Archive for the ‘The Mickey Rourke Archive’ Category

“How come he’s always got that weird smile on his face, like he’s got secrets that no one else knows?” — Dialogue from Bullet, 1996. Understand that the above line of dialogue is not from Bullitt, with Steve McQueen.  No, we’re talking about Bullet, from 1996, starring Mickey Rourke. Bullet.  This is one big question [...]

  Originally posted on 6-15-2009, this is a column I hope to resurrect one day soon.   By the time The Wrestler was released last year, my Netflix queue became scattered with random Mickey Rourke films of yesteryear. I’ve always liked Mickey Rourke, and his filmography is a pretty damn interesting place to wander around. [...]

“Well, you know… It’s an art film.” — Bill Murray, on The Late Show With David Letterman, May 6th, 2011.   Handy rule of thumb: When Dave Letterman asks you about the latest movie you’re promoting and the nicest you can say is “It’s an art film”, it’s not a great sign for the movie.  [...]

Official Expendables sweat stains! _____________________________________________________ The Expendables travel around in a flying boat that is marked with the words “Wildlife Conservancy,” which is kind of the key to the movie’s sense of humor right there.  Whenever these guys visit a foreign locale, they let loose with an inferno of gunfire and scorched earth that probably [...]