Years ago, there was a meme going around that you can tell a lot about someone from what movie they most remember Tim Curry. On Aug. 25, the actor passed away more than 14 years after he suffered a life-changing stroke that left him in a wheelchair unable to walk. To condense Curry’s body ofContinue reading “Final Curtain Call For Tim Curry”
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Rest In Power, Dolly!
One of the first movies I remember watching is 9 to 5, which was on HBO a lot back in the 1980s. It was Dolly Parton’s first movie role even though she had appeared on TV before. Like myself, she grew up in Appalachia even though eastern Tennessee was a lot more rural than whereContinue reading “Rest In Power, Dolly!”
‘Manhunter’ At 40: The Movie That Started It All
I had never heard about Manhunter until after The Silence of the Lambs became popular and trying to debate which is better is like Alien vs. Aliens. Both movies work on their own even though they have a different director and different cast but are related. Michael Mann, directed the movie and wrote the screenplayContinue reading “‘Manhunter’ At 40: The Movie That Started It All”
RIP Hayden Panettiere
I was shocked to hear of the death of Hayden Panettiere over the weekend. Even more shocking was I had watched Scream 4 earlier that day. She had played Kirby Reed in that movie as well as the sixth one. It was a long rumored fan theory that Kirby survived her injuries at the endContinue reading “RIP Hayden Panettiere”
‘Transformers’ Animated Movie At 40: What Went Wrong?
By the time The Transformers: The Movie hit theaters on this date 40 years ago, the commercials hinted that Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots was going to be killed by Megatron, leader of the Decepticons. But was it just a ploy to get more people in the theaters. The Transformers were a popularContinue reading “‘Transformers’ Animated Movie At 40: What Went Wrong?”
‘Ready Or Not 2’ Just A Bloody, Messy Redo
The first Ready or Not came out during the middle of a batch of movies that were yet another variation of “The Most Dangerous Game.” When it opened in late summer 2019, there was a lot of controversy over The Hunt that it could’ve totally overshadowed it.And then there was the dull The Belko ExperimentContinue reading “‘Ready Or Not 2’ Just A Bloody, Messy Redo”
‘A Better Tomorrow’ At 40: The Action Movie Made A Huge Impact
By the mid-1980s, people of Southeast Asia still weren’t equally represented in American mass media. (Just look at Lonf Duk Dong.) Movies like The Killing Fields portrayed them as victims, villains or friends of white people who were the lead. Even though that movie is based on a real story of violence and genocide, youContinue reading “‘A Better Tomorrow’ At 40: The Action Movie Made A Huge Impact”
‘Howard The Duck’ At 40
In the summer of 1986, Howard the Duck was anticipated to be the next biggest thing. Commercials and trailers teased the titular character. George Lucas spearheaded it as executive producer. The husband-wife duo of Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz wrote the script with Huyck directing. They had co-wrote American Graffiti with Lucas. What could goContinue reading “‘Howard The Duck’ At 40”
‘Dead Calm’ A Great Thriller From Down Under On The High Seas
Dead Calm is a movie that works on two common fears – alone in the middle of the ocean while something bad happens and the realization that no one will come to help you in time. Sam Neill plays John Ingram, a captain in the Royal Australian Navy, and his younger wife, Rae (Nicole Kidman),Continue reading “‘Dead Calm’ A Great Thriller From Down Under On The High Seas”
RIP Sam Neill, Gone But His Massive Work Isn’t Extinct
By the time he appeared in Jurassic Park, Sam Neill had already made a name for himself appearing in critically acclaimed movies like A Cry in the Dark (or Evil Angels as it’s also known), Dead Calm and The Hunt for Red October. But he still wasn’t a household name like Harrison Ford who StevenContinue reading “RIP Sam Neill, Gone But His Massive Work Isn’t Extinct”
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