Category Archives: Cinema Flashback

So I’ll admit that I wasn’t alive when this film was unspooled into cineplexes worldwide, but yet I can still admire it for everything it is. Well maybe “admire” isn’t the right word. Well either way, I can see what … Continue reading →

  It’s no surprise that Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, one of the surprise hits of 20 years ago, not only spawned an animated Saturday morning series, but that the series was so well received and a ratings success. Burton’s film is … Continue reading →

Dave’s Note:  This was supposed to go up in March, but I slacked and lost track of it. It’s been exactly one year since the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made their return to the big screen after a 14-year absence. … Continue reading →

  From the oft-heard complaints you hear from Trekkies about the fourth, fifth and ninth Star Trek films, you’d think we Spock-eared, Klingon-spouting fanboys (and girls) had no sense of humor. I’m referring to the “too much humor” issue that … Continue reading →

  This month marks 20 years since the theatrical release of Willow, the fantasy written and produced by George Lucas and directed by Ron Howard.  When it was revealed that the film was being made, many believed that the title … Continue reading →

  For a film to truly be a cult movie, it only needs to do one thing: flop. If people feel that they personally have discovered a movie and must share it with their friends, then you have the makings … Continue reading →

  Some movies should absolutely not work and Robert Zemeckis’ Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of them. Imagine the pitch meeting for this movie: “It’ll cost around $40 million, making it the most expensive production of the day, and … Continue reading →

  The problem with book-to-film adaptations is that, quite reasonably, the reader expects the highlights of the novel to be in the film. Not too hard to understand, right? Michael Crichton is one of the most popular novelists around and, … Continue reading →