So I just came back from a late-night opening-night screening of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. And you know what… Even though I shouldn’t reveal any spoilers for this film… Even among the die-hard dedicated hard-core fans of the Star Wars series… I can’t help myself. But here’s the thing. I know you…
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Less Justice League, more Jack Kirby’s Fourth World, please…
Yesterday, I watched a matinee showing of the film Justice League, where a collection of DC superheroes band together to stop an alien conqueror from taking over the Earth. The best thing I can say about it was … well, it was kinda okay. But that being said … there were moments in the film…
Read More“Kodachrome: The Movie” coming to Netflix
About seven years ago, I used the iconic slide film Kodachrome in its last year that the film could be developed. I photographed bridges and trees and winter scenes and other cool images. Then, in December 2010, the last processing plant in the world – the only one capable of handling the various chemicals used…
Read MoreSo I saw Marvel’s Inhumans in IMAX last night…
As a kid, I feasted on comic books. I followed the multi-layered storylines of Marvel’s superhero lines, as well as the sharp, snappy, inventive comics in the DC line. So any time a new Marvel or DC motion picture or television series debuts, I have to give it a chance. Whether it’s the films in…
Read MoreSpider-Man: Homecoming and that … er … um … smell…
Let’s get a few things straight. I enjoyed the Spider-Man trilogy with Tobey Maguire as the webslinger. I kinda was okay with the Amazing Spider-Man double feature with Andrew Garfield in the suit. They both had their strengths and they both had their weaknesses, to be sure. And last night, I watched the reboot of…
Read MoreReflections on Adam West
Last night, I heard the awful news that actor Adam West passed away at the age of 88. He led a fll and long life, and whether he was typecast in one specific role or not, and although he eventually grew to appreciate and embrace that one role – he will always be, to a…
Read MoreRogue One: A Star Wars Story: Better than expected!
There was so much to expect from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, as the Star Wars movie universe added its first true standalone fixture in the series. It’s almost as if the storytellers decided to rebuild the old “Star Wars Expanded Universe” that once populated the series’ books and videogames and TV specials, and…
Read MoreThe Force is not strong with this one, officer…
I’ve written before about my love and appreciation for the Star Wars movie franchise. I stood in line at Northway Mall way back in 1977 at the old Cine 1-2-3-4-5-6 to see the first movie (now known as Episode IV), and last year I did the entire six-movie marathon at Regal Crossgates 18 before seeing…
Read MoreThe rarest Three Stooges films ever…
I grew up with the Three Stooges. As a kid, I watched Three Stooges movies at 7:00 a.m. on WTEN as part of a “Popeye and the Three Stooges” show, which would lead into Commander Ralph Vartigian and the Good Ship News. In later years, I would watch Three Stooges marathons on WSBK, when the…
Read MoreBrangelina: 2004 (officially 2014)-2016
From the “well, we knew it had to happen sooner or later” department, Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. Marriage – two years, although the couple had been a “Brangelina” essentially since 2004. Angie gets the kids, Brad gets visitation, Angie didn’t ask for spousal support. E! online gives the gory details.…
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