Richard Pryor – Not just a comedian
Pryor had talent that transcended the comedy stage and he was good enough to have been nominated for an Emmy…
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‘Domino’ is the story of a model turned bounty hunter
There is an ancient Chinese proverb that cautions: “Be careful what you wish for, for your wish may well be granted.” Apparently it is a proverb that the late Domino Harvey never learned. She wanted to become a legend and now she has… posthumously. She died on June 27, 2005 and now, less than four…
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Don’t wait to see ‘Waiting’
“Waiter, what’s this fly doing in my soup?” “Looks like the backstroke to me, sir.” That old saw is worthy of a chuckle at best, but it pales in comparison to some of the choice humor that writer/director Rob McKittrick delivers to patrons of Waiting, a raunchy restaurant comedy. Set in a place called Shenaniganz…
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‘Roll Bounce’ revisits the era of roller-disco rinks
Director Malcolm Lee (forever to be known as Spike’s cousin) and writer Norman Vance take us back to the late 1970s roller-disco craze for Roll Bounce the latest in the string of films from producers Robert Teitel and George Tillman Jr. Teitel and Tillman Jr., who have given us Men of Honor, Soul Food, Barbershop…
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‘Pretty Persuasion’ director Marcos Siega is a hot commodity
Marcos Siega answers a few questions about his directorial debut.
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‘Pretty Persuasion’
She is pretty and she is so persuasive she puts the M in manipulate. Oh yeah and the S in slut.
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‘The Great Raid’ is the story of a little-known, amazing military mission
‘The Great Raid’ is a very underrated film about an extraordinary military mission
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AMC TV Puts August into Bond-age
A look at the 27 years of James Bond films being broadcast by AMC during August.
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James Doohan, ‘Star Trek”s Scotty, dead at 85
A look at the life of the man who brought Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott to life
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‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ is a sweet treat
It seems that everyone who is reviewing the new movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory feels compelled to compare it to the 1971 film Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. There’s no need. They are different films and no comparisons are required. They stand apart and separate and should remain so. This work, directed by…
