Monthly Archives: November 2019

Michael Peña in the Ricardo Montalban role? No more Hollywood has-beens realizing their PG TV “fantasies.” Nubile starlets and hunks get tested and occasionally tortured in the best Blumhouse tradition. Releasing Valentine’s Day? That’s just sick.  

May of next year. Can hardly wait. Yay.  

Sometimes, a performance doesn’t give the slightest hint of looking like acting. That’s what we see when veteran character actor Wendell Pierce, of “Treme” and “Chicago P.D.” and “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” steps into the spotlight and behind the pulpit … Continue reading →

Sound design is an often under-appreciated characteristic of a film, in any genre. But good sound can make or break a horror film. So let’s begin our appreciation of “Little Joe,” a “horticultural horror” tale from the UK, with a … Continue reading →

It has a brand name author and is a sequel to a cult classic. So “Doctor Sleep” should have been the latest Stephen King adaptation to blow up the box office — tracking data suggested. Audiences were aware and interested, … Continue reading →

Dauntless dive bomber, dive brakes (flaps) deployed, above –F4F Wildcat fighter below. Warbirds Museum, Titusville, Fl.

Remember calling your favorite radio station and making a dedication to “the one I love?” No? Alas, you kids don’t know what you missed out on. “Tune in for Love,” aka “Joyful Music Album” (the translation of its Korean title) … Continue reading →

Those $30 million opening predictions for “The Shining” sequel “Doctor Sleep” vanished Friday AM. Thursday night tipped Warner Brothers and Stephen King’s accountants that all was not well at The Overlook. The damned movie only earned $14 million and change. … Continue reading →

It’s a film that falls under the animation house’s Sparkshorts program, not necessarily to be attached to any upcoming feature. Just content designed to provide training ground for animators, solidify the brand and may you think. And cry.

Sure, it’s drinks and strip clubs, beaches and hot Thai food when brothers Mehdi and Hicham see each other for the first time in 15 years. You’ll love Thailand, younger brother Hicham crows. And not just for the scenery, the … Continue reading →