Jackie Chan must be one of the busiest actors in the world. Appearing in movies that are produced in Hollywood and Hong Kong, while also producing various films in both parts of the world, while all the while living in Canada, it makes you wonder, if [...]
Just when it appeared Universal Studios had gotten as much mileage as possible out of their classic monsters of the 30s and 40s, along came Hammer Studios of Great Britain to breathe startling new life into our favorite screen creeps, enhanced and updated [...]
Among the countless modern ultra-violent thrillers and action films, it is great to see movies occasionally that are within those genres but not entirely targeted at teenagers, and dare to have a heart, despite their dark and violent nature. Gore [...]
’Paint Your Wagon’ is the delightful 1969 musical romp based on the Broadway play and set during the California Gold Rush of 1850. Lee Marvin plays wily and rambunctious Ben Rumson who teams up with reserved Michigan farmer Pardner (Clint Eastwood) to [...]
Tony Richardson’s disjointed, sluggish adaptation of John Irving’s novel ’The Hotel New Hampshire’ charts the tribulations of the oddball Berry clan. How weird are they? ’Father’ (Beau Bridges) perpetually dreams of running any hotel named [...]
The counter-culture rejoices once again as those likable loadies are back in their third feature-length cannabis caper. But, as with the other Cheech & Chong titles, you either get it or you don’t – which is the beauty of their humor. Director [...]
The Great Depression. Not a time one would generally associate with laugh out loud humor but Hollywood has an odd tendency to release great comedy films during times of national hardship and struggle. Poking fun at the very real circumstances of the time [...]
In front of the camera, Joan Crawford was a respected actress, whose silver screen achievements have long become legendary and movie history. Behind the camera however, Joan Crawford was a very different person. Her private life was riddled by depressions [...]
In the spring of 1997 a small film came to theaters that was quite different from the crop that was showing at the time. The movie was "Waiting for Guffman, " a vehicle written, and directed by Christopher Guest, who also stars in the film and [...]
After his antics in the original film, the lovable robot Number five – Johnny Five that is – is back for more in the sequel ’Short Circuit 2.’ This time, Johnny is taking to the big city. Trying to blend in with society, Johnny five quickly turns [...]
