Based on true events, when a Russian submarine seemed to go rogue during the Cold War in 1968, nearly creating a major international nuclear incident, Phantom is a mediocre thriller helped by a surprisingly strong cast. Ed Harris plays Demi,…
In an effort to improve rating and save Body of Proof from cancellation, the third season saw the series undergo a major overhaul, with cast changes and edgier storylines with a bit more action. As the third season begins, Dr….
World War II is the most visually documented event in world history; there are countless hours of ships on patrol, planes in combat, and squadrons on the battlefield. However, the one thing that’s nowhere to be found is a visual…
Produced and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker (ZAZ) The Kentucky Fried Movie plays out like an R-rated version of Saturday Night Live. Made up of a series of sketches, some will entertain you, some may miss…
Made in the midst of the rise of Pixar, Lilo & Stitch was a bit of an odd duck. In a time when CGI was becoming all the rage, Disney reached back to the days of its earlier animated features…
It’s one of the most iconic images in film comedy: Harold Lloyd, with his round owl glasses and straw hat, dangling perilously from the hands of a clock on the side of a lofty building in downtown Los Angeles. Even…
Ingmar Bergman is one of the most revered filmmakers in the world. His work, both complex and deeply thoughtful, some see his work as too incomprehensible to really understand. Nothing is further from the truth. Largely autobiographical, Wild Strawberries reflects…
In a thirty year career, Joseph H. Lewis made a name for himself directing low-budget action pictures, westerns, and thrillers. Most highly regarded for his work on film noir, Lewis’ most appreciated film is Gun Crazy (1946), a story about…
The Beatles formal break up came in 1970. Paul McCartney wasted little time getting into the studio with his new band Wings, releasing their first album, “Wild Life,” barely a year later in 1971. Wings would release eight more albums…
The first of three Hollywood adaptations of W. Somerset Maugham’s Of Human Bondage, the film served to launch Bette Davis to stardom. Davis had already made twenty-two films, all of them largely forgettable, when the role of cruel and manipulative…