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‘The Pledge’ Showcases Tom Noonan’s Talents Alongside Jack Nicholson

When you’re about 6-foot-5, actors like Tom Noonan’s imposing size were mostly cast as villains and antagonists. Yet his dual role in Last Action Hero both as The Ripper and himself showed that deep down he was just a regular person who got the acting bug and went with it.   His brother, John Ford Noonan, was an actor and playwright himself. And hisContinue reading “‘The Pledge’ Showcases Tom Noonan’s Talents Alongside Jack Nicholson”

One Time I Nearly Met Jesse Jackson

When I was in college, I nearly met Rev. Jesse Jackson. It was around 2000 when I was enrolled at Georgia Southern University and Jackson was scheduled to speak one afternoon.   I think there had been some mix up in the location as several people felt it was supposed to be in the main ballroomContinue reading “One Time I Nearly Met Jesse Jackson”

Happy Chinese New Year & Fat Tuesday!

Well, there may not be any need to celebrate with world events but today is the first day of the Year of the Fire House on the Chinese New Year and it’s also Fat Tuesday, the great day of feasting as Ash Wednesday tomorrow begins Lent. Wishing all of you a great day if youContinue reading “Happy Chinese New Year & Fat Tuesday!”

‘Amazing Stories’ Cartoon Episode Helped Change Prime-Time Animation

An anthology show such as Amazing Stories was never really bound to last long. It seemed more like a lighter, less bleak version of The Twilight Zone, which in itself only lasted five seasons. Yet there are more than three times as many episodes during its original run.   Steven Spielberg spearheaded the anthology, creating and developing it as well as acting as a producerContinue reading “‘Amazing Stories’ Cartoon Episode Helped Change Prime-Time Animation”

‘The Simpson’ 800th Episode Airs Today, Will You Be Watching?

To be honest, I haven’t watched The Simpsons on a regular basis in almost a decade. I used to look forward to it but by about the mid-2010s, there were too many cracks. The show had become too self-aware and the jokes weren’t as funny as more. Still, the show stayed on the air. I’dContinue reading “‘The Simpson’ 800th Episode Airs Today, Will You Be Watching?”

‘Valentine’ Turns 25

A movie like Valentine basically asks us to believe that the one character we know is the killer isn’t the killer. In all fairness, David Boreanz only had about two weeks to film all his scenes in this movie and his character of Adam Carr never does really seem to fit the storyline.   I don’t doubt there were script changes during filming which meant some of hisContinue reading “‘Valentine’ Turns 25”

‘Jason Takes Manhattan’ Only Briefly In Lackluster ‘Friday the 13th’ Entry

Before Kangaroo Jack deceived a whole generation into believing that the premise of a movie was different than how it was advertised, there was Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. You could also say the same thing about The Full Monty by the way.   By 1989, horror movies were scrapping the bottom of the barrel of filmmaking. Critics detested them. Audiences were staying away.Continue reading “‘Jason Takes Manhattan’ Only Briefly In Lackluster ‘Friday the 13th’ Entry”