RIP Alan Rickman! More sad news: great Character Actor Alan Rickman has died. He achieved stardom for his first movie role: dastardly criminal Hans Gruber in the classic “Die Hard” – but Rickman’s career was varied, everything from period dramas… Read More ›
Smile! It’s Halloween! It’s my favorite time of year – when the scariest films of all time return to my TV screen! Everyone has a favorite horror film – you know, one that really scares you…and modern cinema has given… Read More ›
Countdown to Halloween Continues With A Great Joke: “Knock! Knock!” “Who’s There?” Horror! It’s the month where you NEVER answer your door at night – and here is a great example of why not…as one reviewer puts it: “What we… Read More ›
“The Heat’s On In The Street For This Bad Mama – But She’s Doin’ The Cooking!” How can you resist a film with that promo? You can’t of course, especially when Blaxploitation super star Pam Grier is in it! The… Read More ›
“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 ›
Time to celebrate a classic genre of 70’s film, and celebrate two women who not only broke racial barriers by starring in these films, but they scored big at the box office as well! First up: FOXY BROWN! Michael Anderson:… Read More ›
Need A Keanu Reeves Fix? Here’s a shot of Keanu directing a scene from “Man Of Tai Chi”…this film hasn’t opened in theaters, but you can watch it at home RIGHT NOW! Yep, “Man Of Tai Chi” is premiering on… Read More ›
The greatest action film of all time has a sequel! “The Raid 2: Berandal” Yes, “The Raid: Redemption” is the best action film ever, and now, the sequel is about to explode! Only a short time after the first raid,… Read More ›
Celebrating a great era in exploitation film making – “BLAXPLOITATION!” “Blaxploitation” is a now somewhat overlooked style of film making from the early 70’s that were an ethnic sub-cuture of exploitation film, focused on the black community. Meet Blaxploitation Legend… Read More ›
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