Semi-Tough
Semi-Tough (1977) follows Billy Clyde Puckett (Burt Reynolds) and “Shake” Tiller (Kris Kristofferson) as they play a Super Bowl season for team owner “Big Ed” (Robert Preston) and navigate a… Read more »
Tag: Michael Ritchie
Smile
Michael Ritchie’s film Smile (1975) is one of the great American portraits produced by the New Hollywood. 1975 saw the release of two other great national portraits, Altman’s Nashville and… Read more »
Prime Cut
Prime Cut (1972) opens in Kansas with a montage following the progress that a cow makes from the barn to the burger packing machine. Then, we following the “excess” meat… Read more »
