I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin wrote, directed, and stars in this endearing schlub-in-Chicago movie that features contributions from Sarah Silverman, Bonnie Hunt, and other comic performers.

"...the title role in an upcoming remake of the Ernest Borgnine movie Marty (a movie that mirrors his own..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rough Magic

"...Fonda and Crowe have all the romantic chemistry of Ernest Borgnine and Animal from The Muppet Show. Not only..."

June 13, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red

Over-the-hill crime-fighters band together to save their own in this smirky, goofy mashup of a rom-com and action picture.

"...Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Karl Urban, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ernest Borgnine, Brian Cox and Richard Dreyfuss. Proof, if more..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

McHale's Navy

"...Arnold, Tim Curry, David Alan Grier, Dean Stockwell and Ernest Borgnine. The term “brain-dead” flies to one's lips as..."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A Bullet for Sandoval

"...by: Julio Buchs. Starring: Annabella Incontrera, George Hilton and Ernest Borgnine. The Alamo’s all-you-can-eat pasta, focaccia, and Caesar salad..."

June 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Wild Bunch

"...Directed by: Sam Peckinpah. Starring: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates, Jaime Sanchez,..."

March 31, 1995 Movie Review by Louis Black

Page Two: Wild and Delirious

A columnist's lament, by way of some favorite cultural touchstones

"...The three head out the door. Ernest Borgnine is outside, sitting on the ground. The other..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Chronicle Recommends: Satanic Films

Catch up with the Dark One's cinematic antics

"...Despite rumors to the contrary, the eternal Ernest Borgnine is not God, but he is a self-admitted..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Poseidon

A handful of talented actors checked their egos at the door in hopes of … something, but this Poseidon is a wash.

"...The Poseiden Adventure, at least had Shelley Winters and Ernest Borgnine to liven up the disastrous proceedings. Poseidon can..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

September 11

Compelling but uneven omnibus film showcases 11 films by 11 international directors.

"...oddest movie of the bunch. In it, a bloated Ernest Borgnine is a widower who wanders around his apartment..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Further Reflections

"...Rob Sweeney; Ed: Olof Kallstrom; Music: Charles Engstrom; Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Kim Hunter, James Morrison, Wendell Pierce, Park Overall...."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Scanlines

Clueless

"...videos in this section and you thought we'd put Ernest Borgnine's mug here? As if! Alicia Silverstone is irresistibly..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Screens Feature

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...Grier, Dean Stockwell, Tim Curry, Bruce Campbell, French Stewart, Ernest Borgnine, Tommy Chong...."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2

"...Starring: Adam Wylie, Bebe Neuwirth, George Hearn, Dom Deluise, Ernest Borgnine, Sheena Easton and Charlie Sheen. Not reviewed at..."

April 5, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...before Saint pulls the gun on Grant. Scripted by Ernest Lehman and featuring one of the most famous scores..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Other Worlds Goes Into The Black Hole

Disney cult fave for SF fest, plus final lineup

"...Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Ernest Borgnine...."

Oct. 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Willard

1970s rat insanity and its sequel, plus Catfight

"...comfortable in the office drama subplot. Willard's clashes with Ernest Borgnine as the man that stole his father's company..."

July 29, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Ernest Borgnine's marriage to Ethel Merman lasted 32 days...."

May 5, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Judson in From Here to Eternity, the late actor Ernest Borgnine could never go into a bar because some..."

May 6, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

FronteraFest 2013

Performance jamboree's 20th brings back old faves and welcomes new stars

"...bowl of Meander Cat Stew, another Christmas ruined by Ernest Borgnine, another foot chewed off to fit the slipper,"..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The late Ernest Borgnine had the license plate BORG9...."

July 27, 2012 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

'Dallas Is the Reason …'

It's Texas Frightmare Weekend

"...(Demons), Michael Biehn (The Terminator, The Abyss), and, omfg, Ernest Borgnine (Escape from New York, Oscar-winner Marty) will be..."

May 3, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest: 'Red'

Karl Urban talks Bruce Willis and his Dreddful future

"...gushing about one of the least publicized cast members: Ernest Borgnine. The McHale's Navy star was only on-set for..."

Sept. 30, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Statler And Krulik In The Balcony

Video auteur and underground docs

"...decades creating micro-documentaries covering the weird, the bizarre, and Ernest Borgnine. Seriously...."

July 19, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

Alamo Village, where John Wayne shot The Alamo, has lost the 93-year-old matriarch who kept the movie set and Western-themed park open for nearly 50 years

"...Kenny County, Happy lobbied hard to bring Jimmy Stewart, Ernest Borgnine, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch, Robert Duvall, and a..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Strange Wilderness

When a popular wildlife TV show starts slipping in the ratings, the clueless hosts go off to the Andes in search of Bigfoot and big ratings. Big mistake.

"...Patrick, Joe Don Baker, Justin Long, Jeff Garlin and Ernest Borgnine. Early on in this shambling comedy about a..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hustle

The 1975 film 'Hustle' is a great modern love story disguised as a neo-noir police procedural. Largely unappreciated at the time of its release, the situation has not improved greatly if we are to judge by this no-frills DVD release.

"...downtown office of the coarse and self-serving police liaison (Ernest Borgnine), the topless joint where the dead girl worked..."

July 8, 2005 Screens Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Escape From New York (Special Edition)

Subsequent to both The Warriors and Mad Max, yet predating Blade Runner by a year, Escape From New York laid the groundwork for John Carpenter and Kurt Russell's ensuing masterpiece, 1982's The Thing

"...(Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau, Isaac Hayes) and "Cabbie" (Ernest Borgnine). Laying the groundwork for Carpenter and Russell's ensuing..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

The 'Chronicle' Sells Out, Again; Go Ahead, Lament Us; Table of Contents Not Useful on Page 4; Envision a Correct Map; Fair Reporting on Police

"...suggest the likes of Harry Dean Stanton, Eli Wallach, Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy, and Miss Angie Dickinson to name..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Column

Harry Dean Stanton Is a Great Actor!!

"...suggest the likes of Harry Dean Stanton, Eli Wallach, Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy, and Miss Angie Dickinson to name..."

Nov. 4, 2003 Postmarks

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