Superman : The Movie (1978) Dir: Richard Donner (also known for Lethal Weapon, The Goonies) The age of blockbuster had just begun. Jaws in 1975 chewed a whole new level of movie madness which Star Wars in 1977 blasted to…
The Crawling Eye (1958) (aka The Trollenberg Terror) (goes well with Them! and The Outer Limits) Before Rod Serling appeared on the small screen with recurring stories of science fiction, audiences had to flock to B-movies for their fill. The…
Gremlins (1985) Dir: Joe Dante (also known for Innerspace, Explorers) Let me preface this whole write up by saying that Gremlins contains one of the most influential scenes of my pre-teenage filmmaking career. Armed with a camcorder (weighted on my…
Note from Editor: We are incredibly excited to provide for you a new series of features articles written by a very talented guy from Lawrence, Kansas. Name’s Greg Russell and he will be sharing with us his Saturday night family…
It’s been a busy year, hasn’t it? As the holiday season closes in, it’s time to share my year-end best of selections. There has been a good mix of interesting and varied titles over the past 12 months. So here…
As I sit and contemplate 2015’s cinematic entertainment it is pretty apparent that this was a great year. Superhero movies took a much needed backseat to some original entertainment while PIXAR made a comeback that would make Walt proud. Some…
As a member of the SDFCS I can say with complete bias that this is a nice list!!!! San Diego Film Critics Society 2015 Award Winners: Best Picture Winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Runner Up: EX MACHINA Best Director Winner:…
The buddy. The best friend. Aide, assistant, colleague and companion. A coadjutor, if you will. There are a lot of adjectives these characters have but none more common as DEAD. Did you ever notice that the sidekick dies almost all…
Did you know that Johnny Depp produced “Hugo”? It’s true. At least he is listed as one of the producers on Martin Scorsese’s wonderful new film and I betcha didn’t know it. Sometimes if you sift through the credits of…
Well, it’s been a while since I wrote anything and I got that itch. In order to scratch said itch, I needed an idea, a premise, if you will. So, I looked over a list I made of potential articles.…