“‘To Catch A Thief’,” Rian Johnson told Empire Magazine in the lead-up to the release of his “Star Wars” film, “was a great film to rewatch, for the romantic scale and grandeur.”…
Month: December 2023
The Only Major Actors Still Alive From Leave It To Beaver – /Film
After Larry Mondello hit the road, Gilbert Bates became Beaver’s number-one friend and sidekick. “I was the blond kid with big ears who usually manipulated the gullible Beaver Cleaver into committing some…
The Lucille Ball Cheers Cameo That Never Came To Be – /Film
Considering that Diane Chambers, the inimitable bar waitress played by Shelley Long, got a surprise visit from her mother Helen (Glynis Johns in her sole appearance on the show) as far back…
Footage From The Unaired It’s Always Sunny Pilot Found Its Way Into The Finished Show – /Film
On the podcast episode, Day, who plays the lovelorn Charlie, talks about his excitement that a scene from the pilot is in “Charlie Has Cancer.” The rest of the gang gets a bit…
How Star Wars Created A Halloween Crisis In 1977 – /Film
Manufacturer Don Post Studios was the go-to if you wanted a quality, mass-produced mask of Chewbacca, Darth Vader, C-3PO or a Stormtrooper. But as Post told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch in October…
Two Films On The Netflix Top 10 Are Part Of A Huge Franchise You Probably Haven’t Seen – /Film
The instant question one might want to ask is “Who is watching the seventh and eighth ‘Sniper’ movies?” The answer is: your dad. Your friend’s dad. Your other friend’s dad. One might…
Wonka Passes $250 Million At The Box Office, Becoming This Season’s Much-Needed Holiday Hit – /Film
There was serious concern heading into December this year as there was no clear-cut winner to help send 2023 out on a high note. 2021 had “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($1.9 billion…
One Classic Twilight Zone Episode Was Adapted Into A Movie You’ve Never Seen – /Film
“A Stop at Willoughby” is a classic Serling-esque tragedy about a man who feels utterly out of place in the present day. The episode (which Serling cited as his favorite of the…
Colm Meaney’s Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Casting Took Some Convincing – /Film
Meaney, like many actors, liked to keep busy. He wasn’t content to merely be the star of a hit “Star Trek” show. He needed to ply his trade elsewhere at the same…
Dave Filoni Kept A Major Part Of Star Wars Rebels Hidden From The Crew – /Film
Filoni, who worked directly with George Lucas while making “The Clone Wars,” is one of the most important “Star Wars” storytellers we have, and recently ascended the ranks at Lucasfilm. Much of…