Walter Hill
One of the coolest movies of all time is airing on TV tonight

One of the coolest movies of all time is airing on TV tonight

It was one of the main influences on the 2011 modern classic Drive. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 24 April) is The Driver, a 1978 neo-noir crime thriller from writer-director Walter Hill (48 Hrs, The Warriors). It centres on a driver (played in an ice-cool performance by the late Ryan O’Neal, Barry Lyndon, […]

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A great underseen crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

A great underseen crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

It’s a real hidden gem. Our TV movie pick for tonight is Johnny Handsome, a 1989 neo-noir crime thriller from director Walter Hill (48 Hrs, The Driver, The Warriors). It centres on a criminal named Johnny (Mickey Rourke) in New Orleans who is double-crossed by two of his accomplices (Ellen Barkin and Lance Henriksen) and […]

2 years ago

A severely overlooked ’90s action film is among the movies on TV tonight

A severely overlooked ’90s action film is among the movies on TV tonight

Written by the makers of Back to the Future and from the director of 48 Hrs and The Warriors, this movie needs more love. Prime Video has just added 50 big movies to its library, but if you need more – here are the films on TV this Saturday evening: The Italian Job – Film4 […]

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