Time To Remind You: John Saxon Kicks Ass! I watched a documentary recently that reminded me what a great character Actor John Saxon is – I mean, who else can slap around Bruce Lee like this! Time to acknowledge this… Read More ›
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The “French” Connection! An Exciting New Take On The William Friedkin Oscar Classic!
Movie fans, a new French police thriller is a “must see!” From “The Artist ” To “The French Connection!” French Actor Jean Dujardin, best known for the Oscar-winning “The Artist”, is back with a brilliant idea for a film –… Read More ›
Rated “X” By An All-White Jury! The Incendiary “Sweet Sweetback’s Badass Song!” Blaxploitation’s Brilliant Godfather!
“Rated ‘X’ By An All-White Jury!” At a time when Hollywood is under scrutiny for for what some as as Oscar failing to adequately acknowledge the film “Selma”, it’s important to remember “The Godfather of Blaxploitation”, the brilliant Melvin Van… Read More ›
Oscar 2015! Brilliant “Birdman” Soars! Winner’s List! “Whiplash” Stings!
“Birdman” Scores Best Picture! “Birdman” is so deserving of Best Picture of the year, for an audacious, inventive look at the creative process…. Time To Invite The Boys Home! So happy for “Birdman”, and all of these winners! BEST MOTION… Read More ›
Brilliant “Nightcrawler”! Jake Gyllenhaal! Modern Day “Taxi Driver!”
Smile! The Awards are rolling in for one of the year’s most provocative films! A Golden Globe acting nomination, on the AFI Top Ten film list, multiple Broadcast film critic nominations and now the San Diego Critics have chosen it… Read More ›
Weng Weng! Troma! Oz-Plo! Wacky Movie Lovers Need A “Shocking Stocking Stuffer”!
Looking for a unique way to give a movie gift this holiday season? Give A Great Movie Night! I love the idea of a couple of movies wrapped in a popcorn container with specialty salts and some great wine! But… Read More ›
Nazi Zombies! “Dead Snow 2”! The Five Wildest Zombie Movies EVER!
Halloween 2014 is underway with amazingly distasteful Halloween horror classics! Yes, Halloween is a season for every kind of movie that is so so wrong – and yet at this time of year is so so right! “The Sequel You… Read More ›
Leonard Maltin’s LAST EVER Movie Guide! The End Of A Pithy Era!
It’s the most widely read movie guide of all time! It weighs two pounds, it has 1,612 pages – and it’s the end of an era! Here’s what CNN is reporting: “Leonard Maltin was 18 when the first edition of… Read More ›
WILD Japan Cinema! “Pinky Violence”! Amazing Cult Exploitation Madness!
“Sex! Trash! DYNAMITE!” How can you go wrong with a poster like this? What exactly is going on here? There seems to be some “trouble” at the school… INTRODUCING “PINKY VIOLENCE!” Trouble indeed! Time to look at a Japanese trend… Read More ›
“Sorcerer”! Legendary “Lost” Classic Is Uncovered On Blu-Ray! “The Friedkin Connection” Rules!
Movie Lovers Rejoice! A “Lost” Classic Is Here! You know the story: A brilliant Director follows up his greatest work by making a “difficult” film that is lost to time…until it is rediscovered as a masterpiece… Behold “Sorcerer!” The Classic… Read More ›
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