Get Smart is a film adaption of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry’s 1960s spy parody television series of the same name. Warner Bros.’ remake attempts to pay tribute to the old television series, which itself was a spoof of the…
Fresh off her success in William Wyler’s Roman Holiday, Audrey Hepburn joined Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and director Billy Wilder for 1954’s Sabrina. The film was adapted from the Samuel A. Taylor play Sabrina Fair. Taylor adapted his play for…
Released on August 27, 1953, Roman Holiday is probably best known as the film that introduced American audiences to Audrey Hepburn. Director/producer William Wyler (Ben-Hur) had originally wanted Elizabeth Taylor for the role of Princess Ann (‘Anya Smith’) but Hepburn…
Created by Bill Lawrence (Spin City), Scrubs premiered in October of 2001. Lawrence has stated that he had two main reasons for calling the serfies Scrubs: The obvious being the attire worn by doctors, and the other being the fact…
Written by Milo Addica and Will Rokos, under the direction of Marc Forster, Monster’s Ball is a film in which the characters seem to jump off the screen and draw us in to their difficult lives right from the start….
2007 was a big year for the Shrek franchise. Shrek the third had been released in mid 2007 and grossed a total of $794.4 million worldwide. Not wanting to let a good thing pass them by, Dreamworks brought back Mike…
“All right, Mr. DeMille. I’m ready for my close-up.” –Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond Few films have as many classic lines as Sunset Boulevard. Fewer still have scenes you know were shot but for some reason, were dropped from the…
With George W. Bush’s presidency winding down, Comedy Central’s satirical Lil’ Bush: Resident of the United States returned for a second season on March 13, 2008 and consisted of ten episodes. I actually enjoyed the first season of this series…
Over the years, countless filmmakers have attempted to create true, Hitchcockian style suspense films. Few of these films capture the imagination; fewer still give viewers a true feeling of suspense while watching them. Every once in awhile though, a film…
Fresh off the hit television series Remington Steele, many Bond aficionados perceived Pierce Brosnan as not only James Bond-lite but Roger Moore-lite; feeling the actor just didn’t have the gravitas to pull off a convincing portrayal of the British superspy….