A photographer named Manley (Mark L. Taylor) joins up with an expedition led by Dr. Atherton (Julian Sands.) Atherton is exploring a 2000 foot sinkhole in Venezuela that has allowed animals to evolve without interference from the outside world. As such, there are new species of animals that have neverContinue Reading
Poindexter “Fool” Williams and his family are the only remaining residents in an apartment building located in the Los Angeles ghetto. On his thirteenth birthday, Fool discovers that they’re about to get evicted. For being a mere three days late on their rent, the landlord wants three times the usualContinue Reading
1979’s Love at First Bite takes place in disco-era New York City as Count Dracula (George Hamilton) looks for supermodel Cindy Sondheim (Susan St. James), who he believes to be his reincarnated lover, Mina Harker. Evicted from his Transylvanian castle by the government, Dracula and his faithful assistant, Renfield (ArteContinue Reading
If one mentions the name Jim Henson, most people immediately think of The Muppets. And The Muppets are kind of a sacred thing to a lot of people my age. We grew up learning to read and write with the Muppets from Sesame Street. We were entertained by the MuppetsContinue Reading
Larry Donner (Billy Crystal) teaches creative writing at a small college. He’s trying to write a novel but is suffering from a severe case of writer’s block. His ex-wife, Margaret (Kate Mulgrew), stole his first novel and published it as her own, finding instant success. Each time Larry sees herContinue Reading
1988’s Tapeheads stars John Cusack and Tim Robbins, who — at the time — were both primarily known for teen comedies like One Crazy Summer, The Sure Thing, and Fraternity Vacation. It features a litany of cameos from an unlikely combination of personalities like Michael Nesmith, Stiv Bators, Ted Nugent,Continue Reading
I was browsing through the Cinemax On Demand lineup and ran across a movie I’d never heard of before starring Paul Reiser (Aliens), Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle), Paul Provenza (Northern Exposure), Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver), and Rick Overton (Groundhog Day) among others. I was intrigued. Why had I never heardContinue Reading