Published March 12, 2013
One of the most iconic elements of the movie theater is the film reel. When a movie starts, audiences imagine a thin strip of film unfurling from a spinning reel and passing in front of an illuminated bulb, creating all sorts of magical moving pictures on the big screen. As it turns out, that classic mental image is now more the work of imagination than reality.
Published March 6, 2013
Nothing is sacred in Hollywood. Disney's "Oz: The Great and Powerful" is the latest prequel to give a timeless classic film a new angle that, frankly, nobody asked for. It isn't the first, and it certainly won't be the last, as these five horrifyingly real prequel ideas sadly prove.
Published Dec. 26, 2012
If you've been on Earth for less than 37 years, you don't know a time when "Wheel of Fortune" hasn't been on the air. And if you ponder that for a moment, it has to be surprising that it took that long for a vernacular error to cause a stir among the show's fan base.
Published Dec. 25, 2012
Well, it took director Quentin Tarantino 20 years, but he finally got his Western ... kinda. Although it's fair to say he's been preparing his entire career with his raucously bloody shoot-'em-ups, Tarantino's time warming up has been well spent if "Django Unchained" is the final result
Published Nov. 3, 2012
There's a place in the world for sleazy, fun, no-holds-barred entertainment that hopes to thrill audiences with insane action and old-school genre references. Unfortunately, for every good movie of this ilk, there are several imitators that attempt to pull off the same trick but fall on their faces. This is where "The Man with the Iron Fists" sadly comes in.
I'm a fan of Quentin Tarantino. Sure the guy is an insufferable ego maniac but when you have the talent to back up the enormous ego, I think you're allowed to be a little full of yourself. Let's face it, the guy is an artist. The man blends dialogue, music, editing, story, plot and amazing camera...
The rumor mill has been swirling for a while as to who would be playing the lead character in Quentin Tarantino's next film - a self-described "Southern" called Django Unchained. Two names were prevalently mentioned: one being Will Smith and the other being Idris Elba. Smith was an ...
Saturday August 22nd, 2009 - Chicago, IL/Kenosha, WI/Gurnee, IL Busy from sunup to sundown today. I didn’t get to bed until 6am because I was working on Jerry’s Kidders bits and needed to finish up. I got right back up at 8:00 and it reminded me of one of the good th...
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