Inspired by the success of John Carpenter’s Halloween two years before, Friday the 13th was made on a budget estimated to be $550,000 and went on to gross over $39.7 million at the box office in the United States and…
Flashdance arrived in U.S theaters on April 15, 1983. Critics hated the film but the public loved it. At Just ten years-old, I can remember how torn sweatshirts and leg warmers became must-haves. Because the movie was rated R, I…
Night Court aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992. Though the series was moved around a lot on NBC’s schedule, Night Court was a solid favorite with viewers, remaining in the top thirty of the Neilsen ratings during…
Pride and Glory doesn’t deliver anything moviegoers haven’t seen countless times before; good cop, bad cop and lots of conflict. My first instinct was to dismiss this film completely. However, I figured since the picture starred Edward Norton and Colin…
Many, including myself, consider Sidney Poitier one of the finest actors of the 20th century. It seems fitting then, that on January 27, 2008 Warner Brothers release The Sidney Poitier Collection, a four film set that gives Poitier fans a…
You know Valentine’s Day is upon us, as Nights in Rodanthe is the second film based on a Nicholas Sparks novel to hit the market in the last three weeks. First was 2004’s The Notebook, packaged as a limited edition…
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is based on the memoir of the same name by British journalist Toby Young. The story chronicles his failed attempted at becoming a successful contributor at Conde Nast Publications’ Vanity Fair magazine. Though…
I’m not going to pull any punches here; National Lampoon’s Stoned Age is a stupid movie. It’s a shame really, because there was a time not too long ago when “National Lampoon” meant you could expect 90 minutes of ridiculously…
Inspired by the Charles Dickens classic Oliver Twist, Oliver & Company first hit American theaters in November of 1988; Oliver Twist had been adapted for the screen several times before but Walt Disney Pictures put their own unique twist on…
For most, Peter Sellers is regarded as strictly a comic actor. This is understandable, given his iconic role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. However, Sellers had lobbied for years to play the lead role in 1979’s Being There. Sellers had…