As he nears 80 later this year, John Lithgow’s range and versatility has catapulted him to an A-lister that can also work more comfortably in roles for character actors. At the start of career, he seemed unlikely to be anything but a character actor with that receding hair line, 6-foot-4 stature and a face thatContinue reading “‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ Terrifying Thriller With Great Social Commentary”
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‘September 5’ Gets The Scoop
I was in the news business for over 10 years. One of the longest days was 9/11. I had been working two months at the Americus Times-Recorder and at the time was the only regular reporter on staff as two others had quit the month before going to other papers. While Americus, Ga. was hundredsContinue reading “‘September 5’ Gets The Scoop”
‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’ Is Out Of This World In Its Excellence
Looney Tunes was the more mature answer to the Disney cartoons of the era. Before the spread of television in the 1950s and 1960s, the cartoons were shown in movie theaters. Even though the Hays Code kept a lot of subject matter very clean, Looney Tunes and its spin-off Merrie Melodies, seemed to mix jokesContinue reading “‘The Day The Earth Blew Up’ Is Out Of This World In Its Excellence”
‘Howling II’ Is Quite The Hoot
The Howling franchise has been one of the most strangest franchises in movie history. Along with the Hellraiser and Amityville movies, they seem to be trying to bank on name recognition. However, the first Howling movie divided people in 1981 but has received better recognition over the years. Directed by Joe Dante and a scriptContinue reading “‘Howling II’ Is Quite The Hoot”
RIP, Val Kilmer! You Were More Than Just A Wingman, Iceman
John Frankenheimer famously quipped, “Will Rogers never met Val Kilmer.” The late filmmaker and the recently deceased actor butted heads on the production of the 1996 movie The Island of Dr. Moreau that Frankenheimer immediately demanded Kilmer be taken off the set when he filmed his last scene. It was almost common issue with theContinue reading “RIP, Val Kilmer! You Were More Than Just A Wingman, Iceman”
Entertainment Business Bias On Full Display A Lot Lately
John Boyega, who played Finn in the last three Star Wars movies went on to say how racially bias the SW enterprise is. I have to agree with him. Over 10 years ago when the first trailer dropped, there was a lot of criticism over the fact that he was even in the movie. AndContinue reading “Entertainment Business Bias On Full Display A Lot Lately”
‘Flow’ Mesmerizes Telling The Story Of Survival Among Many Animals
It’s hard to watch a movie like Flow without thinking of Life of Pi or The Bear, the 1988 French movie not the TV series. Both of those latter movies were directed by very skilled and talented directors, Ang Lee and Jean-Jacques Annaud, respectively. And they both featured movies that had animals as the mainContinue reading “‘Flow’ Mesmerizes Telling The Story Of Survival Among Many Animals”
No Fooling! ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ A Go
It may be April 1 but this is no joke. For a while, it really did seem like that’s all, folks, for Coyote vs. Acme the live-action/cartoon animated hybrid feature that has been in limbo for the last two years. At one point, it was going to meet the same fate as Batgirl and ScoobContinue reading “No Fooling! ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ A Go”
‘Anora’ A Cinderella Story With No Happily Ever After
Anora comes from the mind of Sean Baker, who recently set a record for winning four Oscars for one movie earlier this month. Walt Disney won four Oscars in 1954 but for four separate works (Animated Short, Live-Action Short, Documentary Short and Documentary Feature). And it’s no surprise Baker has a weird connection to DisneyContinue reading “‘Anora’ A Cinderella Story With No Happily Ever After”
‘The Hand That Rocks The Cradle’ Twists The Genre For The Better
One thing that I think is misunderstood about The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is how Rebecca De Mornay’s character is affected by her husband’s suicide and own miscarriage. No, I think someone was wrong with with to begin with. De Mornay plays the wife of a Seattle-area obstetrician Victor Mott (John de Lancie) whoContinue reading “‘The Hand That Rocks The Cradle’ Twists The Genre For The Better”
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