On Sept. 5, 1991 as the MTV Video Music Awards began, no one in the audience nor at home watching was expecting to see Pee-wee Herman come out on stage to begin the show. On July 26 of that year, Pee-wee (or Paul Reubens as he was legally known) had been arrested in Florida inContinue reading “Paul Reubens Taught A Generation It Was Okay To Be A Little Different”
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‘Taking Care of Maya’ Asks Us Where Do We Draw The Line On Child Abuse
As a country, we have a knee jerk reaction when bad things happen. After Columbine, many schools went down hard saying students had to tuck in their shirts and could only have mesh backpacks, even though the killers had arrived to school later and basically went to shooting in no time. Then after the sinkingContinue reading “‘Taking Care of Maya’ Asks Us Where Do We Draw The Line On Child Abuse”
‘Alice, Darling’ Is An Eye-Opener To Abuse Many People Endure
I’m not surprised that a lot of the audience reviews for Alice, Darling are negative compared the praise from critics.m It’s been reviewed-bombed on imdb.com and Google by people calling it slow or uneventful. If you’re expecting Anna Kendrick in something like Sleeping With the Enemy or Enough, then, you’ll be mistaken. It’s a movieContinue reading “‘Alice, Darling’ Is An Eye-Opener To Abuse Many People Endure”
‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space’ At 35
With a government hearing this week where there was testimony that there are actually aliens and UFOs, it’s no better time to look at Killer Klowns From Outer Space, the cult classic horror-comedy that was released 35 years ago. It was made by the Chiodo Brothers who had been working in the movie industry sinceContinue reading “‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space’ At 35”
‘The Player’ Presents Timely Satire Amidst The WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikes
When The Player premiered in the spring of 1992, it was the buzz of Hollywood. Featuring Tim Robbins who was a rising celebrity at the time as a Hollywood executive who is hated by anyone and everyone but they still want a moment of his time, the movie was a biting satire of Hollywood. ItContinue reading “‘The Player’ Presents Timely Satire Amidst The WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikes”
‘Out Of Sight’ Has The Perfect Coolness For Summertime Heatwaves
George Clooney may just well be the closest thing we have that reminds us of the Golden Era of Hollywood in which leading men were bigger than life who still commanded the silver screen when they turned into silver foxes and drove everyone from 8 to 88 wild. He has the playful mixture of comedyContinue reading “‘Out Of Sight’ Has The Perfect Coolness For Summertime Heatwaves”
‘Jaws 3-D’ Is Nuts
There’s a rumor that when he was being interviewed for Jaws 3-D, Dennis Quaid, who was struggling with his cocaine addiction, responded, “I was in Jaws the what?” You can’t blame Quaid for not wanting to remember the making of this movie that almost seems like a parody of Jaws rather than a sequel. QuaidContinue reading “‘Jaws 3-D’ Is Nuts”
Fran Drescher Is Not One To Underestimate
Granted, Fran Drescher before this month was mostly remember for his TV show The Nanny. The 1990s shows was so much of a sitcom it could easily pass as a parody of 1990s sitcoms. Drescher plays Fran Fine, a very Jewish woman from Queens selling cosmetics door-to-door after being dumped by her boyfriend. She attractsContinue reading “Fran Drescher Is Not One To Underestimate”
‘Plane’ Goes In Many Directions Yet Never Really Takes Off
Gerard Butler’s career has been mostly playing the brutish types who don’t take shit off anyone. It seems ever since 300, he’s become the younger Scottish version of Liam Neeson. While he’s appeared in comedies, dramas and even as the doomed Erik in The Phantom of the Opera, he’s mainly an action star. Some haveContinue reading “‘Plane’ Goes In Many Directions Yet Never Really Takes Off”
How Hollywood Shutting Down Could Cause Some Major Changes For All
When I was working in Wagoner, Okla. at the Tribune, the company (which was owned by one of the Walton kids, nonetheless) got the idea we were going to be offering pictures online to be sold. It was a great idea that came with one flaw – we had to upload them ourselves. This addedContinue reading “How Hollywood Shutting Down Could Cause Some Major Changes For All”
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