A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

The Package  (1989) Directed by: Andrew Davis Written by: John Bishop Starring: Gene Hackman, Tommy Lee Jones, Joanna Cassidy, John Heard, Pam Grier, Dennis Franz Sgt. Johnny Gallagher: Who the hell knows what is the truth and what is a lie? On August 25, 1989, Orion Pictures (now a fully-owned subsidiary of Metro Goldwyn Mayer) released The Package, a suspenseful action/political thriller set during the twilight years of the Cold War. Written by John Bishop ( Drop Zone ) and directed by Andrew Davis ( Under Siege, The Fugitive ), The Package pits Sgt. Johnny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) against powerful forces who are opposed to a nuclear disarmament treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Package begins in what to 1989 audiences would have been the near future. Europe is still divided by an Iron Curtain, with Soviet forces still occupying East Germany and a huge American force providing the backbone of NATO's forces in West Germany. After an establi...

Illustration by Gerd Altmann via Pixabay. Well, hello, Dear Reader, and welcome to the Thursday, February 6 edition of Bloggin' On, the blog-within-a-blog section of A Certain Point of View where I don't write reviews or political commentary. Right now it's late morning in my nook of Florida, and it looks like the cool weather we've been having here is about to get a bit wet and less dry season-ish. Right now, the temperature outside is 79℉ (26℃) under partly sunny skies; the forecast for today calls for a high of 82℉ (28℃) this afternoon. Tonight, rain showers are expected to affect our area starting around 10 PM Eastern; the low is expected to reach 60℉  (15℃). I haven't received any updates from Juan Carlos Hernandez about our comedy-drama Ronnie and the Pursuit of the Elusive Bliss. If you recall, the last bit of news was that Juan and his wife Adria were doing post-production stuff such as automatic dialogue replacement (ADR or "looping"), color...