“Inspired by true events,” claims the advertising campaign for Cocaine Bear, a movie about a bear that ingests cocaine and goes on a murder spree through a national park in Georgia. Yes, there really was a bear that came across some cocaine dumped from an airplane. Yes, it ate some.Continue Reading
While watching Last Action Hero, I couldn’t help but be reminded of Demolition Man. Both featured big action stars (Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, respectively.) Both films came out in 1993 when big-budget action hero films were starting to slip at the box office. Both take a satirical look atContinue Reading
I’ve regularly made fun of Nicolas Cage for never meeting a script he didn’t like. Or, more likely, a paycheck. Mr. Cage has been in 20 films in the last five years, including this month’s The Old Way. Even though he’s won an Academy Award, he’s sometimes viewed as aContinue Reading
I first remember hearing about Vampire’s Kiss from a friend of mine in the late 80s. She had a dubbed VHS copy of it on a shelf in her parents’ house. She said it was some romantic comedy and her dad thought it was awful. From that day forward untilContinue Reading
Over a decade ago, I saw a trailer for a movie that appeared to be about a young film-maker being influenced by Star Wars. It had a strange title: 5-25-77. That was, of course, the date that the original Star Wars was released. As time went on, every now andContinue Reading
Craig Daniels (Pat Healy) is having a bad day. As he leaves for work, he finds an eviction notice on his front door. Shortly after that, he’s told he’s out of a job. Rather than go home and face his wife and a newborn son, he goes to the barContinue Reading
Today, writer/director Peter Jackson is best known for his epic film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”. However, prior to those movies, he was primarily known for his work in the horror genre. Films like 1987’s Bad Taste and 1992’s Dead Alive were knownContinue Reading