“Things are seldom as they seem, skim milk masquerades as cream” – Gilbert and Sullivan lyric from H.M.S. Pinafore Introducing the four members of the “Flossy Posse” “Ryan Pierce” (Regina Hall – Think Like a Man) is a very successful self-help author whose books sell the concept that women can “have it all.” It appears…
Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is “Ich bin ein Berliner!”… All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words “Ich bin ein Berliner!” – John F. Kennedy in a speech delivered in West Berlin in June of…
We must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory. Wars are not won by evacuations – Winston Churchill in a speech delivered to the House of Commons on June 4, 1940 “I was standing on the beach looking across at England when I heard a voice say “are…
Four decades ago, a movie hit theaters that soared past the $100 million box office mark. It spawned sequels in 1980 and 1983 that did well at the box office between them. No, not Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. It was Smokey and the Bandit, which finished #2 at the box office…
“It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man” – H. L. Mencken “The Chinese have a saying; “Before setting off on revenge, you first dig *two* graves”” – Roger Moore as “James Bond” in For Your Eyes Only A decade or so after the events of Dawn of the Planet of…
“Not everyone is meant to make a difference. But for me, the choice to lead an ordinary life is no longer an option” – Tobey Maguire as “Peter Parker” in 2002’s Spider-Man 27 29 20 What are those numbers? They are the ages that Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and now Tom Holland were when they…
There were zombie films long before George A. Romero wrote and directed 1968’s Night of the Living Dead, but no one deserves more credit for the zombie genre than he. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Carnegie Mellon University. Made on a shoestring budget of less than $200,000, it would go…
Martin Landau, probably best known for his roles in the TV dramas “Mission Impossible” and “Space 1999” died on Saturday at UCLA Medical Center after a short hospitalization. He was 89 years old. Born in Brooklyn he began his work career as a cartoonist and illustrator for the New York Daily News. After five years…
“True love stories never have endings” – Richard Bach The Big Sick is based on the true story of its male lead, Kumail Nanijani (The Five-Year Engagement) and his wife, Emily V. Gordon (a talented writer). The two of them co-wrote the screenplay. Kumail is a stand-up comedian of Pakistani descent who lives in Chicago. So do…
If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough – Mario Andretti Fast cars are my only vice – Michael Bay In the era of unleaded gas, writer/director Edgar Wright has unleashed a high-octane leaded gasoline fueled heist film. Baby Driver is the story of “Baby” (Ansel Elgort – Allegiant) who stole the wrong man’s…
