FIRST, it was the recent Red Riding Hood which looked totally asinine. Now, I hear of not one but two updates of Snow White. Finally today no less, I learn that “the boy who never grew up” is getting a new adult makeover. Pan is going to revolve around Captain Hook and his partner Smee who […]
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the AMERICAN way.” In Action Comics #900, the Man of Steel renounces his U.S. citizenship to embark upon a more global “neverending battle”. Quite a milestone in the 72 year life of the superhero who was sent to Earth from a doomed planet, raised in America’s heartland by a kindly midwestern farm family who would
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Here is… the official trailer for the most anticipated movie of the summer. While there will be other blockbuster films this summer (Thor and Green Lantern are also on my list so far) none of been as long awaited as the final chapter in the Harry Potter series. The closing of the first part of
Seriously, how many different groups must we listen to in order to determine what is the best film of all time? We already have the periodic AFI specials. Tonight we had another group telling us which was supposed (I believe) to take the popular vote into account. One of several genres I caught was “Best
Or maybe not so creative idea. It seems that ABC and Selma Hayek are combining forces to create a magical miniseries which is based on a popular novel which was based upon a beloved classic movie which was based upon another book. The popular novel was also the basis for a megahit Broadway musical which
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Yes, yesterday found our first major storm of (the not even started) winter. Saturday night’s forecast said not to expect any white stuff until the afternoon. Well… as I was walking to work at 7:50 AM, there was already a dusting and more falling. After work at 2, I walked home and spent the afternoon
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Last Easter prior to watching the first 3D movie I have seen since Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (but of course it wasn’t), I saw the trailer for part the first of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As the summer swept by, I kept seeing television and movie ads proclaiming the same. About a
Well… since I do not have a play to be in this holiday season, I will try to hit a few of the blockbusters coming to the multiplexes in the next few weeks. I have already mentioned the runaway train movie that I CAN NEVER remember the title of but it stars Denzel Washington and
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I could never, ever put the last 10 years down! I have been in 17 (soon to be 18) stage productions and met the most amazing group of people anyone could hope to meet. They really are my best, dearest friends! Today, I went to my first professional call back. I had absolutely no idea
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One of the most difficult tasks in filming Superman: The Movie was the casting of the Man of Steel, himself. The list of possible candidates was a veritable who’s who of 1970s top box office draws. Everyone from Burt Reynolds to Paul Newman to Dustin Hoffman… even Muhammad Ali? That one is even stranger than
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