Written by James M. Tate / 1/31/2018 / No comments / 2018 , biopic , comedy , douglas kenney , joel mchale , new
SMUG DOUGLAS KENNEY BIOPIC 'A FUTILE AND STUPID GESTURE'
The real Doug Kenney as Stork in the Animal House climax YEAR: 2018 Making a biopic about a famous comic actor is difficult, visually, s...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/28/2018 / No comments / barbara steele , boris karloff , christopher lee , horror , mark eden , michael gough , sixties , virginia wetherell
CLOCKWORK BEAUTY VIRGINIA WETHERELL IN 'THE CRIMSON CULT'
Smoking hot Virginia Wetherell in The Crimson Cult YEAR: 1968 Only wish this review could be more than a celebration of a beautiful blo...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/18/2018 / No comments / barbara rush , bradford dillman , david janssen , seventies , tribute , tv movie
LATE ACTOR BRADFORD DILLMAN HOWLS IN 'MOON OF THE WOLF'
Bradford Dillman armed though not yet dangerous YEAR: 1972 TV Movies of the Week were perfect, but far from overall perfection. One of t...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/16/2018 / No comments / andrea marcovicci , comedy , david hollander , eighties , kenneth mcmillan , molly ringwald , paula prentiss , richard benjamin , rural , sam whipple , tony roberts , tv movie
RICHARD BENJAMIN & MOLLY RINGWALD TV MOVIE 'PACKIN' IT IN'
Upon heavy glance this is a creepy picture: Year Televised: 1983 The husband/wife team of Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss isn't ...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/15/2018 / No comments / action , adventure , cult , indie , jazz score , mary mitchel , post-apocalyptic , ray milland , rex holman , richard bakalyan , road movie , russ bender , shary marshall , sixties , steely dan
DIRECTOR RAY MILLAND AVOIDS A BOMB IN 'PANIC IN YEAR ZERO'
Panic in Year Zero YEAR: 1962 I don't need your helping hand... I can't be no savage... I can't be no highwayman L...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/11/2018 / No comments / 2017 , 2018 , allison janney , biopic , comedy , drama , margot robbie , new , sport
MUDDYING WATERS IN THE NINETIES-ERA BIOPIC 'I TONYA'
Year: 2017 limited and 2018 wide First off, the otherwise competent character-actress Allison Janney's highly praised role as infamo...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/09/2018 / No comments / caper , comedy , con man , crime , frank craven , import , james cagney , joan blondell , pre-code , ruth donnelly , thirties , victor jory
EARLY CAGNEY DOUBLE: HARD TO HANDLE & HE WAS HER MAN
Ruth Donnelly in HARD TO HANDLE **** Character-actress Ruth Donnelly is a genius. Was a genius. But art is eternal, and James Cagney is ...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/05/2018 / No comments / dwight frye , gangster , james cagney , lew ayres , thirties , warner archives
JAMES CAGNEY & DWIGHT FRYE OPEN 'THE DOORWAY TO HELL'
Year of Release: 1931 Well if you don't watch your step, you're gonna find a way to treat yourself to a handful of clouds. Tha...
Written by James M. Tate / 1/01/2018 / No comments / biopic , drama , eighties , exploitation , faye dunaway , frank norris , jocelyn brando , mara hobel , steve forrest
DEFINING & DEFENDING THE CULT VALUE OF 'MOMMIE DEAREST'
Year of Release: 1981 Maybe because it wasn't about real life despised icons like Richard Nixon, or Senator Joe McCarthy, that a bio...
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ROBERT WAGNER IN THE OBSCURE GOLF PRO CURIO 'BANNING'
Robert Wagner in BANNING Year: 1967 Rating: **** The extremely elusive and rare BANNING is a 1967 film about former golf pro Robert Wagner a...