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So there was this film in 2007 – a collaboration between Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, where the two directors would each create a full-length low-budget film that celebrated the classic “grindhouse” films of long ago. They would release the two films – Rodriguez’ “Planet Terror” and Tarantino’s “Death Proof” – as a double feature,…

Think about this for a moment. The Three Stooges built a career that lasted for nearly 50 years. They went from vaudeville to sidemen to their own long-running series of movie shorts. And even in the twilight of their careers, they found success in feature films – both as stars in pictures like Have Rocket,…

I’ve blogged in the past about Winsor McKay’s greatest creation, his Sunday cartoon Little Nemo in Slumberland. I’ve also noted that there was a time, in 1911, when Winsor McKay created a short animated film featuring Nemo and the rest of the Slumberland characters. Here’s that film. Well, in the 1980’s, there was an attempt…

I really enjoyed the Academy Awards last night. Seven statues for Everything Everywhere All At Once. A trophy for Brendan Fraser, whose performance in the film The Whale was nothing short of mesmerizing. Jamie Lee Curtis took home an Oscar, something that her Oscar-nominated parents didn’t get to do in their lifetimes. And “Naatu Naatu”…

Winsor McCay was an incredible comic strip artist. His detailed creations and wide-scoping stories are still studied and adored to this day. If he did nothing else in his career, his creation of the sleeping imagination of Little Nemo in Slumberland would cement his legacy. Well, the thing is … Winsor McCay was also a…

I’ve heard so much buzz about this film. I’ve heard it’s packed with action scenes. I’ve heard it’s got two charismatic lead actors. I’ve heard it’s a sweeping epic with spectacular cinematography and eye-popping special effects. And it’s called RRR. I don’t know why it’s called RRR, but it’s on Netflix, and I have a…

The Left Behind novel series – 16 books, to be precise – tells the story of the people left behind after the Christian Rapture, and their attempts to prevent an antichrist from taking over the world. There. I just saved you 5,000 pages and $20 at the used book store. You’re welcome. Seriously. The Left…

I’ve heard some tremendously positive buzz about this upcoming Tom Hanks movie, A Man Called Otto. Originally it was based on a Swedish film called A Man Called Ove, which had a very successful worldwide run. Here’s that trailer. There it is. The story a widower who wants to end his life, only to be…