Baseball and movies are a combination that really puzzles me. I find the actual game to be rather slow, boring and relatively uninteresting. Movies about baseball, however, captivate me for some reason. The Natural and Field of Dreams are two of my favorite movies. I can listen to Billy Crystal,Continue Reading
In Australia, Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read is a celebrity. He’s a best-selling author. He does public service announcements against drunk driving. He’s been made into an animated cartoon character. He’s also a self-admitted murderer and a convicted criminal. Chopper, a film by Andrew Dominik, tells at least some of hisContinue Reading
While waiting for the movie to start, I overheard a man sitting nearby tell his female companion, “I hope Howard has a $40,000,000 opening weekend and just blows every other movie away.” Howard Stern’s fans are loyal and willing to support his every move. Now, Howard wants to try hisContinue Reading
Movies about the Mafia usually end up either making the mobsters into heroes or degenerating them into caricatures. Donnie Brasco shows the human side of the Mafia, which makes it seem all the more brutal. Johnny Depp plays Joseph Pistone, an undercover FBI agent sent to infiltrate the mob. AsContinue Reading
Edward D. Wood, Jr is widely considered one of the worst directors that Hollywood has ever come in contact with. Before viewing this fact-based bio-pic, one might simply think that Wood was just a guy with no real idea of what he was doing. After viewing this movie, you’ll beContinue Reading