When I reviewed Dances with Wolves (1990), I joked about how I thought it was the longest movie ever made. Now that I have seen Wyatt Earp (1994), I know this is… Read more “Wyatt Earp, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Tag: Gene Hackman
Hoosiers, by Albert W. Vogt III
When Gene Hackman recently passed away, the first film I thought of was Hoosiers (1986). Indeed, I am a little surprised at myself for not having already reviewed it. It is… Read more “Hoosiers, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Mississippi Burning, by Albert W. Vogt III
During my undergraduate and Master’s studies at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg (USFSP), my mentor was Dr. Raymond O. Arsenault. Now emeritus, he was the John… Read more “Mississippi Burning, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Heart Breakers, by Albert W. Vogt III
How can you tell the bad guys from the good? God creates us all to be in the latter category. Another way of putting this is that He imbues… Read more “Heart Breakers, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Superman, by Albert W. Vogt III
There are few Marvel films that have not been covered by The Legionnaire. The same cannot be said for its cinematic comic book rival, DC. To review them, one should… Read more “Superman, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Behind Enemy Lines, by Albert W. Vogt III
In about a month, I will be going on a Catholic pilgrimage that will take me to Rome and Medjugorje. This latter location, if you are not already… Read more “Behind Enemy Lines, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Unforgiven, by Albert W. Vogt III
Westerns have changed over the years, but Clint Eastwood has remained the same. I mean, he is older, and looks it, but he has stayed as gruff as… Read more “Unforgiven, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The French Connection, by Albert W. Vogt III
Number ninety-three on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 100 Greatest American Films of All Time is The French Connection (1971). Honestly, I have no idea how to describe this movie… Read more “The French Connection, by Albert W. Vogt III”
Bonnie and Clyde, by Albert W. Vogt III
My favorite class to teach is a course on Film and Twentieth Century America. I patterned it after the one I had taken with one of my mentors… Read more “Bonnie and Clyde, by Albert W. Vogt III”
The Quick and the Dead, by Albert W. Vogt III
Whatever happened to Sharon Stone? Given some of the movies she became famous for in the 1990s, it is probably a good thing that we have not heard… Read more “The Quick and the Dead, by Albert W. Vogt III”