Duel is often called Steven Spielberg’s first feature movie. This is not exactly the case. His first feature movie is The Sugarland Express released in 1974. Duel was released in theaters, but it first was released through Universal Television as an ABC Movie of the Week on Nov. 13, 1971. It was heavily praised andContinue reading “‘Duel’ Gave Spielberg His First Win”
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The Best Batman Movie You May Not Have Heard About
As a Batman fan, I was sadden to hear of the passing of Kevin Conroy due to intestinal cancer on Nov. 10. As an openly gay man, he appeared in many movies and TV shows throughout his life. But in 1992, he was tapped to voice Bruce Wayne/Batman in the landmark Batman: The Animated SeriesContinue reading “The Best Batman Movie You May Not Have Heard About”
‘Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula’ A Wonderful Gothic Horror Movie
Ask someone what they think of when you mention Dracula, and it’s either Bela Lugosi or Christopher Lee. Lugosi so embraced the character that rumor has it his dying wishes were to be buried in the vampire cape. As for Lee, he brought the character to the post-WWII Technicolor era through the Hammer films. ThereContinue reading “‘Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula’ A Wonderful Gothic Horror Movie”
‘Full Metal Jacket’ 35 Years Of USMC Hardcore Kubrick Style
In college, we were sitting around the commons area of the dorm and the 1999 Oscars were playing. Stanley Kubrick had just passed away a few weeks early at the age of 70. They were playing snippets of his movies as part of a memoriam. Then, suddenly, Full Metal Jacket came up. And someone inContinue reading “‘Full Metal Jacket’ 35 Years Of USMC Hardcore Kubrick Style”
Why ‘Exorcist III’ Deserves A Second Look
The Exorcist is one of the most popular horror movies of all time. It was a media sensation in the early to mid-1970s, so a sequel was inevitable. Unfortunately, that sequel was The Exorcist II: The Heretic. Despite a cast that included Louise Fletcher, hot off her Oscar win for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’sContinue reading “Why ‘Exorcist III’ Deserves A Second Look”
‘Trick ‘R Treat’ A Horror Movie That Can’t Be Beat
Horror anthologies are usually hit or miss. For every Creepshow movie, there’s a Creepshow 3, which is awful. And then there are those V/H/S movies, sheesh! Tales From the Hood is another horror anthology movie that seems to present each segment very well. Trick ‘r Treat is one of those movies that seemed to flyContinue reading “‘Trick ‘R Treat’ A Horror Movie That Can’t Be Beat”
Die Another Day: Movie Characters Who Were Saved From The Final Cut
There are many actors who are notorious for dying on screen. A joke is that every time Sean Bean appears in a movie, his character dies. But there are other actors who have bit the bullet on screen more than he. John Hurt, Billy Drago and Danny Trejo are just a few names of actorsContinue reading “Die Another Day: Movie Characters Who Were Saved From The Final Cut”
‘Dawn Of The Dead’ Is The Quintessential Zombie Apocalypse Movie
George A. Romero wasn’t the first to envision a dystopia world where a virus has turned humans into something else. Richard Matheson did it with I Am Legend which had been turned into The Last Man on Earth and The Omega Man. Then in the late 1960s, he made Night of the Living Dead. TheContinue reading “‘Dawn Of The Dead’ Is The Quintessential Zombie Apocalypse Movie”
‘Nothing But Trouble’ Is Just That
Eric Idle once said of Dan Aykroyd that he was capable of being part of Monty Python troupe. Born in Ottawa, Aykroyd went on to be a part of Second City both in Toronto and Chicago. At 23, he was hired as a writer of Saturday Night Live, but also added to the cast. ThroughContinue reading “‘Nothing But Trouble’ Is Just That”
Greed And Consumerism Haunt ‘Poltergeist’
When I was in college, a professor brought it up on how we have designed our bedrooms, living rooms and dens around the TV. In the olden days, someone could turn on a radio and hear it all around the house. TVs have to be seen. That’s part of their word, “vision.” One year, IContinue reading “Greed And Consumerism Haunt ‘Poltergeist’”
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