Why am I a subscriber? Because I didn’t wake up this morning needing a dive on WINTER KILLS but realized I did when this popped up. It’s why I became followers of y’all and the AVC back then. This doesn’t add anything to your piece (which I will luxuriate in later). But wanted to thank you for its sheer existence.
Was happy to get to that "but" at the end of the first sentence, because I thought I was in trouble there. Anyway, this is very nice to hear. Keith and I are following our surefire formula:
I saw this a few years back when my library got the DVD released by Kino. I had been itching to see it ever since I read about it in Charles Taylor’s OPENING WEDNESDAY AT A THEATER OR DRIVE-IN NEAR YOU, but mostly wound up scratching my head. Maybe I need to give it a second look.
I love conspiracy stories and paranoid thrillers, somehow never even heard of this one until about 5 years ago. Saw that cast and couldn’t believe it was possible for a movie with that cast to be so obscure. Anyway, followed a Parallax View rewatch with Winter Kills, and it’s pretty much a perfect combo. The silliness brings you back from the hopelessness of Parallax, and I couldn’t help wondering which Winter Kills character was responsible for setting up the Parallax Corporation.
It seems almost impossible that the Hayden tank scene isn’t internet famous. It’s Sterling Hayden in a tank, firing on a civilian; I don’t know what people want out of life. Seems pretty great to me.
I love it. So many movies flooded to mind while I was watching this. PUTNEY SWOPE was another. What a movie! And that Condon piece on its making is excellent.
By astonishing coincidence, me got ad for this movie playing at Film Forum and this review in back-to-back emails. Me had deleted Film Forum email without too much thought, and now after reading this me might go see it this weekend...
Cookie Monster, Vilmos shot this sucker in CinemaScope and there hasn't been a new 35mm of the proper cut in circulation for quite some time. Should be a good, crazy time at the movies.
Haha. I know! Reminded me of CUTTER'S WAY, which would come out later. (Richert's working relationship with Ivan Passer makes me wonder if Passer was inspired by the horse thing, which is maybe the most memorable sequence in CW.)
There were at least four shooters in Dallas on 11/22/63, and none of them were Lee Oswald, who ironically enough was trying to prevent Kennedy from being assassinated. It was Malcolm Wallace up there on the 6th floor of the TSBD.
I've had WINTER KILLS on my watchlist forever, and seeing this article appear in my inbox this morning was the excuse I needed to finally watch it on Kanopy just so I could come back and read it. What a loopy, fun movie. I'm actually kind of amazed that I'd never seen it before, considering that (1) Jeff Bridges has been one of my favorite actors for over 35 years, and (2) when I was working as a development executive for a film producer more than 25 years ago, we were seriously considering William Richert to adapt a romantic horror novel for us (he'd just written a never-produced political romantic comedy called THE PRESIDENT ELOPES that was probably considered too similar to THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT). Additional fun note: we also met with George Romero on this same romantic horror project.
Why am I a subscriber? Because I didn’t wake up this morning needing a dive on WINTER KILLS but realized I did when this popped up. It’s why I became followers of y’all and the AVC back then. This doesn’t add anything to your piece (which I will luxuriate in later). But wanted to thank you for its sheer existence.
I second that.
I third it.
Was happy to get to that "but" at the end of the first sentence, because I thought I was in trouble there. Anyway, this is very nice to hear. Keith and I are following our surefire formula:
1. Post niche content
2. ???
3. Profit
Nothing like a sweaty, heavy-lifting “but” on a hot summer day.
Hope I can always help contribute to one of those question marks.
Same. Sort of on this note, I saw an AV Club story today written by a bot. Sort of heartbreaking, used to be such a great site.
So depressing.
I saw this a few years back when my library got the DVD released by Kino. I had been itching to see it ever since I read about it in Charles Taylor’s OPENING WEDNESDAY AT A THEATER OR DRIVE-IN NEAR YOU, but mostly wound up scratching my head. Maybe I need to give it a second look.
Hey has anyone read the novel? I am curious as to whether it's worth a look
Just bought it from Amazon, I’ll try to remember to update.
Thanks Randall!
I love conspiracy stories and paranoid thrillers, somehow never even heard of this one until about 5 years ago. Saw that cast and couldn’t believe it was possible for a movie with that cast to be so obscure. Anyway, followed a Parallax View rewatch with Winter Kills, and it’s pretty much a perfect combo. The silliness brings you back from the hopelessness of Parallax, and I couldn’t help wondering which Winter Kills character was responsible for setting up the Parallax Corporation.
It seems almost impossible that the Hayden tank scene isn’t internet famous. It’s Sterling Hayden in a tank, firing on a civilian; I don’t know what people want out of life. Seems pretty great to me.
I love it. So many movies flooded to mind while I was watching this. PUTNEY SWOPE was another. What a movie! And that Condon piece on its making is excellent.
By astonishing coincidence, me got ad for this movie playing at Film Forum and this review in back-to-back emails. Me had deleted Film Forum email without too much thought, and now after reading this me might go see it this weekend...
Cookie Monster, Vilmos shot this sucker in CinemaScope and there hasn't been a new 35mm of the proper cut in circulation for quite some time. Should be a good, crazy time at the movies.
I have no idea why Jeff Bridges goes on that horse ride in the context of the narrative, but *damn* those are some pretty shots.
Haha. I know! Reminded me of CUTTER'S WAY, which would come out later. (Richert's working relationship with Ivan Passer makes me wonder if Passer was inspired by the horse thing, which is maybe the most memorable sequence in CW.)
After seeing his crazy turns in this and The Final Programme, Strangelove feels like much less of an outlier for Sterling Hayden's career.
Don't forget Johnny Guitar! Very strange, very excellent film.
There were at least four shooters in Dallas on 11/22/63, and none of them were Lee Oswald, who ironically enough was trying to prevent Kennedy from being assassinated. It was Malcolm Wallace up there on the 6th floor of the TSBD.
I've had WINTER KILLS on my watchlist forever, and seeing this article appear in my inbox this morning was the excuse I needed to finally watch it on Kanopy just so I could come back and read it. What a loopy, fun movie. I'm actually kind of amazed that I'd never seen it before, considering that (1) Jeff Bridges has been one of my favorite actors for over 35 years, and (2) when I was working as a development executive for a film producer more than 25 years ago, we were seriously considering William Richert to adapt a romantic horror novel for us (he'd just written a never-produced political romantic comedy called THE PRESIDENT ELOPES that was probably considered too similar to THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT). Additional fun note: we also met with George Romero on this same romantic horror project.
I really dig your dad’s Inglorious Basterds theory of the JFK assassination.