Time flies. 2017 marks the tenth anniversary of the movie musical version of Hairspray. It premiered in theaters on July 20, 2007. To celebrate, I thought it would be fun to look back on it. Talk about its success. Why it worked. When so many movies in the same genre fade from memory. The movie … Continue reading
Garry Marshall was someone I had hoped to work with, or at least meet, at some point. Writer, producer, actor, director, and sometimes musician, Mr. Marshall did it all. A true Renaissance man in the entertainment industry. Most people know him as the guy who directed Pretty Woman, but he was responsible for so much … Continue reading
Contains spoilers. If you’re thinking about seeing the Ghostbusters remake, think about pink dogs instead because that would be more entertaining. The movie that director and co-writer Paul Feig has given us is a wretched rehash that desperately tries to placate hordes of diehard Ghostbusters fans. In the end, it only manages to offend. What … Continue reading
Contains spoilers. The effective horror movie is elusive. Particularly in the “haunted house” genre. Everything’s pretty much been done before, leaving few surprises. The only thing left to do is put a twist on it. Or go back to basics. Which is what director James Wan did a few years ago with his masterpiece The … Continue reading
Yesterday was Ghostbusters Day. In celebration, the cast of the original Ghostbusters and the cast of the remake appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live together. When Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts walked out to the movie’s theme song, a smile as wide as the Brooklyn Bridge grew across my face. After hearing … Continue reading
The year is 2080. It’s been almost sixty years since the last superhero movie. The genre died a horrible death after the influx of them by Warner Bros. and Disney. Many of which were about characters that didn’t necessitate a solo movie. Now 20th Century Fox has decided enough time has passed. The public’s wounds … Continue reading
This past Saturday, I saw absent-minded bicycling in action. I was leaving Pittsburgh after OCD therapy. On the way out of Oakland, I drove by a bicyclist heading in the opposite direction. On the sidewalk nearest him was a female runner in the tightest of tight Spandex. The bicyclist glued his eyes to her instead … Continue reading
This is just a writing exercise. It has NOTHING official to do with Warner Bros. or DC Comics. Here are the first twelve pages. The format is incorrect because cut and paste is crazy. FADE IN: INT. BIG TOP – NIGHT It’s filled to capacity. Everyone staring skyward at… A man on a platform. … Continue reading
A lot of these are from the 1980s. A couple of them even had their own video games. But then, it was the ’80s, what didn’t? In no particular order. 1) The Noid (Domino’s Pizza) Back when the Pizza was still attached because that’s what they mainly sold. The Noid was a weird-ass Claymation thing … Continue reading
Everyone’s been infatuated with someone at one time in their lives. Maybe even more than one person. I’m no different. His name was Danny. I first met him – no, scratch that. I first saw him my first year at SVA. He stood out from everyone. Not a simple achievement in New York City. That’s … Continue reading
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