News Around the Net!
Check out this gorgeous new trailer for Damien Chazelle (Whiplash, La La Land)’s new film about Neil Armstrong, First Man: Wow that looks spectacular! I love movies about the space program. This looks like it has the potential to be something special. Here’s our first
“Of my friend, I can only say this…”
After reading of Leonard Nimoy’s passing, I knew I needed to watch some Star Trek. Star Trek II was too painful to consider. I thought about watching Trek III or Trek IV, both of which were so marvelously directed by Mr. Nimoy. I thought about Trek VI, which is probably my
Farewell to Kenneth Mars and Len Lesser
I wanted to acknowledge, today, the passing of two terrific comedic actors: Kenneth Mars and Len Lesser. Kenneth Mars was a mainstay of Mel Brooks’ early films, most notably The Producers (in which he played Franz Liebkind, a Nazi whose love for the fallen Reich spurred him to w
In Memoriam: Richard Winters
I was extremely saddened to learn, right after the new year, of the death at age 92 of Richard Winters. Anyone who has read Stephen Ambrose’s book Band of Brothers, or watched the riveting 2001 HBO mini-series of the same name, produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, certain
Farewell to Leslie Nielsen and Irvin Kershner
Some sad news these past few days. On Sunday, Leslie Nielsen passed away at the age of 84. Here’s a nice tribute to Mr. Nielsen, written by Drew over at Hitfix. Months ago I had decided to include Airplane! as the final film in the movie marathon I’m holding with my fr
Good-bye to Patrick McGoohan & Ricardo Montalban
We lost two titans this past week: Patrick McGoohan is best known as “Number 6” in the bizarre 1960’s British TV show The Prisoner. McGoohan plays a British agent who, after resigning from his position, is captured and held in a bizarre village from which he can
“Me… I’m Gone!”
I remember the first time I heard a George Carlin album. It was when I was 13, spending my summers (as I always did, and still do!) at Camp Ramah in New England. Someone in my bunk had a cassette tape with a short routine: Carlin’s classic “seven words you can’t say