Let’s start the dance. I’ve seen these creative little film clips on YouTube for a while. They feature vintage old movie clips, as synchronized with modern music. I crafted a blog post on this in the past, so here’s another one. You’ve probably seen this one.ย It’s a clip of Laurel and Hardy from the…
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Machete Kills – now starring Carlos Estevez!
When I saw the originalย Grindhouse double-feature in 2007, I thoroughly enjoyed it. ย The double feature ofย Planet Terror (Robert Rodriguez’ film, the one with Rose McGowan wearing a machine gun for a prosthetic leg), andย Death Proof (Quentin Tarantino’s ode to 1970’s car films likeย Vanishing Point) were fun to watch and kinda hilarious as well. ย Also in…
Read MoreAin’t It Cool News: The imperception of impartiality
“A critic is a legless man who teaches running.” – Channing Pollock Reviewing anything online is tricky.ย You want to make sure that your readers know that the opinions expressed in your review are yours, yours alone, they are not bought or purchased or influenced by any outside source. And right now, that’s the situation…
Read More“The Big Lebowski” on the “Royale With Cheese Movie Club”
Okay, you blog-readers all voted.ย I gave you several titles a few weeks ago for my next Royale With Cheese Movie Club choice – films that everybody in the world has seen except me – and you chose “The Big Lebowski.” I should say that in watching this film, I was a bit out of…
Read MorePick my next “Royale With Cheese” movie!
Here’s how this works.ย The “Royale With Cheese Movie Club” is based on my having not seen the film Pulp Fiction until a couple of years ago.ย Yep – I saw it after everyone else in the whole wide world had seen it. So after that film, I added a few more films to my…
Read MoreHarrison Ford returns!
It was 1977, and I stood in line with hundreds of other theater patrons for the chance to see Star Wars at Northway Mall’s Cine 1-2-3-4-5-6.ย I had already read the first three issues of the Marvel Comics adaptation of the movie, so the timing was perfect as far as I was concerned. And yes,…
Read More“The Breakfast Club” on the Royale With Cheese Movie Club
Are you serious, Chuck? You’ve NEVER seen “The Breakfast Club,” not once, not ever? Do you know what Molly Ringwald does with her lipstick?ย Or when Judd Nelson and Emilio Estevez get in that fight over – If I “knew” all these things, I wouldn’t need to see the film, now would I? Nearly 30…
Read MoreFinally, the live-action “Star Blazers” movie!
Okay, here’s the deal.ย I can’t currently concentrate on anything other than Trivia Bowl 9 today.ย I need something to calm my nerves.ย Something to help me focus. Something like… If you’ve read my blog for a while, you know that one of my favorite Japanese anime TV shows as the classic Space Battleship Yamato,…
Read MoreElf on the “Royale With Cheese Movie Club”
Okay, okay, stop smelling like beef and cheese, I just discovered that my local cable company is showing it as an On Demand selection.ย Okay, okay, for $2.99 I’ll watch Elf.ย Happy? Here’s the thing.ย I’m not that much of a Will Ferrell movie fan.ย And Christmas movies tend to bore me – they’re often…
Read MoreDid I hear “Star Wars Episode VII”?
Flash back to 35 years ago, when I saw Star Wars at the old Cine 1-2-3-4-5-6 behind Northway Mall.ย Let me put it this way.ย That was the FIRST time I saw Star Wars, but it wasn’t the last.ย I probably saw it at least five more times at that theater (and at least five…
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