Tag: roadhouse

ROAD HOUSE Review: Jake G. and His Abs Almost Make You Forget the Original

Minutes into Doug Liman’s not entirely unwelcome remake, Elwood Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal), fresh off of beating several bikers into bloody, messy pulps, politely offers to drive them to a nearby hospital. Like viewers on the other side of the digital screen,...

Now on Blu-ray: ROAD HOUSE, BEWARE! THE BLOB, FIXED BAYONETS!, & MY BODYGUARD From Kino

A curious quartet of Blu-rays recently appeared from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Today I'm looking at Road House (1948), Beware! The Blob, Fixed Bayonets!, and My Bodyguard. Each film is interesting it its own way and all are worth owning....

Ronda Rousey Will Be Nice Until It's Time Not To Be Nice In MGM's ROAD HOUSE

Variety is reporting that MMA fighter Ronda Rousey will join MGM's re-imagining of Road House, a bit of a cult hit from 1989 starring Patrick Swayze. In the original Road House Swayze starred as Dalton as a bouncer hired to come...