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R.I.P. Yaphet Kotto (1939 – 2021)

March 16, 2021 by Matt Rodgers

Yaphet Kotto, famous for being a member of the iconic crew of the Nostromo in Ridley Scott’s Alien, as well as his dual roles in 1973 Bond favourite Live and Let Die, has passed away at the age of 81. The news was broken by Kotto’s wife, who posted a loving tribute to the actor […]

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Blu-ray Review – The Running Man (1987)

June 24, 2019 by admin

The Running Man, 1987. Directed by Paul Michael Glaser. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jesse Ventura, Mick Fleetwood, Richard Dawson, Jim Brown, Dweezil Zappa. SYNOPSIS: In 2017 a TV show host seems to hold sway over what happens in America – yeah right! Viewing The Running Man in 2019 is a very […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dweezil Zappa, Jesse Ventura, Jim Brown, Maria Conchita Alonso, Mick Fleetwood, Paul Michael Glaser, Richard Dawson, Stephen King, The Running Man, Yaphet Kotto

October Horrors 2017 Day 1 – Alien (1979)

October 1, 2017 by Graeme Robertson

Alien, 1979. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartright, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto and John Hurt. SYNOPSIS: The crew of the cargo ship Nostromo receives a distress signal from a nearby planet and while investigating, one of the crew is attacked by a parasite which implants an embryo […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alien, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartright, Yaphet Kotto

Blu-ray Review – Midnight Run: Collector’s Edition (1988)

August 23, 2016 by Brad Cook

Midnight Run, 1988. Directed by Martin Brest. Starring Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina and Joe Pantoliano. SYNOPSIS: Midnight Run arrives on Blu-ray in the US in a new Collector’s Edition from Shout! Factory that includes a new interview with Robert De Niro along with the interviews that were part […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Charles Grodin, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, John Ashton, martin brest, Midnight Run, Robert De Niro, Wally Wingert, Yaphet Kotto

Blu-ray Review – Midnight Run (1988)

April 20, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Midnight Run, 1988. Directed by Martin Brest. Starring Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Wendy Phillips and Philip Baker Hall. SYNOPSIS: Ex-cop-turned-bounty-hunter Robert De Niro has to escort a bail-jumpig Charles Grodin across the country with the FBI, a rival bounty hunter and the mob on their trail. […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Charles Grodin, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, John Ashton, martin brest, Midnight Run, Philip Baker Hall, Robert De Niro, Wendy Phillips, Yaphet Kotto

Live and Let Die’s Yaphet Kotto says James Bond “cannot be black”

April 11, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Last month former 007 Roger Moore caused some controversy when he was quoted as saying that James Bond should be “English-English” when asked for his thoughts on Idris Elba potentially playing the superspy. Although Moore subsequently suggested his quotes had been “lost in translation”, Yaphet Kotto – who played the villain Dr. Kananga / Mr. […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: James Bond, Yaphet Kotto

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