12 Strong
“Nineteen men attacked our country, the twelve of you will be the first ones to fight back.” – William Fichtner as Colonel Mulholland
Quick reviews of movies from the beginning of cinema.
“Nineteen men attacked our country, the twelve of you will be the first ones to fight back.” – William Fichtner as Colonel Mulholland
“The longer i was gone, it felt like the harder it was to come back.” – Kevin Costner as Ethan Renner
“What did you want me to do? Be reasonable. You didn’t expect me to give myself up… ‘It’s a far, far better thing that I do.’ The old limelight. The fall of the curtain. Oh, Holly, you and I aren’t heroes. The world doesn’t make any heroes outside of your stories.” – Orson Welles as Harry Lime
“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” – From the opening title sequence of Star Wars
“You have a bad day here and somebody dies…” – Kurt Russell as Lt. Stephen McCaffrey
“Well, on my planet, we have a legend about people like you. It’s called Footloose. And in it, a great hero, named Kevin Bacon, teaches an entire city full of people with sticks up their butts that, dancing, well, is the greatest thing there is.” – Chris Pratt as Peter Quill
Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne, together in a John Ford film. There isn’t much more to ask for.
The fifth and final Western that Mann would work on together, and a wonderful film.