According to Judd Apatow, one of the reasons his show Freaks and Geeks failed is because NBC refused to allow a website to be created. It was 30 years ago when I first saw a http link used in an advertisement for the digitally remastered VHS boxed set of the Star Wars trilogy. The InternetContinue reading “‘House Of My Mother’ A Memoir Of Abuse And Horrors”
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Is ‘King Of The Hill’ Cursed?
Let me start off by saying, I would like to express my condolences to actor the family and friends of actor Jonathan Joss. The actor who was most famously known for voicing John Redcorn on King of the Hill. Another recurring role was as Ken Hotate on Parks and Recreation. Joss was reportedly shot byContinue reading “Is ‘King Of The Hill’ Cursed?”
‘Pee-wee As Himself’ Shows The Complex Life Of Paul Reubens
I remember where I was when I heard the allegations in 1991. My mother and I had just come back from Texas where my father had started attending the Sergeant Major Academy in El Paso. My mother took my brother and I to the eye doctor. He was 15 and I was almost 13. TheContinue reading “‘Pee-wee As Himself’ Shows The Complex Life Of Paul Reubens”
No Sympathy For Predators
In the last few days, the world lost two sexual predators. They went by the names Phil Robertson and Ed Gale. You might remember them as celebrities but they were sexual predators more or less. Robertson, the patriarch of the facade that is Duck Dynasty capitalized off the redneck craze because it was hard forContinue reading “No Sympathy For Predators”
‘The Last Showgirl’ Highlights Pamela Anderson’s Talents
I’ve never been to Las Vega. But I have been to Branson, Mo., which people have described Vegas as “Branson on crack.” Las Vegas, just like Branson, seemed stuck in a state of arrested development. When I was there for the first time over 12 years ago, they were bringing in newer businesses and attractions.Continue reading “‘The Last Showgirl’ Highlights Pamela Anderson’s Talents”
George Wendt’s Dark Side In First ‘House’ & ‘Masters Of Horror’ Episode
On TV, George Wendt was just another character actor when he stepped into the role of Bostonian Norm Peterson, a portly 30-something with a laissez-faire attitude and sardonic wit on Cheers. His line, “It’s a dog-eat-dog world and I’m wearing Milkbone underwear” is one of the best lines ever written not just in TV butContinue reading “George Wendt’s Dark Side In First ‘House’ & ‘Masters Of Horror’ Episode”
‘The 4:30 Movie’ Is Just A 99 Cent Bargain Bin Flick
The problem with The 4:30 Movie is it’s too busy winking at itself with an overload of The Chris Farley Show‘s “Hey, remember when…” pop culture nostalgia as well as a foolish mockery of things to come. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It might seem funny for people in 1986 to say a Batman movie would neverContinue reading “‘The 4:30 Movie’ Is Just A 99 Cent Bargain Bin Flick”
‘Novocaine’ Is High Octane Action
Novacaine is one of those movies in the vein of Boss Level, Crank and Edge of Tomorrow where the protagonist is played by one of those actors who has their own fare share of critics that seeing them go through so many brutal hurdles makes the movie enjoyable. Maybe it’s the fact that Jack QuaidContinue reading “‘Novocaine’ Is High Octane Action”
‘Mitchell’ Mockery On ‘MST3K’ Great Moment Of Joe Don Baker’s Career
“You guys watch Joe Don Baker movies?” That was the line from Mystery Science Theater 3000‘s episode which featured Baker’s 1975 movie Mitchell. The movie seemed like a low-budget Dirty Harry flick in which Baker plays the titular character along with an impressive cast that includes Martin Balsam, Linda Evans, John Saxon and Merlin OlsenContinue reading “‘Mitchell’ Mockery On ‘MST3K’ Great Moment Of Joe Don Baker’s Career”
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’”
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