The life of a professional actor can be a difficult one. There’s the numerous auditions that go nowhere. Many famous actors have their own horror stories. Kevin Costner played a dead man whose face wasn’t seen in what was supposed to be his big break in The Big Chill. George Clooney, Laura Dern and CharlieContinue reading “The Strange Case Of Emily Longstreth”
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‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ Turns 40
By the Fall of 1984, the slasher subgenre of horror was at the bottom of the barrel of movies. The critics hated them. Parental groups were trying to get them removed from theaters. And major studios realized they weren’t making the money they once did. Most of the movies were independently produced on the pre-soldContinue reading “‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ Turns 40”
‘Wonka’ Lacks Pure Imagination
Wonka is one of those movies that thinks its existence is enough to satisfy an audience for two hours. The director, Paul King, made the two Paddington movies. Yet, the charm and wit of those movies is lost here. This is the result of a movie director getting too comfortable with the source material thatContinue reading “‘Wonka’ Lacks Pure Imagination”