Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Kat Dennings, Jaimie Alexander and Idris Elba Put the Hammer Down for Thor by Brad Balfour Inspired by in the very chilly Scandinavian country of Norway, the Marvel Comics-based Thor – with its roots in the legends of the Norse Gods and their fabled home of Asgard – puts … Continue reading
THOR (2011) Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgaard, Kat Dennings, Clark Gregg, Rene Russo, Idris Elba, Colm Feore, Jaimie Alexander, Ray Stevenson, Tadanobu Asano, Josh Dallas, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson and Stan Lee. Screenplay by Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz and Don Payne. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Distributed by Paramount … Continue reading
KATHLEEN MADIGAN: GONE MADIGAN (2010) Featuring Kathleen Madigan and Lewis Black. Written by Kathleen Madigan. Directed by Shannon Hartman. Distributed by Image Entertainment. 64 minutes. Not Rated. On the back cover of Gone Madigan, Jay Leno calls Kathleen Madigan “One of America’s funniest female comics.” But don’t hold that against her. Just because Leno’s comic radar has … Continue reading
Batman: The Brave and the Bold Season One, Part One (Warner Brothers Home Video-2010) Very few fictional characters have had the long and constant run that Batman has. Ever since his creation in 1939 by comic artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, the caped crusader has been the subject of comic books, movies, serials, live-action … Continue reading
IRON MAN 2 (2010) Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson, Garry Shandling, Clark Gregg, John Slattery, Jon Favreau, Kate Mara, Leslie Bibb, Olivia Munn and Adam ‘DJ AM’ Goldstein. Screenplay by Justin Theroux. Directed by Jon Favreau. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 125 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Peanuts 1960’s Collection (Warner Bros. Home Video-2009) Just because you have probably seen two of these six classic TV specials – “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” – pretty much every year of your life, it doesn’t mean that they are not worth revisiting often and enthusiastically. For the classic … Continue reading
IRON MAN (2008) Starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub, Faran Tahir, Clark Gregg, Bill Smitrovich and Sayed Badreya. Screenplay by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Directed by Jon Favreau. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 126 minutes. Rated PG-13. Iron Man was always sort of a … Continue reading
FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER (2007) Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher, Doug Jones, Beau Garrett, Stan Lee and the voice of Laurence Fishburne. Screenplay by Don Payne and Mark Frost. Directed by Tim Story. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. 92 minutes. Rated PG. … Continue reading
All-American Girl The Complete Series (1994) (Shout! Factory-2006) Not even a guest appearance by Oprah Winfrey – playing no less than herself – could save this sitcom from biting the dust. Nor an appearance by Quentin Tarentino, at the peak of his white-hotness from Pulp Fiction– could pump this turkey’s chest back to life. Even a pre-famous Jack Black, as an … Continue reading
Patrick Stewart Taking a Stand by Brad Balfour From the moment Patrick Stewart steps into a room, it’s clear you have a great actor in your presence. There’s something so compelling about him that when you look up “actor” in the dictionary, Stewart’s picture (maybe together with Ian McKellan) could be next to the definition. … Continue reading
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