You Will Like ‘John Candy: I Like Me’

John Candy would’ve been 75 this Halloween if he hadn’t passed away in 1994 at 43. In death, Candy achieved that type of stardom and legacy that most actors and celebrities want but rarely achieve when they’re alive. During the last few years he was alive, Candy appeared in a lot of movies, either inContinue reading “You Will Like ‘John Candy: I Like Me’”

A Mean Green Mother This Weekend With ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’

For our senior musical play, we did Little Shop of Horrors. And like the 1986 film adaptation, it suffered its own set of problems. Some of the seniors were upset because it only had a few woman roles but that was changed. It’s not like all the girls I went to school with were JulliardContinue reading “A Mean Green Mother This Weekend With ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’”

SNL’s 50th Anniversary Show Is Golden

I think one of the most amazing things about Saturday Night Live isn’t its longevity. It’s that so many people of the original cast are still alive. While John Belushi and Gilda Radner passed away in the 1980s, others such as Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Larraine Newman and Bill Murray areContinue reading “SNL’s 50th Anniversary Show Is Golden”

‘The Garfield Movie’ Feels Like A Stuck Hairball Blocking A Good Adaptation

Twenty years ago, there was Garfield: The Movie, it got bad reviews but made a lot of money. The problem with movies like this, which was the same as that Curious George, animated movie in 2006 is they’re made for kids but reviewed by adults. I like the 2004 version even though Bill Murray hasContinue reading “‘The Garfield Movie’ Feels Like A Stuck Hairball Blocking A Good Adaptation”

Rest In Peace, Joe Flaherty, A Great Comic And Scene Stealer

Joe Flaherty was one of those comics and actors who didn’t look like he should be a comic or actor. He had originally served in the United States Air Force before focuses on dramatic theatre. Maybe that was why he was so easy to be cast in numerous movies of versatility. He could flash thatContinue reading “Rest In Peace, Joe Flaherty, A Great Comic And Scene Stealer”