Michael Bay seems to be one of those guys who looks like he gets a helluva joy out directing the movies he makes. When he burst on the scene in the mid-1990s, he looked like he should be the action hero of his own movies. He was like a young hotshot with that hair, thoseContinue reading “‘Ambulance’ Takes Viewers On Mr. Bay’s Wild Ride”
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Ray Liotta Was A Goodfella And Didn’t Live His Life Like A Schnook
If you’ve hung around any college campus in the last 30 years, you probably definitely saw the Goodfellas poster adorned on someone’s wall. The image of legendary actor Robert DeNiro looking at camera with his arms folded and his co-stars Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta on his sides both turning their heads a little toContinue reading “Ray Liotta Was A Goodfella And Didn’t Live His Life Like A Schnook”
Thoughts And Prayers Are Mostly Useless
By now, everyone has heard about the violenbt massacre of young children at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The suspected shooter is Salvador Ramos, 18, a student at Uvalde High School. This comes 10 days after another 18-year-old Payton Gendron was arrested and charged with the murder of 10 people at a TopsContinue reading “Thoughts And Prayers Are Mostly Useless”
George Carlin Documentary A Fitting Ode To Legendary Comic/Actor
Back in 2004, George Carlin was appearing on The View to promote the movie Jersey Girl, directed by Kevin Smith, in which he plays Ben Affleck’s father and the grandfather to the titular character. The co-hosts were commenting about how he came off as just another grey-haired grandfather. George Carlin’s American Dream, a two-part documentaryContinue reading “George Carlin Documentary A Fitting Ode To Legendary Comic/Actor”
‘Jackass 4.5’ Rises Below Vulgarity
The best thing to say about Jackass 4.5 is what Mel Brooks told a woman who wasn’t a fan of his movie The Producer and called it vulgar. Brooks responded that the movie “rises below vulgarity.” Released recently on Netflix, the documentary-style movie like all previous Jackass point 5s is part behind the scenes lookContinue reading “‘Jackass 4.5’ Rises Below Vulgarity”
The Day Tom Cruise Went Nucking Futs
I remember a moment from my teenage years in which I had to excuse myself to the restroom as I was seeing a movie at the movie theater in the town I grew up in northwest Georgia. There I was washing my hands as some younger kid came in. I was in high school asContinue reading “The Day Tom Cruise Went Nucking Futs”
Communion Ban Proves Christianity Is About Bullying, Control And Exclusion Rather Than Spiritual Englightenment
Chrisitanity in its modern form is a walking contradiction. It should be a religion based on inclusiveness, yet there are so many guidelines to follow to even be considered a Christian. For decades, if not centuries, organized Christianity has told people how to behave and how to act with the threat of violence or inContinue reading “Communion Ban Proves Christianity Is About Bullying, Control And Exclusion Rather Than Spiritual Englightenment”
‘Chip ‘N Dale’ Rescues Live-Action/Animated Movie Genre
Chip ‘n Dale’s Rescue Rangers wasn’t a TV show that I was really interested in. I don’t know why. I was at that age I guess where things change. I had liked Duck Tales and Muppet Babies but I was in what they call now my tweens when the show began. I may have caughtContinue reading “‘Chip ‘N Dale’ Rescues Live-Action/Animated Movie Genre”
How ‘Popcorn’ Gave Horror Viewers A Taste Of Metafiction
By the time the 1980s ended, the horror genre was practically on every film critic’s shitlist. After a decade of the slasher genre with the Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street movies along with dozens of knock-offs, the 1990s started with a clean slate. If you changed the name of the subgenre,Continue reading “How ‘Popcorn’ Gave Horror Viewers A Taste Of Metafiction”
May The Memory Of Vangelis Be Eternal
You may not know the name Vangelis. But you probably remember the scene in Chariots of Fire in which a bunch of young men in white shorts and T-shirts run barefoot along the shores of the beach. Vangelis won the Oscar for his musical score of the movie mixing classical piano with synthesizer sounds. TheContinue reading “May The Memory Of Vangelis Be Eternal”
