Posts Tagged ‘Joe Spinell’

Double Feature Showdown – Maniac (1980) vs. Maniac (2012)

October 29th, 2015 | POSTED BY Adelaide Blair

I am a big fan of director William Lustig’s movies Maniac Cop and Vigilante, and have been looking forward to watching Maniac (1980), his first feature, for a while now. I don’t think everything he directed is gold (I quite dislike Maniac Cop 2 and Uncle…

An Appreciation – Rocky

July 25th, 2011 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

There are many movies that feature underdog characters, but very few are as good and as inspirational as Rocky (1976). Directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as the titular character, the film is a moving emotional journey about a…