Speaking of horror movie logic, Bryan Bertino’s “The Strangers” is practically a case study. While it remains a horror classic, even receivng the reboot treatment, it’s worth remembering that after a stellar first…
Month: September 2023
I Love Lucy Signed A Smoky Deal And Wound Up With A Deadly Sponsorship – /Film
There’s a five-minute collection of these advertisements on YouTube, and the first clip might be the worst. After an animated bit featuring Lucy furnishing Desi with a pillow on his easy chair…
There’s A Common Thread Between Indiana Jones And Logan – /Film
In an interview with Collider, Mangold revealed that, for him, the similarity between Logan and Dr. Jones is that they’ve both reached points “where the shtick they’ve been doing isn’t working anymore.” The…
Succession Creator Jesse Armstrong Says Kendall’s Name Was Underlined, Not Crossed Out – /Film
According to Looch, Armstrong also said that he personally drew the line on the piece of paper, designing the perfect trajectory to plant a cruel shard of doubt into Kendall’s brain. As…
The Equalizer 3 Ends The Summer Box Office On A High With $43 Million Opening Weekend – /Film
Movie franchises where a middle-aged actor plays a retired ass-kicker who comes out of retirement to kick some more ass have formed their own dependably profitable niche at the box office. The…
Kevin Costner Explains His Yellowstone Exit And Says He’ll ‘Probably Go To Court’ Over It – /Film
Until now, Kevin Costner had not revealed his reasons for leaving the series that gave him his biggest hit in years. It was known that he’d meant to commence production on a…
How Jimmy Buffett (And His Margaritas) Came To Jurassic World For That Cameo – /Film
I have always been of two minds about the use of popular brands in “Jurassic World.” On the one hand, it’s blatant product placement, but on the other, it is a rather…
The One Barbie Line That Immediately Sold Kate McKinnon On The Movie – /Film
People reports that Greta Gerwig and Kate McKinnon have a history of performing together. Decades before “Barbie,” they were both involved with theatre and improvisational comedy in college, including Columbia University’s famed annual Varsity…
The Boys’ Chace Crawford Was Afraid One Of The Deep’s Best Scenes Would Get Cut – /Film
Despite Crawford’s fears, he knew the scene was special based on the reactions from the crew operating the dolphin and shaking the van. “I look over and they were just dying laughing,”…
Why Christopher Lloyd Wanted His Disney Villain, Judge Doom, To Give You Nightmares – /Film
While Disney films got extra chilling during the ’80s (there’s a reason the studio, ever worried about presenting itself as the home of middle-of-the-road four-quadrant entertainment these days, likes to pretend “Something…