Well, It’s Groundhog Day…Again!

Today is Feb. 2 which is typically known as Groundhog Day, which has become more famous thanks in part to the 1993 fantasy-dramedy by the same name directed by Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray. Punxustawney Phil who resides at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxustawney, Penn. claimed to have seen his shaow which means there areContinue reading “Well, It’s Groundhog Day…Again!”

Remember The Columbia Crew

I was living with my ex in a house that is no longer there on the morning of Feb. 1, 2003. Beverly woke me up that morning telling me the space shuttle had exploded.   I didn’t know what she really meant. I had briefly heard about the Columbia mission a week or so earlier. What was so creepy was that itContinue reading “Remember The Columbia Crew”

‘After Hours’ Showcases Catherine O’Hara’s Great Talents

Born and raised in the Toronto area in an Irish Catholic household, Catherine O’Hara was on SCTV with other greats like John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Eugene Levy. She famously went on to Saturday Night Live in the infamous sixth season which would see Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo among others like Gilbert Gottfried and Charles Rocket.   She reportedly spent one week working at SNL before leavingContinue reading “‘After Hours’ Showcases Catherine O’Hara’s Great Talents”

Never Forget The Challenger Crew

For the most part, I don’t remember seeing the Challenger explosion on TV at school, even though several of my friends say we saw it.   Maybe they did and I was sick that day. I was almost certain it was a snow day so the school had canceled classes that day. I was in the first grade and only 7 so I probably don’t remember too well.   On thisContinue reading “Never Forget The Challenger Crew”

Things Have To Get Better, Because We May Not Survive If They Get Worse

For the most part, I’ve always believed it’s going to get worse before it gets better. But the question you always want to know is – how much worse can it get?   In any normal society, the massacre at Columbine High School back in 1999 would’ve been the breaking point. But no matter how many predominantly white schools suffer massacres, it seems the powers that be react by doing everythingContinue reading “Things Have To Get Better, Because We May Not Survive If They Get Worse”

‘The Rip’ Is One Of Those Movie That Is For Guys That Like Movies

Some filmmakers get stuck in their formative years and it becomes a reflection on their work no matter how long they live. Quentin Tarantino seems to be stuck in the 1970s. Floyd Mutrux wrote, produced and directed movies that were mostly set in the 1950s and early 1960s. It happens. Your late teens and early 20s are usually those moments when you feel like you’re goingContinue reading “‘The Rip’ Is One Of Those Movie That Is For Guys That Like Movies”