For many, the name George Wallace evokes memories of his famous declaration, “I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” I doubt it’s a coincidence that Warner Brothers chose to release a two-disc “special edition” of George Wallace, the 1997…
As a fan of British history and films, I was curious to check out the latest film incarnation of Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 novel, Brideshead Revisited. Set in England during World War II, much of the story is told through a…
Apparently, back in 2004, Paramount released a movie called Without a Paddle, where three city folk head into the wilderness for some crazy adventures. If you don’t remember it, you’re not the only one. I hadn’t even heard of it…
Dynasty, The Colby’s, Falcon Crest, I loved ’em all! The eighties was the heyday of the nighttime soap. Rich families jockeying for money, power and position, willing to take out one of their own to get it; of all the…
Created and completely written by Michael Hirst (Elizabeth (1998) The Tudors is very loosely based on the early reign of monarch Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). For anyone who hasn’t seen The Tudors before, be warned; the series does not…
As a fan of Blu-ray, I was thrilled when learned that Showtime was releasing Dexter in the high-definition format. For those of you not familiar with the series, the show is based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff…
Here in the United States shows like Gossip Girl and the new 90210 serve to give television viewers a healthy dose of teen angst, sex and debauchery. For years, networks have tried to deal with issues concerning teens openly and…
Inspirational sports stories have been being produced since the advent of film. So many sports films follow a cookie cutter plot of failure to redemption, there are too many to mention. On occasion though, a story comes along that transcends…
For those of you who may not know, The Cheetah Girls are a girl group created by The Walt Disney Company. Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan, and Kiely Williams are a nothing less than a group manufactured by a studio with…
The Waltons was created by Earl Hanmer Jr., who based the series on his 1961 novel, Spencer’s Mountain, which was made into a feature film of the same name in 1963. Hamner’s experiences growing up in the unincorporated area of…