I’ve written before about my love and appreciation for the Star Wars movie franchise.ย 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…
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The rarest Three Stooges films ever…
I grew up with the Three Stooges.ย 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.ย 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.ย Marriage – two years, although the couple had been a “Brangelina” essentially since 2004.ย Angie gets the kids, Brad gets visitation, Angie didn’t ask for spousal support. E! online gives the gory details.…
Read MoreGene Wilder, Richard Pryor and Northway Mall
The passing of Gene Wilder yesterday caught us in our heart and in our soul.ย One of the best actors of our generation, a man who could play comedy and tragedy and off-kilter characters, and switch from one genre to another with minimal effort, Gene Wilder was a true theater genius. And while most of…
Read MoreMad Max: Fury Road should get all the Oscars
There, I said it.ย And I won’t back down from that statement. For all the “prestige” films that have received Oscar nominations this year – that one with Leonardo DiCaprio and a bear, the one with a kidnapped Brie Larson, the one that did this, the one that did that… My money is on a…
Read MoreThe Super 8mm World
Way back in ancient times – well, “ancient” meaning at least the 1970’s – if you wanted to watch a motion picture at home, there were few options.ย You could wait until the local television station broadcast it as a “Movie of the Week,” or you could purchase the movie and watch it at home…
Read MoreYour favorite movies, re-edited
Some people can get REALLY creative when it comes to their favorite motion pictures and films.ย Here are a few examples of some classic films, in which someone has taken the footage and edited it together into something both quirky and unique. For example, here’s the 2015 film Inside/Out trimmed down to a 15-minute clip.ย …
Read MoreSeven Star Wars movies in one day.
I said I was going to do it.ย No matter what it took or how much punishment was inflicted on me. I had a ticket for seven Star Wars movies, all in storyline order from The Phantom Menace to the new The Force Awakens, all showing at the Regal Crossgates Mall cinema in one full…
Read MoreThe return of Speedy Gonzales?
I’m not sure how I feel about this.ย Part of me wants to cheer that a long-forgotten Warner Bros. cartoon character will finally get their turn in the movie spotlight.ย And part of me realizes that there’s a reason this character has disappeared for decades. Background. The website Nerdist has reported that Warner Bros. may…
Read MoreI can sleep through Jar Jar Binks if I want to…
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… I have made a decision. Next month, I will pull my first ultra-movie marathon – a viewing of all parts of a movie series from morning to night, culminating with the premiere of the newest movie in the series. And yes, that means I’m doing…
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