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Bob Rafelson was praised in the early 70ies for two films, Five Easy Pieces and the King of Marvin Gardens, both with Jack Nicholson.
His later films were neglected by the critics (apart from The Black Widow).
Rafelson was tore down to pieces by that guy who wrote about the new Hollywood. Anyway, this guy spat at everyone, apart from Hal Ashby who had had the good taste of dying.
This being said, it's really sad Blood and Wine didn't get the credit it deserved. It's a B-movie, with Nicholson and Michael Caine, both being great, Jennifer Lopez (no miracle), Judy Davis and Stephen Dorff.
The use of violence is eye-widening. In a fight, once a character is about to kill his openent, once he feels safe for himself, you see on his face that he suddenly understand that he is inflicting pain to another human being, and that there's a struggle within himself. Shall I go on and kill, or should I find a way to stop it all without being hurt in return by that guy I'm driving mad.
The Tailor of Panama by John Boorman.
Shattered Glass.
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