Imagine if a young Jamie Lee Curtis had played Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist? That was William Friedkin’s intention one day almost 50 years ago when he made a phone call to Curtis’ mother Janet Leigh. As the Halloween actress would later recall, the call was very short as after hearing for a bit, LeighContinue reading “‘The Exorcist’ Scares Up The Christmas Holiday Season”
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The Flawlessness Of ‘A Christmas Story’ The Reason For Its Legacy
I love Christmas movies but many of them have the unrealistic qualities in them. Granted, you’re supposed to watch a movie with a suspension of disbelief but it’s hard sometimes to see movies like Jingle All the Way, Elf of even National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation without their exaggerations. Maybe that’s why A Christmas Story remainsContinue reading “The Flawlessness Of ‘A Christmas Story’ The Reason For Its Legacy”
‘Die Hard’ Mixes Christian Symbolism With High-Octane Action
One of the biggest debates over the last 30 years is whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It wasn’t released during the Christmas holiday season but the summer months. It’s set on Christmas Eve in the Los Angeles area as a NYPD officer is visiting his estranged wife and family for theContinue reading “‘Die Hard’ Mixes Christian Symbolism With High-Octane Action”
Chevy Chase’s Christmas Movies Expose The Imperfection Of Perfection
One of my favorite Chevy Chase Christmas movies isn’t National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation even though I like it and watch it several times around Christmas and even in the middle of summer. No, I’m talking about Funny Farm, which was released in 1988, more than a year before NLCV. While most of the movie isContinue reading “Chevy Chase’s Christmas Movies Expose The Imperfection Of Perfection”
‘King Richard’ Is Will Smith’s Oscar Bait
Can we just give Will Smith a fucking Oscar? They give out honorary Oscars all the time. I think the entire movie industry needs to give him an Oscar, so he’ll stop making fucking movies like King Richard. At one time, Smith was an impressive actor considering he had taken the role on The FreshContinue reading “‘King Richard’ Is Will Smith’s Oscar Bait”
‘Gremlins’ Is A Warning Fable About Giving Animals As Gifts
A movie like Gremlins falls into the same clique of movies like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard. It’s set at Christmastime. It has a Christmas theme, but people will argue with you that it’s not a Christmas movie. Granted, all three movies didn’t hit the theaters at Christmastime, but neither did While You Were Sleeping.Continue reading “‘Gremlins’ Is A Warning Fable About Giving Animals As Gifts”
‘The Ice Harvest’ Produces A Dark Christmas In The Homeland
Harold Ramis has been gone for almost eight years but his legacy lives on. For someone who looked like he should be an accountant or a hospital administrator, Ramis wrote, produced, directed and/or acted in some of the best comedies ever. In May of 2010, he contacted autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis and spent the last fourContinue reading “‘The Ice Harvest’ Produces A Dark Christmas In The Homeland”
‘8-Bit Christmas’ Is The Worst Thing Since The Atari E.T. Game
A movie like 8-Bit Christmas wants to be the Gen X version of A Christmas Story. But even the Millennial Christmas movie Jingle All the Way was more enjoyable. This is the worst thing video game related to hit the world since the Atari E.T. game. If Custer’s Revenge in which the goal is toContinue reading “‘8-Bit Christmas’ Is The Worst Thing Since The Atari E.T. Game”
David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ Remains Something To Be Seen
I’m not going to mince words. David Lynch’s 1984 production of Dune, which was released on this date in 1984, is totally fucked up. I mean, that’s exactly what producer Dino De Laurentiis must have expected when he had was able to hire Lynch away from Lucasfilm, who was trying to get him to directContinue reading “David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ Remains Something To Be Seen”
‘1941’ Was Spielberg’s First Casualty
Steven Spielberg is pretty much one of the most powerful men in Hollywood and the entertainment industry but he isn’t infallible. While his adaptation of West Side Story is getting rave reviews, the reported $100 million production has only garnered $15 million at the box office. In his defense, there is still a Covid pandemicContinue reading “‘1941’ Was Spielberg’s First Casualty”
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