Walter Hill, Keenen Ivory Wayans for AFF

Writer-centric film festival awarding boundary-busting pioneers

"...honors, as the script-centric fest is lauding legendary filmmaker Walter Hill and barrier-busting comedian-turned-TV mainstay Keenen Ivory Wayans with..."

Sept. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFF Brings Walter Hill for The Warriors and Then Some

Writer/director comes out to play

"...Walter Hill picks up the phone with a simple "Hello."..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Undisputed

"...Directed by: Walter Hill. Starring: Master P, Fisher Stevens, Wes Studi, Jon..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last Man Standing

"...Directed by: Walter Hill. Starring: Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Bruce Dern, David..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Warriors

"...Directed by: Walter Hill. Starring: Michael Beck, James Remar, Thomas Waites, Dorsey..."

Jan. 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Supernova

"...Starring: Wilson Cruz, Robin Tunney, Peter Facinelli, Lou Diamond Phillips, Robert Forster, Angela Bassett and James Spader. How bad..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

A taste of Eighties-style buddy-cop action-comedy hits all the right faces

"...Imagine if Walter Hill wrote a buddy comedy in 1983 about a..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Getaway

The story comes from Jim Thompson’s book, and the screenplay was written by Walter Hill. The star wattage is all McQueen and MacGraw, while the propulsion is all Peckinpah.

"...Jim Thompson’s book, and the screenplay was written by Walter Hill...."

Nov. 11, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Assassins

"...one, wonder what a director like John Woo or Walter Hill might have been able to do with this..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Faraway, So Close

"...Silver had gotten control of the production and hired Walter Hill to direct (I was waiting for the Ahnold..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wild Bill

"...Directed by: Walter Hill. Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trespass

"...Directed by: Walter Hill. Starring: William Sadler, Bill Paxton, Ice T, Ice..."

Jan. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bullet to the Head

Sylvester Stallone is back – the action is loud and pulpy, the quips are ever-ready, and the cycle is unbroken.

"...Directed by: Walter Hill. Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Momoa, Sarah Shahi, Christian..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Geronimo: An American Legend

"...Directed by: Walter Hill. Starring: Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Wes..."

Dec. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Scanlines

Last Man Standing

"...D: Walter Hill (1996) with Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, Christopher Walken,..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Screens Feature

DVDanger: Streets of Fire

A rock & roll fable hits Blu-ray, plus more new releases

"...it flopped on release in 1984, someone asked director Walter Hill why it failed. His answer was simple: Not..."

June 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

King Tears

A decade after the ValuJet crash claimed Walter Hyatt's life, his posthumous archive celebrates his tender abilities once again

"...On the afternoon of May 11, 1996, Walter Hyatt boarded a DC-9 in Miami. With the flight..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Butt-Numb-a-Thon 14 Lineup

Harry Knowles' annual film fest sneaks 'The Hobbit,' 'Mama'

"...Three trailers for classic Walter Hill films Streets of Fire (1984), The Warriors (1979)..."

Dec. 10, 2012 Screens Post by Louis Black

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...in a very affluent neighborhood. (12/8/95)2.5 stars (H.C.) Great Hills, Lake Creek, Lincoln, Movies 12, Northcross, Riverside, Westgate..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Austin Film Festival Snags Chappaquiddick as Closing Night Film

Full lineup includes Call Me by Your Name, Three Billboards

"...The Warriors (1979) – Presented by Walter Hill Writers: Walter Hill, David Shaber, Sol Yurick (novel)..."

Sept. 26, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Keeping Mum

Maggie Smith, Rowan Atkinson, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Patrick Swayze come together for this dark British comedy.

"...this homage to such funereal outings as The Lavender Hill Mob and The Ladykillers. The latter was remade recently..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'The Warriors' Reunion

An interview with Michael Beck

"...seething turn as Coney Island gang leader Swan in Walter Hill's 1979 The Warriors might not have won any..."

May 28, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Scanlines

The Opposite of Sex

"...D: Walter Hill (1995)..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Screens Feature

TV Eye

Instant classic?

"...Directed by Emmy Award-winning Walter Hill, Broken Trail is redolent of the same gritty..."

June 23, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Prophecy

"...Wild Bill D: Walter Hill; with Jeff Bridges,Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane,..."

July 12, 1996 Screens Feature

The Big Ugly

Vinnie (Jones) goes to (West) Virginia

"...has more than a dash of Bruce Willis and Walter Hill rewriting Yojimbo as Last Man Standing. Writer/director Scott..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

AFF On Story Takes The Shape of Water

Season begins with co-writer of Oscar-winning fairy tale

"...(The Terminator), and last year's Extraordinary Contribution award winner Walter Hill...."

April 5, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Run All Night

Liam Neeson reunites with his Unknown and Non-Stop director for another action ride

"...film often calls to mind the stripped-down machismo of Walter Hill's earlier films, full of growling men (an uncredited..."

March 20, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Metallica: Through the Never

The 32-year-old British quartet is shown in depth that only begins with the 3-D.

"...Paying homage to doom-y sources like Walter Hill’s The Warriors, John Carpenter’s Escape from New York,..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Batman & Robin

"...Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze telling the Cloaked One to “Chill”? Storywise, Akiva Goldsman's script seeks to expand on the..."

June 20, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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