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!”
Category Archives: Movie Flashback
‘Cobra’ Has Bite To Slithering Story
From his start as a struggling actor in Roger Corman-produced cheap exploitation movies to an Oscar winning movie in a matter of a few years is the type of Cinderella story that most actors dream of. Yet, the problem with Sylvester Stallone has always been his inflated ego. Many times in his career spanning back to the late 1960s when he appeared as extrasContinue reading “‘Cobra’ Has Bite To Slithering Story”
‘The Hateful Eight’ 10 Years Later
Quentin Tarantino has been making a lot of news lately with what some could consider “Yelling at the clouds” moments. His lasted “Get off my lawn!” rants have been directed toward actor Paul Dano. I’ll admit, he does kind of suck in a lot of roles. Some actors just can’t hack it in versatile roles. HeContinue reading “‘The Hateful Eight’ 10 Years Later”
Udo Kier Sunk His Teeth, Making Bones Into Andy Warhol’s Horror Flicks
With his piercing blue eyes and his jet black hair, German actor Udo Kier was poised to be a movie actor who played eccentric or deviant characters. According to imdb.com, he had over 280 credits as an actor of film and TV. However, he would remain mostly unknown to American actors until the 1990s after two decades of working inContinue reading “Udo Kier Sunk His Teeth, Making Bones Into Andy Warhol’s Horror Flicks”
‘Return To Oz’ Presented A Wickedly Different View 40 Years Ago
By the mid-1980s, top brass at Disney was faced with a dilemma. Do they continue to make just family movies or do they branch out and do what all the other movie studios have done and embraced the change that has been happening since the late 1960s? It didn’t help matters that many of their top animators left with Don Bluth who went on toContinue reading “‘Return To Oz’ Presented A Wickedly Different View 40 Years Ago”
‘Wild At Heart’ A Love Story Set On A Hellish Journey Into Darkness
When Diane Ladd was approached by David Lynch to play Marietta, an antagonistic character in the 1990 movie Wild at Heart, she said Lynch wanted her to be a hot momma. Ladd was in her mid-50s at the time and women that age and at that time weren’t considered “hot.” Yet, it became one of the three roles LaddContinue reading “‘Wild At Heart’ A Love Story Set On A Hellish Journey Into Darkness”
Never Forget The Clock Tower
It’s Nov. 12. And this is the day that a bolt of lightning struck the clock tower in Hill Valley, Calif. at 10:04 p.m. PDT. in 1955. As far as we know, it’s never been fixed 70 years later. It was also the night a young teenager managed to inspire a Chuck Berry to changeContinue reading “Never Forget The Clock Tower”
‘Shutter Island’ Leaves You To Wonder What Is Real And What Isn’t
With the recent documentary series Mr. Scorsese about the life and work of Martin Scorsese, he says his collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio has been a way he can work to do more expensive projects. It’s been one of the most unusual collaborations as the director and former teen idol turned Oscar winner have a good track record. DiCaprio picks his projectsContinue reading “‘Shutter Island’ Leaves You To Wonder What Is Real And What Isn’t”
‘Halloween’ Thorne Trilogy Is More Of A Trick Than A Treat
I had heard about the Halloween movies but never really got into them until Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers came out. We watched it at my aunt and cousins house who themselves might have lived in a haunted house out in the country. The end of a young Danielle Harris as Jamie LloydContinue reading “‘Halloween’ Thorne Trilogy Is More Of A Trick Than A Treat”
‘The Devil’s Advocate’ Is About The Last Temptation Of Keanu
SPOILER WARNING!! This post contains major plot points and revelations. When I first saw The Devil’s Advocate when it hit video in the spring of 1998, I really didn’t like the ending. The basic premise of the movie is Keanu Reeves plays Kevin Lomax, a young hot-shot lawyer from Gainesville, Fla. who is plucked byContinue reading “‘The Devil’s Advocate’ Is About The Last Temptation Of Keanu”
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