Not-so-shocking revelation #1: I’m a movie geek.Not-so-shocking revelation #2: I have a strange fetish for “Best-of” lists.Not-so-shocking revelation #3: I hate summer TV programming. Combine those three facts, and programs like tonight’s American Film Institute special are like crack to this particular pop culture junkie. Indeed, if you’re interested, you might like to tune into…
Just My Imagination
Stan Winston, one of Hollywood’s greatest special effects visionaries, passed away yesterday. Winston was the brains behind the amazing f/x seen in JURASSIC PARK, TERMINATOR 2, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, ALIENS, and BATMAN RETURNS. He was 62.
Spirit In the Sky
Ever get to the end of your weekend, and desperately want another weekend to recover from your weekend? That’s me today. While I try to IV some caffine into my system, take a look at some good lookin’ advance posters for the upcoming movie from Frank Miller (THE 300, SIN CITY).
File Under ‘Favorites’ – FIELD OF DREAMS
Tomorrow is Father’s Day, and while it may be cliche one of the strongest bonds between my father and I is the game of baseball. So I thought I’d dust off this long-forgotten feature of mine, and take another look at FIELD OF DREAMS. I know – I’m amazingly original. FIELD OF DREAMS was released…
Superstition
Cue “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder… Today is Friday the Thirteenth – that mystical occurrence that happens a few times a year and hearkens talk of luck good and bad, superstitions, and of course psycho killers wearing hockey masks. Now while I am superstitious about some things – I never sign my name in red ink…
Burnin’ Love
So you’re The Coen Brothers. You’ve just won an Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture. Time to smell the roses and relax for a minute, no? Not a chance. This fall, our favorite fraternal misfits are back with yet another oddball movie, BURN AFTER READING. This time out, they’ve added Brad Pitt and John…
Summertime Blues
In a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly, columnist Chris Nashawaty bemoaned what has become of summer movies. He gripes that just about every release between the beginning of May and the end of August is either an over-stuffed blow-em-up, or a superhero franchise in the waiting. However, Nashawaty mentioned that it wasn’t always so. That…