Tom Jolliffe ventures back to the 90’s, when three action icons made Die Hard riffs… It’s often said that the buff action specialists of the 80’s, who were larger than life and almost comically unstoppable were slowly pushed out of the forefront of the market by more every man heroes. Die Hard is often pinpointed […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 19 – Frailty (2001)
Frailty, 2001. Directed by Bill Paxton. Starring Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O’Leary, and Jeremy Sumpter. SYNOPSIS: A young man arrives at the Dallas offices of the FBI claiming to have vital information regarding the elusive “God’s Hand” killer who has been terrorising the local area. Speaking with the agent in charge of […]
R.I.P. Powers Boothe (1948 – 2017)
We have lost yet another acting legend today, as it has been announced that Powers Boothe has passed away at the age of 68. The actor is said to have died in his sleep due to natural causes. Beau Bridges was the first to share the news on Twitter: It's with great sadness that I mourn […]
Powers Boothe joins Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
It looks like Powers Boothe is set to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the official Marvel site announcing that the actor is set for a recurring role in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Gideon Malick, “a notorious man whose loyalties remain a mystery.” SEE ALSO: Meet Werner Von Strucker in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. featurette […]