There are certain films that aren’t just watched but absorbed, metabolized into the DNA of an entire culture. For hip-hop, Belly is one of those films. The late '90s street saga, directed by the legendary Hype Williams, wasn’t Hollywood— Hollywood didn’t...
"Pain don't hurt." - Dalton, refusing anesthetic while getting stitched up after a knife fight in the Double Deuce. There was a time in the 1980s when everything was on the table. This included making a little movie called Road House. A film about a legendary bar-room...
“This job would be great if it wasn’t for the fucking customers.” – Randal Graves, having to work at RST Video. When we think of the word “hero” in cinema, what comes to mind? Sigourney Weaver as Lt. Ripley in Alien, Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, Humphrey...
"Okay, you people sit tight, hold the fort, and keep the home fires burning. And if we're not back by dawn... call the president." — Jack Burton on his way to battle the Chinese sorcerer David Lo Pan. Big Trouble in Little China is a perfect example of a movie that...