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Written by James M. Tate / 9/26/2024 / No comments / amber denyse austin , arlene golonka , caren kaye , clark brandon , crispin glover , eighties , kevin mccarthy , matt lattanzi , sex comedy

CAREN KAYE MAKES FOR AN EXQUISITE 'MY TUTOR' EXPERIENCE

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amber denyse austin, arlene golonka, caren kaye, clark brandon, crispin glover, eighties, kevin mccarthy, matt lattanzi, sex comedy

CAREN KAYE MAKES FOR AN EXQUISITE 'MY TUTOR' EXPERIENCE

Caren Kaye in MY TUTOR Year: 1984 Rating: ***1/2 Another 1980's sex-comedy combining various attempts at awkward teens trying to lose th...

HORROR NOIR RETROSPECTIVE OF JOE DANTE'S 'THE HOWLING'

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Belinda Balaski snooping around THE HOWLING Year: 1981</u></td></tr>
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“I kind of cross this line where... I see it whether it's really 
there or not,” actress Dee Wallace wrote in a Cult Film Freak interview.
 “Kind of like the monster in the closet when we're little… You just 
know it's there, so it is.”<br>
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And that’s how Joe Dante’s 
THE HOWLING begins, without seeing too much of anything – more of a 
creepy Film Noir look than outright horror flick as Dee Wallace’s Karen 
White, an intrepid anchorwoman at a local news station, has planned to 
meet a mysterious man named Eddie Quist somewhere within the shadowy 
downtown city streets... And what Karen witnesses, kept from the 
audience, really sticks with her... Thus
 the investigation trades off to snoopy reporter Terry Fisher, played by
 versatile character-actress Belinda Balaski, who, as a doomed camp 
counselor in Dante’s PIRANHA a few years earlier, resulted in a 
memorable death scene...<br>

action, belinda balaski, christopher stone, dee wallace, dennis dugen, dick miller, horror, joe dante, john carradine, kevin mccarthy, slim pickens

HORROR NOIR RETROSPECTIVE OF JOE DANTE'S 'THE HOWLING'

Belinda Balaski snooping around THE HOWLING Year: 1981 “I kind of cross this line where... I see it whether it's really there or no...

JOHN RITTER IN HERO AT LARGE (W/ TAXI DRIVER CONNECTION)

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">year: 1980 cast: John Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convey, Harry Bellaver, Kevin Bacon rating: ***</td></tr>
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John Ritter plays a struggling yet optimistic actor living in New York City. Beginning at a crowded intersection, we slowly zoom in on Ritter’s Steve Nichols arguing with a lady we won't see again...<br />
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Oh well, Anne Archer’s a whole lot cuter. How ironic she was up for Lois Lane in SUPERMAN… Now she’s the Girl Friday of another superhero… but not really...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harry Bellaver watched John Ritter standing up to a non-famous Kevin Bacon (with other kid Neill Barry)</td></tr>
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He's only an actor having to dress up like one, standing outside a theater to promote a film called CAPTAIN AVENGER, a low-paying gig he really likes since, after all, pleasing crowds is Steve’s business…<br />
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The plot begins when Steve, stopping at a liquor store, thwarts a robbery – still wearing the superhero costume. This ignites the rabid media, having no clue of the masked man's identity…<br />
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Much of the film has Steve flirting with, and eventually romancing, his gorgeous neighbor, Archer’s J. Marsh, while ignoring media hype spouting from television – the news, and the incumbent mayor’s determined assistant, wants the hero revealed...<br />
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By the time Steve dons the garb and ventures downtown, the ride's almost over… It might have been interesting seeing a completely inept guy fighting crime – instead there’s a ton of whining and so much reluctance to take action, perhaps the AT LARGE should have been AT HOME…<br />
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Ritter makes for a likable romantic lead while Archer’s great to look at, as usual, but the idealistic conclusion is preachy and bulwarks the fun that should have been had along the way. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first homage to TAXI DRIVER... alright, maybe this wasn't intentional...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the casting of Leonard Harris doing the same gesture is an obvious TAXI DRIVER nod... </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You decide... Here's Leonard Harris reaching out as Senator Palantine in TAXI DRIVER</td></tr>
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anne archer, eighties, harry bellaver, john ritter, kevin bacon, kevin mccarthy, romantic comedy

JOHN RITTER IN HERO AT LARGE (W/ TAXI DRIVER CONNECTION)

year: 1980 cast: John Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convey, Harry Bellaver, Kevin Bacon rating: *** John Ritter plays a struggling yet optim...

Written by James M. Tate / 9/19/2013 / No comments / belinda balaski , christopher stone , dee wallace , dennis dugan , dick miller , eighties , elisabeth brooks , horror , joe dante , john carradine , kevin mccarthy , neo noir

HORROR NOIR THE HOWLING REVIEW HAS RELOCATED

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belinda balaski, christopher stone, dee wallace, dennis dugan, dick miller, eighties, elisabeth brooks, horror, joe dante, john carradine, kevin mccarthy, neo noir

HORROR NOIR THE HOWLING REVIEW HAS RELOCATED

THE HOWLING HORROR NOIR REVIEW IS NOT MISSING LIKE EDDIE'S BODY'S, IT'S MOVED AND CLICK THIS ENTIRE SENTENCE TO FIND IT ...

Written by James M. Tate / 9/21/2012 / No comments / comedy , dennis quaid , dick miller , eighties , joe dante , kevin mccarthy , martin short , meg ryan , remake , robert picardo , science-fiction , steven spielberg , wendy schaal

JOE DANTE DIRECTS INNERSPACE

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">year: 1987 cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Dick Miller, Robert Picardo rating: ***</td></tr>
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THE RIGHT STUFF stud Dennis Quaid plays another cocky test pilot – this time he’s transformed into a cell-sized explorer placed inside the body of Martin Short in this modernized FANTASTIC VOYAGE directed by Joe Dante, whose prior edgy thrillers like PIRANHA and THE HOWLING are only reminiscent in the lethal assassins that really mean business.<br />
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Quaid was supposed to go inside a test rabbit but the experiment leader is hunted and killed, and after desperately injecting everyman Short, the chase is on. Meg Ryan is Quaid’s journalist girlfriend aiding Short in the old school runaround action that, after characters are introduced (and others are shrunken to dwarves), gets way too complicated for its own good.<br />
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There are relatively few scenes inside the human body. Most of the film has Short providing physical comedy as Quaid roves around within. Although they hardly share screen together, both have great chemistry. And while Dante stock actors Robert Picardo and Kevin McCarthy are nice to have on board, there are too many cooks and the running time drags on thirty minutes too long.<br />
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Director Joe Dante seems at home with the science aspect – especially the ten-minute setup to the initial human shrinking, which looks real and makes everything else seem legit.<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Innerspace-Dennis-Quaid/dp/B0000648ZQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348128035&sr=8-1&keywords=innerspace"><br /></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martin Short, Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Innerspace-Dennis-Quaid/dp/B0000648ZQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348128035&sr=8-1&keywords=innerspace">BUY DVD</a></td></tr>
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comedy, dennis quaid, dick miller, eighties, joe dante, kevin mccarthy, martin short, meg ryan, remake, robert picardo, science-fiction, steven spielberg, wendy schaal

JOE DANTE DIRECTS INNERSPACE

year: 1987 cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Dick Miller, Robert Picardo rating: *** THE RIGHT STUFF stud Dennis Quaid plays a...

Written by James M. Tate / 4/12/2011 / No comments / comedy , eighties , kevin mccarthy , satire

UHF

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQ-97PX6qWS6NjDgaoAFmki2O9-w_ZCY-_ng2N4uaaYAkd9_1nsm0tYS9Kf95i9p5me9QHM-9cMDd1ScjZPSYlqpsGA4A_trsUSI0S_5h2Kfp6YnBJYqYFGBDYhZzRl7L6HGk3vAl984/s1600/uhf2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595155308959602130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQ-97PX6qWS6NjDgaoAFmki2O9-w_ZCY-_ng2N4uaaYAkd9_1nsm0tYS9Kf95i9p5me9QHM-9cMDd1ScjZPSYlqpsGA4A_trsUSI0S_5h2Kfp6YnBJYqYFGBDYhZzRl7L6HGk3vAl984/s200/uhf2.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 200px;" /></a><strong>title:</strong> UHF<br /><div><strong>year:</strong> 1989</div><strong>cast:</strong> Weird Al <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Yankovic</span>, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards, Victoria Jackson<br /><div><strong>rating:</strong> **</div><br /><div></div>A feature film with Weird Al <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Yankovic</span> is like a cartoon of THE FAR SIDE: don't stretch out what works best quickly. Al plays a loser who manages his uncle's rundown UHF station, giving ample opportunity for pop culture satire. Famous for three minute song parodies, Yank's conversion on screen lacks the punch of his day job; while his songs are funny, his acting is not. There's one music video: THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES to the tune of Dire Strait's MONEY FOR NOTHING, slightly <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">humorous</span> till the dated premise is realized. And the only good segment is a fictional station promo satirizing CONAN THE BARBARIAN. The rest <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">flatlines</span> continuously. <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mZHoHaAYHq8" frameborder="0" height="390" width="480"></iframe>

comedy, eighties, kevin mccarthy, satire