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Rest In Power, Gena Rowlands, Queen Of Independent Films

The old saying goes, “Behind every good man is a good woman.” Well, the same can apply to John Cassavetes and his wife, Gena Rowlands. The two would marry while they were in their mid-20s and spend the next 35 years not only building a marriage and family, but also one of the most notableContinue reading “Rest In Power, Gena Rowlands, Queen Of Independent Films”

‘Conjuring’ Movies Helped Redefine Horror For Modern Times

Horror movies are usually the red-headed stepchild of filmmaking. They’re hated most of the times by movie critics. Parental groups despise them so much they’ve been successful in getting them removed from theaters, which was the case in the original Silent Night, Deadly Night. And the Academy Awards have pretty much refused to acknowledge them,Continue reading “‘Conjuring’ Movies Helped Redefine Horror For Modern Times”

‘Love Lies Bleeding’ A Gritty Thriller With Surreal Imagery

A movie like Love Lies Bleeding is a reminder of one of those gritty crime dramas that permeated art house theaters in the 1990s when many filmmakers had discovered the popularity of the works of Jim Thompson and used the popularity of Quentin Tarantino to tell their own crime thrillers. The main characters aren’t reallyContinue reading “‘Love Lies Bleeding’ A Gritty Thriller With Surreal Imagery”

Keep Your Stinking Paws Off ‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’

For what it’s worth, the recent Planet of the Apes movies have gone on a decline that was similar to the original movies that came out over 50 years ago. After the mediocre 2001 version directed by Tim Burton and starring Mark Wahlberg doing his “Hey, donkey” routine, the movie ended with a stunner thatContinue reading “Keep Your Stinking Paws Off ‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’”

‘Eruption’ Is A Good Disaster Thriller For Michael Crichton Fans

Michael Crichton appears to be the Tupac of the literary world. And by that, I mean, he is still publishing novels a good 16 years after he passed away from complications to lymphoma. Eruption has been the fourth novel to be published since his death. The last novel, Dragon Teeth, was written by him inContinue reading “‘Eruption’ Is A Good Disaster Thriller For Michael Crichton Fans”

‘Civil War’ Insists Upon Itself In A Pretentious Premise

I’ll be blunt. I didn’t think much of Civil War going into it. I think the hoopla and hype surrounding the movie was A24’s attempt to get butts in seats after reportedly spending $50 million, their most ever on a movie production. But from the start, it looked about the same as just about everyContinue reading “‘Civil War’ Insists Upon Itself In A Pretentious Premise”

You Gotta Admit The Olympics Were Something Else This Time

Let’s face, the Olympics are usually hit or miss. Sometimes they are so basic you feel like there’s more excitement at the elementary school field day. And then, there’s one that blows the others out of the water. Even before the first event started, the Paris Olympics seemed like they were going to be memorableContinue reading “You Gotta Admit The Olympics Were Something Else This Time”

‘Halloween’ Actor Charles Cyphers Takes His Final Curtain Call

Being a character actor is never a glamorous job. If you’re lucky, you get your name on the opening credits but you don’t get the nice paycheck the stars receive. However, if you’re lucky, you get to appear in a popular movie or franchise that people will remember you. Charles Cyphers got that chance multipleContinue reading “‘Halloween’ Actor Charles Cyphers Takes His Final Curtain Call”

How ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Helped And Hurt The Horror Genre

In the past 25 years, filmmaking has gone through many changes. But the one that, for better or for worse, owes itself particularly and almost entirely to one genre is the found footage horror. The idea wasn’t new when The Blair Witch Project opened in the summer of 1999. Cannibal Holocaust had done the sameContinue reading “How ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Helped And Hurt The Horror Genre”

‘Under Paris’ Is Total Merde

With the Olympics being held in Paris, there were so much concerns over the quality of the River Siene. I just heard that they had to cancel some events because the river is too polluted. The concept being Under Paris is a shortfin mako shark becoming genetically altered and growing bigger as well as ableContinue reading “‘Under Paris’ Is Total Merde”