Written by James M. Tate / 2/28/2013 / No comments / 2012 , daniel day lewis , steven spielberg , tommy lee jones
DANIEL DAY LEWIS IS LINCOLN
year: 2012 cast: Daniel Day Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field, James Spader rating: *** While a more fitting title would be THE 13TH A...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/27/2013 / 2 Comments / 2012 , blaxploitation , christoph waltz , dennis christopher , exploitation , james remar , jamie foxx , leonardo dicaprio , quentin tarantino , samuel l. jackson
QUENTIN TARANTINO DIRECTS DJANGO UNCHAINED
year: 2012 cast: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Don Johnson rating: **1/2 Modern exploitation guru Quentin Tarantino se...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/26/2013 / No comments / comedy , dana barron , ed asner , franchise , randy quaid , sequel , tens
CHRISTMAS VACATION 2: COUSIN EDDIE'S ISLAND ADVENTURE
year: 2003 cast: Randy Quaid, Dana Barron, Miriam Flynn, Fred Willard rating: *1/2 That’s right, a sequel to a sequel where Cousin ...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/25/2013 / No comments / beverly d'angelo , chevy chase , comedy , diane ladd , e.g. marshall , franchise , randy quaid , sequel
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION
year: 1989 rating: *** The third VACATION and the second written by story creator John Hughes, CHRISTMAS is more of a reboot than a sequ...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/24/2013 / 4 Comments / 2012 , alan arkin , ben affleck , biopic , john goodman , tate donovan , thriller
ARGO
year: 2012 cast: Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston rating: ** ARGO, directed by and starring Ben Affleck, receiving ...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/23/2013 / No comments / action , adaptation , deserted island , francis ford coppola , hoyt axton , mickey rooney , seventies , teri garr
THE BLACK STALLION
year: 1979 cast: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Hoyt Axton, Teri Garr rating: ****1/2 This could have been a silent film, relying on gorgeou...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/20/2013 / 1 Comment / comedy , cynthia gibb , eighties , fisher stevens , kenneth johnson , michael mckean , sequel
SHORT CIRCUIT 2 WITH DIRECTOR INTERVIEW
year: 1988 cast: Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Jack Weston, Cynthia Gibb rating: ***1/2 SHORT CIRCUIT 2 REVIEW : It's rare a seque...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/19/2013 / No comments / daryl hannah , eighties , peter gallagher , randal kleiser , romance , valérie quennessen
SUMMER LOVERS
year: 1982 cast: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, ValĂ©rie Quennessen rating: **1/2 Peter Gallagher’s handsomely hawk-like Michael Pappas, ...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/17/2013 / No comments / 2013 , channing tatum , jude law , neo noir , rooney mara , steven soderbergh , suspense
STEVEN SODERBERGH BIDS FAREWELL TO CINEMA W/ SIDE EFFECTS
Year Released: 2013 Move over Prozac, the ultimate depression drug is out there, and Rooney Mara’s Emily Taylor really needs it. Her hus...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/14/2013 / No comments / 2013 , action , bruce willis , franchise , jai courtney
A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD
year: 2013 cast: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Cole Hauser rating: *** “I’m on vacation,” John McClane replies (minus a...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/13/2013 / 1 Comment / drug culture , edward albert , eileen heckart , goldie hawn , paul michael glaser , romantic comedy , seventies
BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE
year: 1972 cast: Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser rating: ***1/2 Edward Albert plays Don Baker, a young b...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/12/2013 / No comments / blanche baker , david marshall grant , debra winger , gloria katz , miles chapin , romantic comedy , valérie quennessen , willard huyck
BEFORE 'HOWARD THE DUCK' THERE WERE 'FRENCH POSTCARDS'
year: 1979 cast: Miles Chapin, Blanche Baker, Debra Winger rating: **1/2 Before the husband/wife filmmaking team of Willard Huyck and G...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/09/2013 / 1 Comment / 2013 , comedy , jason bateman , jon favreau , jonathan banks , melissa mccarthy , road movie , robert patrick
IDENTITY THIEF
year: 2013 cast: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau rating: **1/2 Melissa McCarthy is really hot. Disagree? Well she has this ...
THE ITALIAN CONNECTION
year: 1972 cast: Mario Adorf, Henry Silva, Woody Strode, Cyril Cusak rating: ***1/2 Although two New York hit men, Henry Silva and Woo...
Written by James M. Tate / 2/08/2013 / No comments / cristina ferrare , david young , exploitation , helen rojo , horror , john carradine , mexico , seventies , vampire
CRISTINA FERRARE IS 'MARY, MARY, BLOODY MARY' W/ HELEN ROJO
THIS REVIEW HAS MOVED TO THIS LINK
Written by James M. Tate / 2/07/2013 / No comments / anita morris , bill wyman , charlie watts , compilation , eighties , exploitation , keith richards , mick jagger , mick taylor , music , rolling stones , ron wood , seventies
ARCHIVE VIDEO REVIEW OF THE ROLLING STONES 'VIDEO REWIND'
Stars Bill Wyman, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Anita Morris Bass guitar maestro Bill Wyman, with his signature deadpan charm, plays...
All Time Popular
-
Robyn Hilton enters into an eclectic exploitation comedy career in Wonder Women circa 1973 As mentioned a few posts ago, ROBYN HILTON, b...
-
year: 1978 cast: Allen Garfield, Leif Garrett, Kathleen Lloyd, Tony Alva, Pam Kenneally rating: ***1/2 Although promoted as a Leif Garr...
-
Kari Michaelsen in Saturday the 14th year: 1982 In LOVE AT FIRST BITE, a popular comedy that took the vampire genre by satire, Richard ...
-
Cornelia Sharpe in BUSTING Year: 1974 Rating: **** Starring Elliott Gould and Robert Blake as determined vice cops BUSTING hookers, makin...
-
Mary-Louise Weller in NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE ANIMAL HOUSE, directed by John Landis and produced by Ivan Reitman, stars John Be...
-
Kerri Green and John Candy in SUMMER RENTAL Year: 1985 John Candy, in his first leading role, plays a burnt-out air traffic controller ...
-
Robyn Hilton on STARSKY AND HUTCH Model/Actress ROBYN HILTON played Mel Brook's secretary in BLAZING SADDLES and turns up in an epis...
-
Robyn Hilton in Video Vixens the same year as Blazing Saddles: 1974 The Anthology of Comedic Parodies, already done in several Woody All...
-
CADDDYSHACK is best known for the iconic leading actors: Rodney Dangerfield, Chevy Chase, Ted Knight, and Bill Murray, but originally the ...
-
Elizabeth James and Tom Laughlin on equal ground YEAR: 1967 THE BORN LOSERS wasn't supposed to happen but thank God it did since BIL...
Featured Post
DEFENDING THE BREEZY SEQUEL 'BREAKIN 2': ELECTRIC BOOGALOO'
Title: BREAKIN' 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO Year: 1984 Rating: *** Cannon Films' BREAKIN' 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO was rushed out the same...