However, as her hobby enriches her, her job is nearly killing her, since Wilhemina tortures Betty with beauty experiments for future stories. Meanwhile, Daniel fears Marc is sabotaging him — and he is; Bobby treats a...
You can also check out the promo photos for the episode.
Betty Tells Guest Star Fisher Stevens About Her Worst Week Ever, On ABC's "Ugly Betty"
"Back in Her Place" – A battered but unbowed Betty recounts her worst week Ever to Mr. Z (guest star Fisher Stevens) as the show flashes back to her horrible last few days. Frustrated over the frivolous assignments Wilhemina gives her at Mode, and inspired by Audrey Hepburn's memoir, Betty creates her own blog about amazing charitable ventures that inspire her. However, as her hobby enriches her, her job is nearly killing her, since Wilhemina tortures Betty with beauty experiments for future stories. Meanwhile, Daniel fears Marc is sabotaging him — and he is; Bobby treats a...
- 1/13/2010
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
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