Every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, three movies will show up somewhere, sometime on television: A Christmas Carol (of which there are several good versions), A Christmas Story and It’s A Wonderful Life. After its copyright was inexplicably not renewed…
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon is probably not one of director John Ford’s finest films, but it’s among his most beloved. The second of the unofficial “Cavalry Trilogy” between Fort Apache and Rio Grande, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon was…
Over a career spanning six decades and more than forty-five films, Woody Allen has undoubtedly seen and learned a lot about Hollywood, movies and the glitz that surrounds it. Now in his eighties, Allen no longer stars in his films,…
Per its tagline, “This is not a sequel. There has never been anything like it. Before watching Russ Myers’ Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (BVD), put aside anything you know, love or hate about the 1967 film Valley of…
Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent) wanted nothing more for his sixth birthday than a large-sized, talking “Good Guy” doll. But widowed working mom Karen (Catherine Hicks) didn’t have enough advanced notice of her son’s birthday wish to save the $100 dollars…
Originally aired on November 17th and 24th in 1979, Salem’s Lot was the second adaption of a Stephen King novel, following the theatrical release of Brian De Palma’s Carrie, in 1976. While its status as a TV miniseries presented certain…
The latest offering from director Nicolas Winding Refn, Neon Demon is his version of a horror film, filled with pulsating music and florescent lighting. Whatever. A cutting commentary on the fashion industry, The Neon Demon is pretentious and boring. Horror…
“So bad it’s awesome.” That, aside from my fondness for Patty Duke, is how I often explain why I enjoy watching Valley of the Dolls once every year or two. Based on the bestselling novel by Jacqueline Susann, Valley of…
Reprising his Tony Award-winning role as Lyndon Johnson in the HBO adaptation of Robert Schenkkan’s play All the Way, Bryan Cranston continues to show he’s one of the most talented actors working today. President Johnson was a big, physical man…
While critics and audiences praised The Iron Giant when it arrived in theaters back in 1999, it wasn’t considered a box office success, with a budget of $70-$80 million and a box office take of $31.3 million. Through home video…