Category: News
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Tail Slate remembers Stan Lee
The image above is from 1990’s The Ambulance, and it was the first of Stan Lee’s many appearances on the big screen. He reportedly had filmed his cameo for the upcoming 4th installment in the Avengers movie franchise. He was born in 1922 in New York City. 17 years later he got a job as…
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TailSlate remembers the iconic Burt Reynolds
“All of the younger actors keep coming up to me and asking me where all of the land mines are because they know I’ve stepped on them all” – Burt Reynolds If he hadn’t suffered injuries to both knees while a star football player at Florida State University, Burt Reynolds might have never become an…
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Meet the women of new ‘Terminator’ movie
Paramount just released this photo from what’s known for now only as Terminator 6, or “Untitled Terminator Project”. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna and Diego Boneta. It’s being directed by Tim Miller.
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Tailslate remembers R. Lee Ermey
When most people hear the name R. Lee Ermey, this is what they remember him for. That compilation is from Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 masterpiece Full Metal Jacket. R. Lee Ermey was hired as a technical advisor for the basic training portion of the movie and wound up cast as the senior drill instructor, Gunnery Sergeant…
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Were the 1985 Chicago Bears the greatest team in pro football history
Mark the date on your calendar. January 29, 2018. For one night, you can see 85: The Greatest Team in Football History in theaters. Director Scott Prestin (The Devil’s Dominoes) brings us this in-depth examination of a football team that was so popular and successful, they had their own song. Featuring Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon…
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The 2018 Golden Globe Awards – Winners and Observations
The annual A-list gathering known as the Golden Globe Awards was a sea of women in black on Sunday night in Beverly Hills. Late-night’s Seth Meyers hosted and set the tone by blastng Harvey Weinstein. Oprah Winfrey gave a speech that has people talking about her as a serious candidate for the U.S. presidential race…
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TailSlate remembers Bernie Casey
Bernie Casey, best known for roles in Revenge of the Nerds and Sean Connery’s final Bond film, Never Say Never Again; died in Los Angeles on September 19, 2017. He was 78. That might be the movie moment he is best remembered for. But I remember him best for moments like this. He played his…
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TailSlate Remembers Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton, probably best known for his work in “Twin Peaks” and the films Alien and Paris, Texas; died on Friday, September 15th in Los Angeles. His agent says his death was due to natural causes. Stanton was 91. Born in Kentucky in 1926, Stanton attended the University of Kentucky and then studied acting…
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TailSlate remembers Jerry Lewis
“I’ve had great success being a total idiot” – Jerry Lewis “I don’t want to be remembered. I want the nice words when I can hear them” – Jerry Lewis Sorry Jerry, but we cannot not remember you now that you’ve left this world. Your star shone far too brightly while you were here to…
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The ‘Godfather of the Dead’ George A. Romero has died
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…