I love James Toback, he’s a deeply flawed man who seems to use movies to either work out his own issues, or expound on philisophical issues that only he seems to get, but the world needs to know about… My kind of guy. Most of his films revolve around Gambling, sex, and the perils of obsessive risk taking. Of particular note are Two Girls and a Guy. Two Girls and a Guy is the movie that made me a Robert Downey Jr. Fan for life. If you’re a guy, and you’ve ever had to lie your way out of a situation with a woman, this film was written for you. 

Speaking of Iron man, his scene in Black&White with Iron Mike was an instant classic. Toback is a genius simply for putting those two together in the first place.

I’ve always had a major appreciation for Mike Tyson. First of all, he’s the greatest Boxer ever. I love Ali as much as anyone, but Tyson in his prime would have beat him. My love for Tyson has more to do with Mike Tyson the Man than Tyson the boxer. The story of his life as most choose to see it is one of a deeply flawed man, a savage, an ignorant brute. However, if you look at his story objectively, it is infinitely interesting. Mike Tyson might be one of the most three-dimensional public figures of the past 30 years. If you wrote his life story as fiction, it would be considered too fantastic to be believable. And despite what people believe about him, I think Mike’s story will have a happy ending. Looking forward to seeing this movie