Released in 2018, Book Club centers on four female friends who find their lives turned upside down while their book club reads the infamous “50 Shades of Grey.” Featuring an all-star cast, including Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and…
Often referred to the music videos of the 1940’s, soundies were produced during 1940 to 1946 to be seen on self-contained, coin operated16mm rear projection machines called Panorams and only cost ten cents to use. They were in bars, restaurants…
Based on the second half of the acclaimed novel by John Steinbeck, East of Eden is essentially the story of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the Garden of Eden. Here, Eden is a ranch they used to…
Released in 1985, Martin Scorsese’s dark comedy After Hours offers an unflinching look at the edgier side of New York City’s Soho district. Griffin Dunne stars as mild mannered word processor Paul Hackett, who is having the worst night of…
Having impressed with her directorial debut The Edge of Seventeen, Kelly Fremon Craig returns to the director’s chair for Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret an adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic novel. Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) is a…
Chiefly responsible for “launching surfing into mainstream America,” 1959’s Gidget also help jumpstart American International Pictures’ (AIP’s) Beach Party movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. Never considered high art, the three Gidget theatrical films and the subsequent TV movie…
Directed by Harold Ramis and based on a script by John Hughes, 1983’s National Lampoon’s Vacation will be relatable for anyone whose parents ever dragged them on a long road trip during their childhood. Armed with a new pea green…
Premiering on NBC in 1986, ALF (Alien Life Form) became a bonafide hit for the network, reaching tenth place in the Nielsen ratings during the series second season. However, by the fourth season ratings plummeted and the season cliffhanger “Consider…
Based on the hard-hitting novel of the same name by James A. Michener, The Bridges at Toko-Ri is set in 1952, during the Korean War. Rear Admiral George Tarrant (Fredric March) commands Task Force 77 aboard a Naval aircraft carrier….
Another of the disaster flicks that seemed to dominate the 1970’s, Juggernaut takes place aboard a massive luxury cruise ship called the The Britannic. With twelve hundred passengers aboard, the latest voyage appears typical. No one, least of all Captain…