High Noon was a classic American Western film in 1952 that was directed by Fred Zinneman. The film was produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carol Foreman. It starred Gary Cooper who played as a town marshal named Will Kane who was torn between his sense of duty and love … Read more
Ok so it finally happened – we all knew it was coming at some point… the Dr. is now a woman. As we know, Doctor Who is a popular British science fiction TV program that first aired in 1963 and was produced by the BBC. The show is about the adventures of … Read more
Most films based on video games have the potential to become popular and successful at the box office. As video games became more and more popular, there came the idea of adapting them into the big screen, complete with a concrete (and mostly slightly differentiated) plot. These film adaptations are aimed at … Read more
The shocking news of Thor’s “gender-swapping” Just very recently, Marvel Comics made quite a big and rather shocking announcement – they declared that the hammer-holding iconic hero Thor will now be a woman, at least in the comic universe. The change was disclosed as part of the “Avengers NOW!” campaign aiming to … Read more
Purchase of Lucasfilms Ltd. by Walt Disney – Does that mean there’s a new Star Wars film coming? Film mogul George Lucas announced on October 13, 2012 that he was selling Lucasfilm Ltd. to The Walt Disney Company. Of course, this includes the successful and profitable Star Wars franchise. This move bewildered … Read more
Sci-fi movies have been popular from the early days of cinema and film. We only have to think about the success of the ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘The Matrix’ series to acknowledge the power of science fiction. As a literary genre, such stories and plots have captured our minds for generations. … Read more
Who is Blackbeard? Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard, is an interesting character in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’. This is the fourth movie in this particular series, although the character has been mentioned before this. He has the power to control things supernaturally, wishes to live forever, and is completely focused … Read more
The Kleptomaniac I am reviewing the I love Lucy episode called The Kleptomaniac. This episode is about how Ricky thinks Lucy is a The Kleptomaniac which is a person that steals things but can’t help it. Synopsis of the episode Lucy is the chairman of a bazaar for her club, but she doesn’t … Read more
Lost – fun tidbits and notes We are watching Lost on Netflix for the third time. Tidbits and notes from a third viewing. We pretty much assume you have seen Lost and just adding some fun notes for those who love Lost like we do! Season 1: Pilot: Part 1 The plane … Read more
Introduction Netflix decided to wade into traditional “network” territory and produce their own “TV” series called Lilyhammer. The first season has 8 episodes total. Stevie (Little Steve of Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band fame) Van Zandt stars in the series as a classic mobster guy who… goes to Lilyhammer, Norway via … Read more