Paul Schrader, who wrote the script for Taxi Driver, said after the movie was released in 1976, he was approached by a random stranger who he had never seen before. Somehow this man found out who he was and that he had written the movie. Schrader said the man was hostile wanting to know howContinue reading “Did ‘Taxi Driver’ Foretell The Future Or Just Spotlight A Silent Beast?”
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‘Blood And Honey’ Is A Big Pile Of Poo
I went into Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey thinking it was going to be garbage. But this isn’t the regular weekly garbage collected every Thursday. No, this is the type of garbage you find in a hoarder’s house and it’s funk has seeped into the carpet and floorboard and you’re almost certain there wasContinue reading “‘Blood And Honey’ Is A Big Pile Of Poo”
More Than Expected In ‘Polite Society’
Polite Society is one of those rare gems in which you think you’re going to be sitting through another movie about the struggles of modern youth with Eastern cultures and traditions. Then, it takes you for an exciting hard left turn through its second act and you realizde that no matter how absurd it feels,Continue reading “More Than Expected In ‘Polite Society’”
Republican Ideology: The Needs Of The Few Outweigh The Needs Of The Many
Well, we avoided another government shutdown. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick and tired of this happening every time a political party doesn’t get their way. Now one might say, the Democrats shut down government themselves in the 1980s. Yes, I checked and it was less than a day twice in 1984Continue reading “Republican Ideology: The Needs Of The Few Outweigh The Needs Of The Many”
Please Help The Furbaby Of A Friend Of A Friend
A friend of a friend has a sick furbaby. If you like animals and can help either by donating a few bucks or sharing this link, please do so. Thank you for your help, and being a subscriber and have a very nice day!
Happy Birthday, Mr. President!
After college, I took a job working as a reporter for the Americus Times-Recorder in Americus, Ga. The town was located in southwest Georgia maybe about 10 miles from Plains, where former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, live to this day. It was your typical small town in the south with the fewContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Mr. President!”
‘Sleepy Hollow’ Scares Up Good Tale Of Revenge And Greed From Tim Burton
I was never a fan of the Harry Potter movies. Therefore, I can’t say much about the work of Sir Michael Gambon, who recently passed, in those movie. No, I knew him from movies like The Insider where he played Thomas Sandefur, the cutthroat head of tobacco company Brown & Williamson. Or there was hisContinue reading “‘Sleepy Hollow’ Scares Up Good Tale Of Revenge And Greed From Tim Burton”
‘THIR13EN Ghosts’ Deserves A 2nd Look
Last month, Dark Castle Entertainment announced that a series is in the planning stages for the 2001 movie THIR13EN Ghosts, or Thirteen Ghosts and 13 Ghosts, as it’s also known. The movie was a remake of the 1960 William Castle orgin, speerheaded by the production company that was formed by Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis andContinue reading “‘THIR13EN Ghosts’ Deserves A 2nd Look”
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Proves Scorsese Is Right
There really is no way to describe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem without mentioning Martin Scorsese is his criticism against franchise movies and superhero movies. Considering that this movie falls into both categories, you’ll walk away with some sense that the Oscar-winning movie director is correct. Now, I don’t always agree with Scorsese onContinue reading “‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Proves Scorsese Is Right”
‘Spiderverse’ Presents A Shaggy Dog Story That Insists Upon Itself
A “shaggy dog” story is an old-fashioned term for a story that takes a long time being told but the payoff isn’t near as good as the story leading up to it. Usually, it’s told by someone who’s way to enthused into the story that you’re expecting it to be better when all things areContinue reading “‘Spiderverse’ Presents A Shaggy Dog Story That Insists Upon Itself”
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