I can’t imagine that George Lucas ever thought that his 1977 science fiction epic would give birth to five sequels/prequels and become one of the most beloved and prosperous franchises in film history. Yet that’s exactly what happened with “Star Wars”. The unmatched fandom that followed spurred tons of merchandise, an expanded universe, an animated … Continue reading
5 Phenomenal Star Wars Villains (Who aren’t Darth Vader)
Okay, let me get this out of the way. I am a huge Star Wars geek. I grew up as a kid loving the movies. I saw them in the theater. I had the action figures, vehicles, storybooks, blasters, etc. etc. etc. Star Wars played a HUGE role in my childhood and over the years … Continue reading
Your Voices: On Unknown Movies You Wish Others Would See
We all have those certain movies that we truly adore yet they remain unseen by a larger audience. They’re movies that may have gotten a smaller release. It could be that they were swept under the rug and are forgotten films. Maybe it’s a foreign release that many people don’t know much about it. Today … Continue reading
Debuts Blogathon – John Huston and “The Maltese Falcon”
I’m thrilled to be a part of the DEBUTS Blogathon brought from the minds of Mark at Three Rows Back and Chris from Terry Malloy’s Pigeon Coop. These are two excellent blogs that you should be checking out. Today they’re featuring my post on John Huston and his directorial debut “The Maltese Falcon”. Check it … Continue reading
5 Phenomenal Tough Guy One-Liners
I grew up on the 1980’s action genre and admittingly I still love many of those films. So in honor of these cheesfests I so adore, this week I’m listing 5 Phenomenal tough guy one-liners. Now on the surface that probably looks pretty easy, but it didn’t take long before the one-liners started stacking up. … Continue reading
Flaunt It or Flush It? – Fall Movies 2013
Where on earth did the summer go. It seemed like just a few days ago we were highly anticipating the big summer releases ahead of us. Now they’re gone and fall is upon us. The fall season has been notoriously sketchy yet over the past few years it’s featured some pretty good movies. And it … Continue reading