John Schlesinger’s Marathon Man–arguably one of the best thrillers ever made–has turned up on Netflix! If you haven’t seen it, it’s definitely worth a look. It has stars like Roy Scheider, Laurence Olivier, William Devane and Dustin Hoffman playing roles that careers are made from, in a story that involves international intrigue, danger (you’ll never look at dentistry […]
I enjoy horror and science fiction movies, primarily, but they’re not the only type that I enjoy. For instance, John Schlesinger’s Marathon Man, Sydney Pollack’s Three Days of the Condor, George Roy Hill’s Slap Shot and Robert Altman’s M.A.S.H are four films that I hold in particularly high esteem. Which is primarily because they’re so different than […]
Let it be said that I have never been a fan of Dustin Hoffman, as an actor. He tends to have this lazy, slacker vibe (before there was even such a term) that has always irked me. Ironically enough, that’s what made him perfect for John Schlesinger’s “Marathon Man.” He plays Thomas Levy, a man seemingly content living […]
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