Tim Burton’s ‘A Nightmare Before Christmas’ is one of the most beloved holiday movies of all time. It has interesting characters, excellent stop-motion techniques, a dynamite soundtrack, and a plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat. An ongoing debate among fans is whether it is a Christmas or Halloween film. I attempt…
There are so many amazing Christmas films. It’s A Wonderful Life, Elf, Home Alone, and so many others. However, there are a few movies that are centered during the Yuletide Season that are not necessarily capturing the spirit of the holiday. This has caused many to debate whether or not they are “Christmas movies.” Here…
It is a night for dressing up as your favorite characters and taking your kids trick or treating. After you sift through the candy, checking for anything nefarious, you tuck your kids in bed and want to watch something scary. Well, it is Halloween after all. Need a couple of suggestions for leisure viewing for…
All this week, I have been celebrating the DC Comics superhero known as Batman all every single day. Why? Saturday was the Dark Knight’s 80th anniversary! Today, I’m giving you all the straight talk w/ the worst and the portrayals of Batman, The Joker, and Harley Quinn. I also review Detective Comics issue 1,000! Check…
The Piano Guys are a cover band and a YouTube sensation. They have produced several covers of your favorite theme music and songs. Armed with a cello and a piano, the musical group tackles the Guardian of Gotham in “Batman Evolution” from their album Wonders, which made it to the top 12 on Billboards. Kicking…
There has been confusion about the various film terms. Is a Jurassic World a reboot or a sequel? Is Gilmore Girls A Year In The Life a reunion or reboot? Was the True Grit with Jeff Bridges a remake? It is all confusing because movie and television studios will use the terms reboot, remake, and…
For Batman Day, I decided to compile a list of my favorite quotes from the Joel Schumacher film Batman Forever, starring Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne, Chris O’Donnell as Robin, Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face, and Jim Carrey as Riddler. In no particular order, here are my Top 10 Quotes From Batman Forever: “A man’s…
For Batman Day, I decided to compile a list of my favorite quotes from the sequel film Batman Returns, starring Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne and Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman In no particular order, here are my Top 10 Quotes From Batman Returns: “I tried to save you.” – Batman “You’re catnip to a girl…
For Batman Day, I decided to compile a list of my favorite quotes from the hit film Batman, starring Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne and Jack Nicholson as the Joker. In no particular order, here are my Top 10 Quotes From Batman (1989): “Tell me something, my friend. You ever dance with the devil in…
Batman Day is one week away and I’ve got something big planned for that day, but in advanced, I wanted to show you something. If I was to ask you, who killed Bruce Wayne’s parents Thomas and Martha, what would your answer be? You would puff up your chest and say, “Why, Joe Chill did,…
Father’s Day! Is it a day to remember the men in our lives who inspired, encouraged, cheered, educated, and helped us learn about life. Some of my fondest memories of my Dad include hunting, going to car shows, fishing, eating junk food, but one of my favorite pass times with him was: Father-Son Movie Nights.…
Some movies are good and some are bad. Whether good or bad, you at least want a satisfying ending. What about if the movie has a terrible ending? Oh, man, that practically destroys the films for us as movie goers. Warning spoilers! Here is my list Movies With Terrible Endings: Source Code- The movie itself…
Development Limbo is where good scripts go to be buried if they cannot find funding or a script keeps getting rewritten. Some never see the light of day, but others can finally come to fruition. You read Volume 1 of top films rescued from Development Limbo, now here are another ten for you to look…
Soundtracks make a movie come together in unexpected ways. The songs and scores help us feel the sadness, joy, anticipation, fear, and quite often inspiration. John Williams, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, Shirley Walker, Phil Collins, and a whole host of musicians put their best foot forward in delivering a fantastic score and song set for our favorite…
Soundtracks help us feel the movie as we are watching. It fills us with sadness, joy, anticipation, fear, and quite often inspiration. John Williams, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, Shirley Walker, Phil Collins, and a whole host of musicians put their best foot forward in delivering a fantastic score and song set for our favorite films. Here is…
The 1990s was an amazing time when it came to cinema. Several movie studios stepped up their game over the decade to produce some high-quality movies that sparked the imagination and made it hard to compete in the next decade. My Top 100 Films Of The 1990s Part 1: Goodfellas The Rescuers Down Under Home…
