Fans of light-hearted and fun action movies are having their day in the sun with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt‘s new action comedy film The Fall Guy. Loosely based on a 1980s TV series of the same name by Glen A. Larson and directed by Deadpool 2‘s David Leitch, the Universal Pictures film follows the story of Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman who returns to work after taking a year-long break due to an injury. Colt’s latest gig is at a high-budget blockbuster sci-fi film directed by his ex-girlfriend who he still loves and when the main actor of her film disappears, Colt must find him and bring him back. If you loved all the death-defying stunts and Gosling and Blunt’s electric chemistry in The Fall Guy here are some similar movies you could watch next.
The Nice Guys (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros....
The Nice Guys (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros....
- 5/5/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
If you were to run across the book Bodies Are Where You Find Them by Brett Halliday, you would probably not even give it a second glance, unless you're a hardcore noir fan. However, if I were to tell you that it was the basis for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, the 2006 cult classic that basically handed Shane Black the Iron Man 3 gig, you'd be much more familiar with that title. Surprise surprise, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was loosely adapted from that very book, and Black looks to be bringing another obscure book series to the big screen. Except this time, it actually has a previous film to compete with. Deadline reports that Sony Pictures has selected Shane Black to direct The Destroyer, based on the series of novels featuring 80's action hero Remo Williams. In case you think that name rings a bell, it should, as Fred Ward brought...
- 8/22/2014
- cinemablend.com
Film noir. What is it? What are its defining characteristics? What films best express its qualities? Sex appeal, violence, cynicism, anti-heroes, femmes fatales, bleak commentary on modern society, maddening twists of fate that perpetuate one’s misery, running away from danger yet never making any ground…noir is and represents a wide variety of things, so much so that film experts do not even agree on whether it is a genre unto itself. (Two of the leading voices, James Ursini and Alain Silver, agree that it represents a movement rather than a definable genre.) For well over two years now, Sound on Sight has hosted the Friday Noir column which, on a near-weekly basis, has covered a great many noir entries of the commonly recognized classic period (1941 to 1959) as well as sizable portion of neo-noirs. Slowly and steadily, the column has explored the extremely exhaustive catalogue of titles with still many to come.
- 5/2/2014
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Directed by Shane Black
Written by Brett Halliday (novel Bodies Are Where You Find Them), Shane Black (screenplay)
Us, 2005
In his directorial debut, Shane Black’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang begins, as with many noirs, with a crime. This crime, a robbery of a children’s toy store, however, lands the protagonist and eventual reluctant hero Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.), two bit thief, in the middle of Los Angeles surrounded by all of the Hollywood usual suspects– media moguls, cynical outside consultants, and, of course, the shattered dream starlets. An awkward, yet fortuitous, case of mistaken identity wins Harry an acting audition. There, he meets private investigator Gay Perry (actually gay) played by Val Kilmer as well as Harmony Faith Lane (Michelle Monaghan) as the epitome of the girl who got away. While “preparing” for his role, Harry follows Gay Perry on his investigations. Guided...
Directed by Shane Black
Written by Brett Halliday (novel Bodies Are Where You Find Them), Shane Black (screenplay)
Us, 2005
In his directorial debut, Shane Black’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang begins, as with many noirs, with a crime. This crime, a robbery of a children’s toy store, however, lands the protagonist and eventual reluctant hero Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.), two bit thief, in the middle of Los Angeles surrounded by all of the Hollywood usual suspects– media moguls, cynical outside consultants, and, of course, the shattered dream starlets. An awkward, yet fortuitous, case of mistaken identity wins Harry an acting audition. There, he meets private investigator Gay Perry (actually gay) played by Val Kilmer as well as Harmony Faith Lane (Michelle Monaghan) as the epitome of the girl who got away. While “preparing” for his role, Harry follows Gay Perry on his investigations. Guided...
- 3/2/2013
- by David Tran
- SoundOnSight
In 2005, Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer were an unlikely pair to be headlining a film together. Downey Jr. was in the early stages of his comeback from years struggling with drug addiction, and Kilmer’s casting as a camp private eye seemed at odds with his reputation as a difficult and intense presence on set.
But put them with first-time director, and writer of Lethal Weapon, Shane Black, and you have one of the most delicious films of the last decade.
Based in part on the book Bodies Are Where You Find Them by Brett Halliday, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a neo-noir that comes complete with fast dialogue, an almost incomprehensible plot, and lots of corpses. Rather than being a Tarantino-style blood bath, however, Black’s film is a wildly hilarious farce.
Harry Lockheart (Downey Jr.) is in L.A. – a fantastical city at the best of times – for a screen test,...
But put them with first-time director, and writer of Lethal Weapon, Shane Black, and you have one of the most delicious films of the last decade.
Based in part on the book Bodies Are Where You Find Them by Brett Halliday, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a neo-noir that comes complete with fast dialogue, an almost incomprehensible plot, and lots of corpses. Rather than being a Tarantino-style blood bath, however, Black’s film is a wildly hilarious farce.
Harry Lockheart (Downey Jr.) is in L.A. – a fantastical city at the best of times – for a screen test,...
- 11/28/2011
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With today’s release of Pulp Fiction on Blu-Ray, we thought it would be fun to take a quick look at the seedier side of L.A. crime films. From Pulp Fiction to L.A. Confidential to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang… there is an undeniable fascination with the City Of Angels and gun totin’, action packed, thrilling films.
Here’s a look at just a few…
Pulp Fiction
You won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction.
Mobsters, fringe players, small-time criminals… 1994′s Pulp Fiction is a snack pack of violence and ironic, witty humor. The film is a throwback to old crime novels and pulp magazines, staying true to their graphic violence and witty, sassy dialogue. These mobsters, criminals, and druggies cruise around L.A. taking care of business with their guns, running from their problems, or twisting the night away at Jack Rabbit Slim’s.
Here’s a look at just a few…
Pulp Fiction
You won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction.
Mobsters, fringe players, small-time criminals… 1994′s Pulp Fiction is a snack pack of violence and ironic, witty humor. The film is a throwback to old crime novels and pulp magazines, staying true to their graphic violence and witty, sassy dialogue. These mobsters, criminals, and druggies cruise around L.A. taking care of business with their guns, running from their problems, or twisting the night away at Jack Rabbit Slim’s.
- 10/4/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This is the second in our new series, Mindhole Blowers (read the first, on Cameron Crowe's Singles) where we troll the Internet and listen to DVD Commentaries of our favorite films and bring you some of the fascinating minutia about them. Today, we look at Shane Black's 2005 cult hit, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, which helped revitalize the career of Robert Downey, Jr., who has since become a huge action star in the Iron Man franchise. Shane Black, the director of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, will direct Rdj in Iron Man 3.
Johnny Knoxville was originally attached to play the role that eventually went to Robert Downey, Jr. Harrison Ford was also once considered for the role taken by Val Kilmer (under a bigger budget version of the film). Hugh Grant and Benecio Del Toro were also briefly considered for the lead roles.
The very cool title sequence was created by Danny Yount,...
Johnny Knoxville was originally attached to play the role that eventually went to Robert Downey, Jr. Harrison Ford was also once considered for the role taken by Val Kilmer (under a bigger budget version of the film). Hugh Grant and Benecio Del Toro were also briefly considered for the lead roles.
The very cool title sequence was created by Danny Yount,...
- 6/7/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
The tough part about assembling this list was excluding unintentional comedies; I mean, some of the hardest laughs you'll ever experience come during Pearl Harbor's love scenes. But in truth, there were a lot of great comedies in the 2000s, intentional ones, and they fell into every category. Some were straightforward, some were absurd, some were genre hybrids, and some snuck up behind you with heartbreak. But they've all got something in common: They're smarter than you'd think. These are subversive, interesting movies, whether they're making dick jokes or telling stories about lost love.
And they are all, of course, funny. That's something that came in handy during the decade, because let's face it, 2000-09 was just a horrible span of years, bookended by war and financial ruin and filled in between with every kind of disgusting letdown imaginable. It was an era of lowered expectations on every front,...
And they are all, of course, funny. That's something that came in handy during the decade, because let's face it, 2000-09 was just a horrible span of years, bookended by war and financial ruin and filled in between with every kind of disgusting letdown imaginable. It was an era of lowered expectations on every front,...
- 12/16/2009
- by Daniel Carlson
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