Category: Movie Clips

Happy 80th Birthday, Chuck Norris!

Jeff Mitchell

Chuck Norris doesn’t wear a watch.  He decides what time it is. Whether it’s Father Time’s decision or not, March 10 is Chuck Norris’ birthday!  Believe it or not, this U.S. Air Force Air Policeman, martial artist and television/movie star is 80 years old.  Happy Birthday, Mr. Norris! Now, Chuck burst onto the scene in director/writer/star Bruce Lee’s Hong Kong production “The Way of the Dragon” (1972), as he took on the aforementioned legend in a memorable 6-minute fight to the death. Soon after, Hollywood came calling and placed Norris…

Celebrate ‘I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore Day’ with ‘Falling Down’

Jeff Mitchell

Have you ever been slighted at work?  Did you have a year go by without a raise?  Worse yet, have you ever been laid off? Well, if you are frustrated with work, today’s politics or feeling paralyzed with the raging infernos in Australia, January 7 is your day.   It’s ‘I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore Day’!  To help celebrate, here’s a clip from 1993’s “Falling Down”. “Falling Down” (1993) – Let go from his defense contract job and stuck on a Los Angeles roadway, William (Michael Douglas) leaves his…

Political Thriller Week: ‘Three Days of the Condor’

Jeff Mitchell

“Three Days of the Condor” – Joe Turner (Robert Redford) is a researcher at the American Literary Historical Society, which sounds like the most harmless job on the planet, next to elementary school librarian and feather duster.  Well, on an ordinary day, he leaves for lunch, and when he returns, everyone in the said place of work is dead.  He rightly assumes that he could be next. Oh, Turner, by the way, works for the CIA, and the historical society is simply a cover. Director Sydney Pollack keeps us guessing…