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There are plenty of great Clint Eastwood movie moments in "Escape from Alcatraz," but it's not just the veteran star that made this a legendary prison break thriller. Directed by Don Siegel, the film was an adaptation of J. Campbell Bruce's 1963 non-fiction book of the same name, which chronicled the real-life June 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt. "Escape" also marked the fifth and final collaboration between the Siegel and Eastwood, and it's a fitting end to their fruitful working relationship. Still regarded as one of the finest films of the 1970s, "Escape" was met with widespread critical acclaim upon its 1979 release and its reputation hasn't faltered since.

Aside from the tight direction and excellent lead performance, the film also features stellar supporting performances from the likes of Patrick McGoohan, Fred Ward, Jack Thibeau, and Larry Hankin. What's more, it marked the film debut of Danny Glover, who of course went on...

Loki Season 1 answered one major historical mystery when the God of Mischief is revealed as skyjacker D.B. Cooper. Loki Season 2, Episode 5, "Science/Fiction" answers another historical mystery when a Tva agent is revealed to be a variant of Frank Morris. Frank Morris famously engineered the only successful escape from Alcatraz penitentiary in 1962, and vanished without a trace.

The following contains spoilers from Loki, Season 2, Episode 5, "Science/Fiction" now streaming on Disney+.

One of the big conceptual moments in Season 1 of Loki doesn't involve the Multiverse or the Tva or the rise of Kang the Conqueror. It's the simple revelation that Loki himself was D.B. Cooper, the notorious skyjacker who vanished from the face of the Earth after parachuting out the plane he commandeered with a briefcase full of cash. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's all apparently a bet between the Asgardians, with Heimdall nabbing "Cooper" via the Bifrost...