‘Claymation Christmas Celebration’ Is A Great Holiday Special For All

The craziest thing about the entertainment world is while one celebrity’s status fades; another celebrity connected to them directly or indirectly rises. Maybe that’s why A Star is Born has been made so many times. It’s that see-saw balance that makes it all so fascinating.   From the 1960s through the 1970s, the production dynamic duo of Arthur Ranking Jr. and Jules Bass held theContinue reading “‘Claymation Christmas Celebration’ Is A Great Holiday Special For All”

‘Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2’ Is The Christmas Ham For Acquired Tastes

A movie like Silent Night, Deady Night Part 2 had spent years banished into the ether of forgotten low budget movies sitting around in the horror section of some dive video rental place where they still used pinewood shelves and the clerks dressed like they were going to a Grateful Dead concert instead of forced to wear khakis and a pull-over collaredContinue reading “‘Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2’ Is The Christmas Ham For Acquired Tastes”

Get Knocked Down; Get Back Up

Well, I got some bad news today. While it’s not as bad as some of the things going on around the world, it’s bad to me. I’m so sick of people constantly belitting someone’s problems in the grand scheme of the world. C.S. Lewis once said, “The pain I feel now is the happiness IContinue reading “Get Knocked Down; Get Back Up”

Wishing Peace And Love To All During Hanukkah Celebrations

It’s been a terrible weekend of violence all around the world with the students shot and killed at Brown University in Providence. Then there was the massacre at Bondi Beach near Sydney were 15 people were reportedly killed. And then i’t’s been reported filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle Singer, were murderedContinue reading “Wishing Peace And Love To All During Hanukkah Celebrations”

‘Roofman’ Is A Split-Level Story That Never Feels Cozy For A Movie

At one time on their TV show in the late 1990s, critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert commented some “based on a true story” movies work better sometimes as just a magazine story.   I agree. A movie like Roofman is a perfect testament to that.   At two hours with credits including real testimonials from his victims, this is mostly a movie that mightContinue reading “‘Roofman’ Is A Split-Level Story That Never Feels Cozy For A Movie”

Happy 100 Birthday Dick Van Dyke!

I find it fascinating that today Dick Van Dyke celebrates his 100th birthday with none other than Taylor Swift. While it is common for celebrities to have the same birthday, both Van Dyke and Swift have done so much for their respective mediums.   Van Dyke was already a legend back in 1989 when Swift was born, evenContinue reading “Happy 100 Birthday Dick Van Dyke!”