Dame Angela Lansbury was one of those celebrities who just seem excel in whatever role she took. She seem to take each role and make us look beyond the actress. Earlier this week on Oct. 11, she passed away at the age of 96. By the time The Company of the Wolves opened in SeptemberContinue reading “‘Company Of Wolves’ Spotlights Angela Lansbury’s Versatility”
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‘Young Frankenstein’ Classic Comedy
Less than 20 years ago, the filmmakers (and using that term lightly) Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg were making movies like Date Movie, Epic Movie and Disaster Movie. There were disgusting and not in the funny way. There’s a difference between a fart joke that is funny and someone just pissing all over the placeContinue reading “‘Young Frankenstein’ Classic Comedy”
Mila Kunis Keeps ‘Luckiest Girl Alive’ A Winner
Mila Kunis started out as a child actress who rose to fame appearing as the ditzy Jackie Burkhart in That 70’s Show and voicing Meg Griffin on Family Guy. After that, she struggled to get her film career off the ground with some forgettable movies, such as American Psycho 2. But then, she was castContinue reading “Mila Kunis Keeps ‘Luckiest Girl Alive’ A Winner”
Movie Villains Who Have Been Heroes In Real Life
The entertainment business is full of people who give off a different perception of who they are. It’s well known many actors who often play the good guys may not be so likeable in real life. And those who often play gangsters, killers and scummy characters are very nice to be around. Everyone loves toContinue reading “Movie Villains Who Have Been Heroes In Real Life”
‘Deadstream’ Works As B-Movie Horror/Comedy
I’ll be blunt in that the found footage horror genre is an overused genre. It was over and done with after the success of The Blair Witch Project. That’s why it mostly remained dormant for almost a decade until Paranormal Activity. Many filmmakers in the late 1980s and 1990s had already used the home videoContinue reading “‘Deadstream’ Works As B-Movie Horror/Comedy”
‘Hellraiser’ A Potpourri Of Pleasure And Pain
I was never really a fan of the Hellraiser franchise. I think I’ve only seen the first one twice. Clive Barker’s seminal directorial debut introduced the character later known as Pinhead to the horror universe. The movie was released in 1987 when the slasher subgenre had made horror less liked among critics and fans. AndContinue reading “‘Hellraiser’ A Potpourri Of Pleasure And Pain”
‘Beast’ Isn’t Exactly The Cat’s Meow
You can’t blame an actor like Idris Elba for taking on a role like his in Beast. He gets to film a movie in the African Savannah. His character is a medical doctor. He gets to punch a ferocious lion, even though it’s just CGI. And he probably got a nice paycheck out of theContinue reading “‘Beast’ Isn’t Exactly The Cat’s Meow”
‘Dark Night Of The Scarecrow’ Excels As Made-For-TV Horror/Thriller
Dark Night of the Scarecrow is a reminder of a bye-gone era in which made-for-TV movies were just as good as what was shown in the theaters. You have Brian’s Song and Duel which both proved to be such hits that they were shown in theaters with Duel getting additional footage shot by a youngContinue reading “‘Dark Night Of The Scarecrow’ Excels As Made-For-TV Horror/Thriller”
‘Red Rock West’ A Neo-Noir, Neo-Western Hitchcockian Thriller
Red Rock West is one of those movies that was shown on HBO in the fall of 1993 and hinting to anyone and everyone it was a dud. HBO would feature movies in the early 1990s on “Thursday Night Prime.” Many of these movies were bona fide straight to video schlock like Stepfather III andContinue reading “‘Red Rock West’ A Neo-Noir, Neo-Western Hitchcockian Thriller”
The Absurdity Of ‘Children Of The Corn’
Children of the Corn is one of those movies when you dig further into the story you realize just how absurd it is. The movie opens on a regular Sunday afternoon in the small agricultural town of Gatlin, Neb., which has experienced a bad harvest. We met one of the movie’s young protagonist and narrator,Continue reading “The Absurdity Of ‘Children Of The Corn’”
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