Fred Ward was basically born too late. If he had been born a generation younger, he would’ve been along with other actors of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, such as Broderick Crawford, Fredric March and Ray Miland. They were actors playing men who had been through a lot in their lives and had the scarsContinue reading “Fred Ward: Usually A Character Actor, Sometimes A Leading Man”
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‘Firestarter’ Fizzles Faster Than Damp Crumbled Kindling Paper
When the two best things you can say about the latest version of Firestarter is that it’s not as long as the 1984 version and they’ve cast a real Indigenous Native American this time, you know it’s not going to be good. Blumhouse tackles an updated version of the Stephen King novel, which I didn’tContinue reading “‘Firestarter’ Fizzles Faster Than Damp Crumbled Kindling Paper”
‘Black Hole’ Sucks All Excitement Out Of Disney Sci-Fi Movie
Sci-fi space movies were nothing new when Star Wars became a huge hit in 1977. But, every major studio and production company pulled out all the stops with the knock-offs. Roger Corman did Battle Beyond the Stars. On TV, we had Buck Rogers and Battlestar Galactica. Even Mork & Mindy came about because of StarContinue reading “‘Black Hole’ Sucks All Excitement Out Of Disney Sci-Fi Movie”
‘Lost City’ Reboots ‘Romancing The Stone’ For New Generation
You can’t go into The Lost City without thinking almost immediately that it seems like a reboot/remake of Romancing the Stone, the surprise 1984 hit that rebuilt Michael Douglas’ career as a leading man and made Kathleen Turner the star she became. Originally thought to be a disaster, Robert Zemeckis, the director of that movie,Continue reading “‘Lost City’ Reboots ‘Romancing The Stone’ For New Generation”
‘The Outfit’ Weaves Snug Crime Thriller
Mark Rylance has been acting on the stage, TV and movie screen since the early 1980s, but he gained more prominence following his Oscar-winning role as Rudolf Abel in Steven Spielberg’s historical drama Bridge of Spies. Rylance was able to pull an unforgettable performance out of what would normally be dismissed as “dadporn.” And sinceContinue reading “‘The Outfit’ Weaves Snug Crime Thriller”
‘No Way Home’ Finds Right Path For Spider-Man Franchise
I’ve always loved Spider-Man. That being said, his transition to the big screen has been a rocky road over the last several decades. During the 1980s. the defunct Cannon Group had held the rights to the comic but the Israeli-producers of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus initially thought it was a horror movie about aContinue reading “‘No Way Home’ Finds Right Path For Spider-Man Franchise”
There Are No Small Roles And No Small Actors
Mike Hagerty often portrayed blue-collar people mainly because he looked like a blue-collar type of guy. With that burly build, somewhat unkept curly brown hair and brostache, he looked like he was about to say “Da Bears.” On April 29, he passed away at the age of 67. Hagerty was from Chicago and attended theContinue reading “There Are No Small Roles And No Small Actors”
‘Find Me Guilty’ Showcases Vin Diesel’s Acting, Sidney Lumet’s Directing (And Samuel Alito’s Incompetence)
This week, Samuel Alito’s name has been in the news more time than the winter of 2006 when he was confirmed as a Justice on the Supreme Court. As the second appointment by President George W. Bush, Alito was more or less riding Chief Justice John Roberts’ coattails. And that was pretty much the lastContinue reading “‘Find Me Guilty’ Showcases Vin Diesel’s Acting, Sidney Lumet’s Directing (And Samuel Alito’s Incompetence)”
Why People Unjustly (And Legitimately) Hate ‘The Last Jedi’
With it being May 4, aka May the Fourth be with you, I’d thought I’d examine one of the most notoriously reviled entries in the Star Wars franchise. No, not The Star Wars Holiday Special. I’m talking about The Last Jedi, the eighth episode in the Skywalker saga. The Last Jedi has become the epitomeContinue reading “Why People Unjustly (And Legitimately) Hate ‘The Last Jedi’”
‘Friday The 13th Part 2’ Turns 41 Giving Us Iconic Jason Vorhees
The original Friday the 13th, released in 1980, was really nothing more than a cash grab to piggyback off the success of Halloween. And even though critics savaged it, times have changed and it’s more praised now. And Friday the 13th Part 2 wasn’t much different and citics were just as bad. But times haveContinue reading “‘Friday The 13th Part 2’ Turns 41 Giving Us Iconic Jason Vorhees”
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