Errol Flynn

Remember the old movie, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with Paul Newman and Robert Redford? Butch and Sundance are on the run, being chased by a tenacious posse they just can’t shake. Finally, Butch looks over at Sundance — or vice versa — and says in absolute awe, “Who are those guys!” I think of that every week as I watch the Giants beat the crap out of whoever they’re playing — “Who are those guys!” And, remember just about any old Errol Flynn swashbuckler movie like Robin Hood or Captain Blood or The Sea Hawk? At the end of each movie, Flynn ... Read Full Story

Posted by Martin Alvin on November 17th, 2008 filed in Opinions Remember the old movie, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with Paul Newman and Robert Redford? Butch and Sundance are on the run, being chased by a tenacious posse they just can’t shake. Finally, Butch looks over at Sundance — or vice versa — and says in absolute awe, “Who are those guys!” I think of that every week as I watch the Giants beat the crap out of whoever they’re playing — “Who are those guys!” And, remember just about any old Errol Flynn swashbuckler movie like Robin Hood or Captain Blood ... Read Full Story

Today's NY Times has this review of an interesting new Warner Bros. DVD release, a collection of westerns starring none other than Errol Flynn . Best known for swashbuckling roles in movies like The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) , it's surprising to realize that Flynn starred in 8 westerns -- but not without some difficulty for the screenwriters: But on another level, as Flynn is said to have observed, his accent and manner were too Continental to fit smoothly into the imaginary space of the American frontier. The screenplays for his westerns — many written ... Read Full Story

It's being reported that the classic 1935 pirate movie Captain Blood , which starred Errol Flynn in the title role, is on its way to a remake of sorts. Don't worry too much, though -- it's more of a re-envisioning than anything else, and actually might not be as crazy as it sounds. Warner Brothers has hired brothers Michael and Peter Spierig to direct a brand new version of the film, with John Brownlow tapped to write the script. The Spierig brothers haven't done much yet, but they wrote and directed the upcoming vampire movie Daybreakers and are starting to gather plenty of attention. ... Read Full Story

It's being reported that the classic 1935 pirate movie Captain Blood , which starred Errol Flynn in the title role, is on its way to a remake of sorts. Don't worry too much, though -- it's more of a re-envisioning than anything else, and actually might not be as crazy as it sounds. Warner Brothers has hired brothers Michael and Peter Spierig to direct a brand new version of the film, with John Brownlow tapped to write the script. The Spierig brothers haven't done much yet, but they wrote and directed the upcoming vampire movie Daybreakers and are starting to gather plenty of attention. ... Read Full Story