Eddie Murphy’s turn as Rudy Ray Moore in Netflix’s Dolemite is my Name is just inspirational. So much so, I found myself thinking about other movies about filmmaking that left me feeling energized and inspired. Not just about making movies, … Read more
“Hollywood is racist. What they’re doing, with the kind of movies they’re putting out, it’s actually very dangerous for our country. What Hollywood is doing is a tremendous disservice to our country.” United States President Donald Trump spoke these words … Read more
June 6, 1944. What is now commonly referred to as “D-Day.” The WWII Allies launch Operation Overlord. Over 150,000 Allied troops were involved in “Operation Overlord.” As is the case with most major historical events, we’ve seen D-Day as the … Read more
Movies about football have been around almost as long as the game itself. The first professional football player signed a contract to be paid to play in 1892. In 1921, Two Minutes to Go was the first movie about the … Read more
The Rock will not be broken by a Skyscraper.
The beefy big screen star was back in theaters this past weekend with his Die Hard-esque action flick (check out our review here). And while it’s too soon to tell, it’s not looking like this one will reach the heights of his previous top-billing efforts in recent years.
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Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was my 8th day of Air Force Basic Training. I returned to the dormitory with some other trainees and we saw several of the members … Read more
We’ve been watching snipers in movies going back to 1941 when actor Gary Cooper portrayed Medal of Honor recipient Alvin York in the film Sergeant York. Alvin York was actually a Corporal when he earned his Medal of Honor in … Read more
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 the news that Bill Paxton had died. I had not and it hit me hard. … Read more
America’s love affair with movies about gangsters (mobsters if you prefer) dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century. Very popular in the 1930s, they practically disappeared once the Production Code (predecessor to the current MPAA system of film-ratings) … Read more