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Steve McQueen Is the King of Name Placement on Movie Posters
I like listening to music as I write. Sometimes I find great music soundtracks on YouTube and listen to them for hours at a time. And one soundtrack I particularly enjoy is the one from The Magnificent Seven (1960). I’ve … Continue reading
Jumanji Is the Right Way to Adapt a Children’s Book to the Big Screen
I’ve wanted to write about Jumanji for a long time, but I couldn’t find the right spark of inspiration. I didn’t want to mindlessly praise it or make an unwarranted comparison to another film. For example, for a while I … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged actors, dr. seuss, family, films, jumanji, movie review, movies, movies based on books, the cat in the hat
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30 Movies Featuring 2+ Batman Movie Villain Actors
Batman has one of the best rogues’ galleries in the history of comic books. Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Two-Face, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, and Poison Ivy are all household names on par with Batman and Robin. Since the 1960s, quite a few … Continue reading
I’m a Fan of Emma
This isn’t going to be a typical article for me. It’ll be more personal because I’ll delve into my wife’s private life, while also being outside my wheelhouse because I’ll be reviewing a play instead of a movie. But I … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films
Tagged actors, books, emma, jane austen, movies based on books, musical, personal, play, stage, stage play
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Jim Carrey at His Finest
In 1997, Jim Carrey received a then-almost-unheard-of $20 million paycheck for his role as a lawyer named Fletcher Reede in Liar Liar. He’s brilliant throughout the movie, but there is one scene in particular in which he really earned every … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged actors, comedy, courtroom drama, drama, films, jim carrey, movie review, movies, videos
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10 Actors Who Reached Their Zenith and Nadir in the Same Year
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens’ famous words are appropriate for these 10 actors who somehow reached the zenith and nadir of their career in the same year.
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged actors, arnold schwarzenegger, bad movies, bill murray, brad pitt, chevy chase, dennis quaid, eddie murphy, films, john travolta, movie review, movies, robin williams, sandra bullock
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Can Mission: Impossible Survive Without Tom Cruise?
I’m old enough to remember a time when the idea of Mission: Impossible being a Tom Cruise action vehicle was as outlandish as James Cameron directing a courtroom drama. Such a thing just seemed to be outside the realm of … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, actors, films, mission impossible, movie franchise, movies, movies based on tv shows, tom cruise
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Pleasant Surprises: Now and Then
Do you remember how you felt when you first heard that the likes of Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and the Hulk were actually going to appear in the same film together or that two living legends like Al Pacino … Continue reading
Posted in Pleasant Surprises
Tagged 1990s, actors, childhood, drama, films, girls, movies, now and then
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Why 007 Can Never Be a Woman
Beyond the fact that Ian Fleming created him as a white man and that’s how he’s always been portrayed on film and TV from the very beginning, James Bond can never be a woman for a few important reasons. And … Continue reading
It’s Your Turn to Be an MCU Villain, George Clooney
So far, major actors from three of the four Batman films that ran from 1989 to 1997 have appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And their MCU roles have been the exact inverse of their original ones, villains playing heroes … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, actors, batman, batman and robin, batman forever, batman returns, comic books, dc comics, films, marvel comics, mcu, movies, movies based on books
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