Ben Gazzara

Date of Birth

1930-08-28

Date of Death

2012-02-03

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Anatomy of a Murder, The Big Lebowski, The Thomas Crown Affair, Dogville, Road House

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WTF Happened to Road House? Let's find out as we dig into the 1989 classic starring Patrick Swayze, Sam Elliott, and Kelly Lynch...

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WTF Happened to Road House?

Posted 2 years ago

WTF Happened to Road House? Let's find out as we dig into the 1989 classic starring Patrick Swayze, Sam Elliott, and Kelly Lynch...

The Thomas Crown Affair: Michael B. Jordan reimagining finds writer

Posted 5 years ago

Michael B. Jordan is set to star in a reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair and now the project has found a writer. Wes Tooke has been enlisted by MGM to pen the script. This will mark the third version...

Road House (1989) – Reel Action

Posted 5 years ago

In 1987, the late Patrick Swayze won hearts and became the male heartthrob of the eighties in Dirty Dancing. So what would be his follow-up? Becoming an action icon in the amazing cult-classic Road House. The legend of Crazy Swayze...

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Casablanca, Fast and Furious, Spock

Posted 8 years ago

Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Summer of Sam

Posted 9 years ago

Chris Welcome to The Best Movie You NEVER Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was...

Nick Cassavetes writing/directing Ronda Rousey Road House remake

Posted 11 years ago

MGM is getting things lined up for their ROAD HOUSE remake. With Ronda Rousey already set to star, taking on the bouncer role that Patrick Swayze made famous back in 1989, the studio needed to find someone to actually make...

MGM to reboot Road House with Ronda Rousey

Posted 11 years ago

MMA fighter Ronda Rousey has appeared in a few movies over the past couple of years like EXPENDABLES 3, FURIOUS 7 and ENTOURAGE, but it looks like she’s about to take up her first leading role in a reboot of...

John McTiernan wrote a screenplay for Thomas Crown 2 while in prison

Posted 12 years ago

John McTiernan‘s last great movie was 1999’s THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR. The sexy heist thriller starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo serves as one of the rare remakes that works. McTiernan only directed two films afterwards (ROLLERBALL and BASIC) before...

MGM gearing up to remake Patrick Swayze’s Road House with director Rob Cohen

Posted 13 years ago

First it's a remake of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and now ROAD HOUSE?? Is nothing sacred? The ghost of Patrick Swayze is about to do some karate chops to the neck as MGM is prepping a remake of the 1989...