Filmmakers have been using gimmicks for years prior to the 1985 release of Clue and still do to this day. William Castle’s horror movies would break the fourth wall and have someone run through the theater in a monster costume. Sometimes the joy of watching a movie is the escapism it provides even for aContinue reading “Audiences Had No ‘Clue’ How Brilliant The Movie Is”
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Workers Are Mad As Hell And They’re Not Going To Take It Anymore
In his 1931 movie City Lights, Charlie Chaplin appearing as The Tramp is working in a factory in which he is tested for a new device that the company bigwigs want to install that will allow the employers to eat while they work. It’s a comical piece of slapstick but there’s always a painful truthContinue reading “Workers Are Mad As Hell And They’re Not Going To Take It Anymore”
Social Media Snafu Is Not A Bad Coincidence
Just 20 years ago, something like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram was a foreign idea to people. There was College Club and Friendster but many of those had trouble working most of the time. I steered clear of MySpace because my first instinct was that it was a dating website and I was in a strongContinue reading “Social Media Snafu Is Not A Bad Coincidence”
Why ‘They Live’ Needs A TV Series Continuation
Sometimes, directors do their better and best work after a noble failure from a previous project. David Lynch made Blue Velvet after the failure of Dune. Even though I didn’t like it that much, Brokeback Mountain was a smaller movie for Ang Lee after the disappointment of Hulk and garnered him an Best Director OscarContinue reading “Why ‘They Live’ Needs A TV Series Continuation”
‘The Invisible Man’ Should Be Seen By All
It’s a shame that The Invisible Man had to be quickly sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic and the closure of movie theaters. Made on a meager $7 million budget, it reportedly earned over $143 million worldwide. It’s a rare sci-fi horror movie that actually has a good story, direction and action behind it as wellContinue reading “‘The Invisible Man’ Should Be Seen By All”
‘The ‘Burbs’ A Killer Parody On Small-Town Americana
When actor/writer Dana Olsen told people what the subject of his script The ‘Burbs was about, he said almost everyone responded by saying, “There was this one house in my hometown…” or “Let me tell you about the family that lived down at the end of the block.” White flight and redlining helped turned small-townContinue reading “‘The ‘Burbs’ A Killer Parody On Small-Town Americana”
Stepping Up To Stop Domestic Violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I’ve known too many people who were victims of domestic violence. Their relationships, and using that word very loosely, didn’t end. They escaped. And that’s the word they used and it sends a chill down my back. So, I’m asking you to please help out the executive director ofContinue reading “Stepping Up To Stop Domestic Violence”
Suicide Prevention Should Be More Than A Fad
September is Suicide Prevention Month, but it should be more than something people change their FB profiles to acknowledge. Suicide is the one thing that no one wants to talk about but everyone has someone in their family or a circle of friends, who either attempted it or sadly, was successful. There’s a new phraseContinue reading “Suicide Prevention Should Be More Than A Fad”
‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Steinbeck Meets Mexican Horror
A movie like From Dusk Till Dawn doesn’t have any right to be as good as it is. Released in the middle of January in 1996 in what is traditionally the “Dump Months” by studios, it starred a hot actor, George Clooney riding high from the TV drama ER; written by a hot screenwriter, QuentinContinue reading “‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Steinbeck Meets Mexican Horror”
Speaking Your Mind Is A Two-Way Street And People Drive Erratic
As September ends, we’re already nine months into the Joseph Biden Administration. Former President Donald Trump is still trying to act like he can be reinstated. The Arizona recount proved once again that Biden won the state and won it with more votes, with Trump receiving less votes. The number one reason people say theyContinue reading “Speaking Your Mind Is A Two-Way Street And People Drive Erratic”
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