Philaahzophy Posts On "Hollywood Hit Man Project"-

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I’m not talking about the men who make films into hits (through either their artisitic or marketing genius), but rather movies featuring paid assassins. Whether political, mafiosos, or independents the hit man is a myth that is often exploited on the big screen, though his (or her) role is seldom examined by the film literati.

When I started seriously blogging last year I pondered the possibility of dedicating a blog to these guns for hire, but never quite got around to it. Instead I’ve decided to start my survey here.

So keep the eyes in the back of your head peeled because there will soon be paid killers on the loose and they’ll have you in their crosshairs…

El Mariachi - 1992 - Carlos Gallardo

Posted on September 4, 2008 - Filed Under Hollywood Hit Man Project, Movies/TV | 1 Comment

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Although not truly a hitman movie, El Mariachi is the beginning of Robert Rodriguez’ Mexico trilogy, and its brief 81 minute running time still qualifies as the longest back-story for any cinematic hit man to date. A tale of luck, music, and gunplay, El Mariachi tells the story of a nightmare-ridden traveling mariachi trying to make his way in the world. Although our hero regularly claims to be…

The Mechanic aka Killer Of Killers - 1972 - Charles Bronson

Posted on August 26, 2008 - Filed Under Hollywood Hit Man Project, Movies/TV | Leave a Comment

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When I was a little kid, my mother allowed my sister and I to have televisions in our rooms. I ad an old black-and-white set that always had some static, even after we got cable. It would have been on that set that I first saw the film that would prompt my near-obsession with hit man films and contract killers in general - The…

2 Days In The Valley - 1996 - Danny Aiello and James Spader

Posted on August 20, 2008 - Filed Under Hollywood Hit Man Project, Movies/TV | Leave a Comment

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2 Days In The Valley comes with an all-star ensemble cast, a perfect soundtrack, and way too much story to fit into one film. It seems writer/director John Herzfeld thought this was going to be his big break away from TV movies and into making major motion pictures, so he was looking to provide something for everyone. Even IMDB felt the need to include the…

Hitman’s Run - 1999 - Eric Roberts

Posted on August 5, 2008 - Filed Under Hollywood Hit Man Project, Movies/TV | Leave a Comment

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I’m sorry to say I just wasted 93 minutes of my life watching this sad excuse for a movie and even sadder excuse for a hitman film.

Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, Heroes, and more than 150 other projects in the last 30 years) stars as “retired” mob hitman Tony Lazorka. Unfortunately, Tony retired by refusing to fulfill a contract on an old friend, talking…

Hollywood Hit Men - Cinematic Assassins

Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Hollywood Hit Man Project, Movies/TV | Leave a Comment

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I’ve been a movie junkie my entire life. During the many homeless years budgets didn’t allow theater visits and lack of a home means lack of wall outlets to plug in such niceties as televisions or VCRs and DVD players. But that didn’t mean the itch for filmed entertainment went away. Instead, the itch was scratched by books about film - biographies, novelizations, and film surveys.

However,…

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