I was surprised that the Sante Fe District Attorney’s Office in New Mexico decided to file criminal charges against Alec Baldwin for the 2021 shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust. This might just be smoke and mirrors for the DA Mary Carmack-Altwies who’ll be up for re-election in 2024.Continue reading “Criminal Charges Against Alec Baldwin In Film Set Shooting Could Backfire”
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Eastwood’s Directorial Debut ‘Play Misty For Me’ Still Great Decades Later
Clint Eastwood’s Lothario ways have been known throughout Hollywood for years. The fact that he worked as a lifeguard at Fort Ord when he was in the Army just adds to his manly man tough attitude that he portrayed on screen early in his career. He appeared as The Man With No Name in SergioContinue reading “Eastwood’s Directorial Debut ‘Play Misty For Me’ Still Great Decades Later”
‘Night Court’ Sequel Series Makes A Good Argument
Part of what made the original Night Court so wonderful was the absurdity of the series seemed to be believable during the 1980s Manhattan era. New York City in general had become known by 1984 as a cesspool of crime and strange characters, it was a stereotype of rude and vulgar people. Most images andContinue reading “‘Night Court’ Sequel Series Makes A Good Argument”
‘Velma’ Doesn’t Even Work As Background Noise
What the fuck was David Zaslav thinking? How badly was Batgirl that Zaslav, the CEO and president of Warner Bros. Discovery, to look at Velma and mak the Sophie’s Choice that Batgirl was worst? Velma isn’t the bottom of the barrel of TV shows, it’s the sludge that exits underneath barrels when condensation forms withContinue reading “‘Velma’ Doesn’t Even Work As Background Noise”
‘Tulsa King’ Earns Its Crown, Somewhat
When I first heard that Taylor Sheridan was shooting a TV series set in Oklahoma and starring Sylvester Stallone as a mobster, I was very thrilled. And even through most of the production was in Oklahoma City, I was still interested in seeing it. However, the first few episodes of the nine-episode first season seemedContinue reading “‘Tulsa King’ Earns Its Crown, Somewhat”
‘Sick’ Is A Good Covid Horror Flick
Let’s face it, Covid is a thing we’re probably going to have to deal with for some time as it’s been around for three years and no signs of going away soon. While most horror movies have used viruses, plagues and diseases as back stories, Covid will probably be used at the backstory on severalContinue reading “‘Sick’ Is A Good Covid Horror Flick”
‘Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’ A Warning On Who We Turn Into Celebrities
Celebrities are a derivative of “celebrate.” Who do we celebrate? Filmmakers, actors, musicians, writers, politicians? They all do something. But in the past 30 years, we’ve started to celebrate people who need no celebration because they haven’t done anything. I point the finger at MTV and it’s bloated use of “reality TV.” Say what youContinue reading “‘Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’ A Warning On Who We Turn Into Celebrities”
‘Coming To America’ Turns 35 This Year
I grew up in a very racist and prejudiced northwest Georgia community, but even Coming to America had many people laughing their heads off and quoting the movie years and years ago. And with it being Dr. Martin Luther (the) King Day, it’s as good as a time to reflect on the movie that madeContinue reading “‘Coming To America’ Turns 35 This Year”
‘Devotion’ Spotlights A Forgotten Story From “The Forgotten War”
On the surface, Devotion may look like another civil rights/White Savior movie in which a young white pilot befriends the black pilot who is often shunned and encourages the rest of the squadron to put aside their prejudice and subtle racism. But no, thank Allah, this isn’t that movie. That might explain why the movieContinue reading “‘Devotion’ Spotlights A Forgotten Story From “The Forgotten War””
‘Tracy Flick Can’t Win’ Over Fans
About 25 years ago, Tom Perrotta published Election, inspired by both the 1992 Presidential election and a controversial homecoming election. In 1992, a student, April Schuldt, was five months pregnant when running for Homecoming Queen at her school in Eau Claire, Wis. Well, the principal forced other school officials to rig the election and evenContinue reading “‘Tracy Flick Can’t Win’ Over Fans”