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For fans of movies, television, video games and pop culture in general, nostalgia is a huge draw in looking back at all sorts of...
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For fans of movies, television, video games and pop culture in general, nostalgia is a huge draw in looking back at all sorts of...
Like many classic movie fans this Christmas, I received one of the most eagerly-awaited DVD releases of the year: the “Chaplin at Keystone” set...
Fans of television will recognize the name Kenneth Johnson from the credits of some of the most beloved genre series of all time including...
I love visiting my family back in the Midwest, but secretly, I think I love getting to visit the house I grew up in. ...
The passing of Blake Edwards marks the end of an era. He was in many ways one of the most interesting filmmakers working in...
Warner Bros. Home Video // Released November 2, 2010 // Rated PG The Pitch From the imagination of Steven Spielberg, The Goonies plunges a...
This past October I had the pleasure of volunteering at “Home Movie Day”, an all-day festival, held at locations all over the world, consisting...
Ever since the internet propelled once forgotten Betty White onto the Saturday Night Live stage, dozens of others including Adam West, Stan Lee, Zachary...
A fun game for movie aficionados can be trying to remember the first film that really got them turned on to the medium as...
Are you there, Hammer? It’s me, Jay. How have you been? Okay, enough of the formalities. Let’s get down to business. It’s come to...
On the surface, it might appear that this column is coming about 12 years too late, but after a recent big-screen showing of Alfred...
There were two things I thought I would never see in my lifetime, let alone in the same year: 1) Pee Wee Herman on...
More than sixty years before Martin Scorsese depicted the New York gangsters in films like “Mean Streets” and “Goodfellas”, directors like D.W. Griffith and...
Nicotero with Writer/Director Frank Darabont Greg Nicotero is an instantly recognizable name among the geek crowd. As the “N” in legendary effects house KNB,...
I am a geek. Have been since the day I first held the paddle controller for an Atari 2600 in my chubby little hand...
A couple nights ago I had the pleasure of attending a presentation by film scholar Rick Altman called “The Living Nickelodeon”. In this performance,...
Cannes was all a flutter last night with the return of those kids who have got the ability to morph, and to even up...
One of the real joys of doing research on film is having access to the collected works of a dedicated scholar, whose own research...
When Molly Ringwald paid tribute to the late John Hughes in the pages of the New York Times, fans rejoiced not only at her...
I hate you all. That’s right I’m talking to you. You and all your friends. What with all your hip reality shows like 16...
The comedy short occupies an odd position in the history of film. Beloved by audiences, especially during the silent era, but also throughout the...
My introduction to the works of VC Andrews came in the form of my babysitter Carrie Martin, a mysterious young woman who seemed to...
I miss high school. I know a lot of folks say that but where I am different is that unlike most it’s not the...
Warner Archive/Released August 31, 2010Unrated/Running Time 462 Minutes The Pitch High adventure awaits those courageous enough to join this misfit crew as they sail...