Yaphet Kotto

Bullet Points: Sharks’ Treasure

Sharks date back hundreds of millions of years and have evolved into one of nature’s deadliest predators. The shark movie on the other hand only dates back to the release of Jaws in 1975 and has...

Scene of the Week: Live and Let Die

I never get tired of the James Bond film series. I love how even though they have different actors, writers and directors there are still some hallmarks you can expect. James Bond is guaranteed to be...

Unsung Heroes: Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger could be described as a true hidden gem, the sleeper action hit of 1986 or as one of the most unsung action movies of the golden era of action. The filmed starred Gary...

5 Questions: Truck Turner

Hollywood’s Blaxploitation Era created many stars. Names like Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Pam Grier and Jim Kelly immediately come to mind. But in 1974 another man would add his name to that list, that man was...

Scene of the Week: The Running Man

If you need proof that Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the biggest action stars of all-time, just take a look at the year 1987. In that one year, Arnold starred in the action masterpiece Predator AND The Running...

Know Your Role: Yaphet Kotto

Character actors may not get the leading man limelight, but the good ones do enjoy career longevity. Yaphet Kotto is not just a good character actor, he is a great one and he has the 40 plus year career to...

Bullet Points: Live and Let Die

Action films of the early 70’s, were required to have gritty, realistic action, drugs, or police corruption, and preferably take place in New York City. Movies like Shaft, The French Connection, Death Wish, and Across 110th...

Bullet Points: Extreme Justice

Things got extreme in the 1990’s. Sports went extreme. Comic books went extreme. Professional wrestling went extreme. Television shows went extreme. Even every day items you could buy at your local grocery store went extreme. And...