TailSlate Remembers Elvis Presley on the 40th Anniversary of his passing
Our Five Favorite Elvis MoviesElvis Presley died on August 16, 1977. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was my 8th day of Air...
Category: Commentary
Commentary on movies and TV
A look at the sniper in movies
The nature of what a sniper does makes it a perfect fit for film tensionWe’ve been watching snipers in movies going back to 1941 when...
Remembering the late Bill Paxton
The news report caught me off guard. I was at my desk at the office when a colleague passing by asked me if I’d heard...
A look at TailSlate’s favorite gangster movies
We hate what gangsters do but we love seeing them portrayed on the big screenAmerica’s love affair with movies about gangsters (mobsters if you prefer)...
The Best and Worst of Movies Based on Video Games
TailSlate looks at the video game turned movie genre
Peter Cushing, Rogue One and CGI of dead actors
An actor’s career never really ends. Even after he’s dead.
The Irony of TV’s Content Comfort Trap
In an entertainment landscape overflowing with programming, why are we inundated with reboots, remakes and reimagings? It's because we find solace in the familiar.
Star Trek Stuff
Some information and trivia about the franchise that is about to celebrate 5 decades of existenceFor the American television viewing public, it began on a...
TailSlate suggests a few “war films” for Memorial Day Viewing
Don't know about you but I can't handle watching 'The Green Berets' on another Memorial Day weekend