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Warwick Davis Has A Lot Of Electric Boogaloo As Evil Lead In ‘Leprechaun 2’

It’s hard to believe Warwick Davis was just a wee lad when he first appeared as Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi. He was 12 during the filming of the movie and went he finally got the lead in Willow, he was only 18. Unfortunately, there weren’t that many roles for dwarves inContinue reading “Warwick Davis Has A Lot Of Electric Boogaloo As Evil Lead In ‘Leprechaun 2’”

Banderas Stretches His Comedy Paws In Long Overdue ‘Puss In Boots’ Sequel

Antonio Banderas first appeared in the 1982 screwball comedy Labyrinth of Passion, directed by Pedro Almodovar, who would become a constant collaborator. But when he was first introduced to American audiences in the 1990s, Hollywood immediately wanted to turn him into the modern-day Rudolph Valentino. His thirst trap looks caught Madonna off guard in theContinue reading “Banderas Stretches His Comedy Paws In Long Overdue ‘Puss In Boots’ Sequel”

‘History Of The World’ Series Hits And Misses But Never Feels Like Mel Brooks

Every now and then, a TV show will slyly make you think a show is about one thing but it’s not about that. Back in 1985, there was the George Burns Comedy Week, an anthology series which was hosted by Burns but it didn’t really really have him in it. Then, there was The DickContinue reading “‘History Of The World’ Series Hits And Misses But Never Feels Like Mel Brooks”

Oscar Haters Are Showing Their True Colors And It’s Very Embarrassing

The Academy Awards have implemented a new rule. White perfomers, especially women, aren’t allowed to win whenver a black actor is nominated. Ok, that’s not a rule. But that seems to be the discourse that has been around the world for the last few days. I had my money on Angela Bassett. She’s a greatContinue reading “Oscar Haters Are Showing Their True Colors And It’s Very Embarrassing”

Conservatives’ Anti-LBTQIA/Drag Queen Stance Will Backfire

There’s a reason Tom the Cat never caught Jerry the Mouse. Tom needed Jerry. Taking away that it was a kid’s cartoon series, if Tom killed Jerry, then the homeowners had no other reason to keep Tom in the house. And Jerry knew that another cat wouldn’t be so humane. Even though they were seenContinue reading “Conservatives’ Anti-LBTQIA/Drag Queen Stance Will Backfire”

‘Raising Arizona’ Brings The Coens Brothers Their First Mainstream Hit

In Hollywood, most filmmakers only have enough clout based on their previous movie to do their next thing. For their first movie Blood Simple., Joel and Ethan Coen spent about a year or so traveling around and meeting with potential investors by showing them a promo trailer. They only had $1.5 million which was stillContinue reading “‘Raising Arizona’ Brings The Coens Brothers Their First Mainstream Hit”

Oscar Predictions – Who Gets The Gold?

While the Oscars have lately become the whipping boy for a lot of the public, people still tune in. Some people look at the infamous “Oscar Slap” in which Will Smith walked on stage to slap Chris Rock after he made a joke that upset Jada Pinkett Smith as a staged event to beef upContinue reading “Oscar Predictions – Who Gets The Gold?”

‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Is Bad Bad Bad

Gene Siskel, the late film critic for the Chicago Tribune, once said that he looks at each movie and asks himself this question – Is this film more interesting than watching a documentary of the same actors having lunch? I’m sure if Siskel, who passed in 1999, was still alive today, he would have probablyContinue reading “‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Is Bad Bad Bad”

Why ‘Scream 3’ Deserves A Second Chance

Scream VI premieres this weekend in theaters. After the surprisingly well made fifth movie, it seemed that no one but Wes Craven could helm the franchise that rejuvenated the slasher genre in the mid-1990s for better or for worse. And early reviews for the sixth one are very favorable. Craven, along with screenwriter Kevin Williamson,Continue reading “Why ‘Scream 3’ Deserves A Second Chance”