In an interview with the DGA, Spielberg said that when he made “1941,” he “wanted to make a really, really funny movie.” The legendary filmmaker jokingly added: “I had never done a comedy before. And I haven’t really made one since either.” With a script from Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, who would go on to…
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Static Media Joaquin Phoenix made his professional acting debut in the 1985 TV movie “Kids Don’t Tell,” a heady primetime drama about child victims of sexual assault. Phoenix was only 11 at the time. The following year, Phoenix first appeared in theaters in the kid-friendly drama “SpaceCamp,” about…
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DreamWorks Pictures The first time I saw Christopher Walken on-screen was as villainous industrialist Max Shreck in Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns.” That performance stayed with me simply because Walken seemed to play quietly menacing with as much ease as Jack Nicholson plays unhinged. That is to say that…
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During the 2000s, DC had a rule in place to limit how many movies/TV shows could use the same characters. Ergo, “Justice League Unlimited” was barred from using any Batman villains because of “The Batman,” an unconnected cartoon airing at the same time. “The Batman” was in turn barred from using Robin until “Teen Titans”…
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Static Media Landlubbers, ye be warned, there be spoilers for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies ahead. Although the original “Pirates of the Caribbean” film, “The Curse of the Black Pearl,” released in 2003, is still widely beloved and properly appreciated, the rest of the franchise gets a…
Paramount “Star Trek” is celebrating its 58th anniversary today. On September 8, 1966, the series premiered on U.S. television with “The Man Trap.” (It debuted in Canada two days earlier, but while the future of “Star Trek” may be internationalist, our present is still U.S.-centered). “The Man Trap”…
Paramount “Star Trek: Enterprise” doesn’t have the best reputation. A prequel set in the 22nd century, “Enterprise” took place before the Federation was founded and when humanity was just beginning to travel where no (hu)man had gone before. General consensus is that it didn’t do enough to stand…
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20th Century Studios Zach Cregger’s film “Barbarian” cause a minor stir when it was released in 2022. Made for a downright modest budget of $4.5 million, the film raked in $45 million at the box office, grabbing the attention of many enthused fright fans seeking new voices in…
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Static Media This article contains spoilers for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” This week marked the return not only of Michael Keaton into the eponymous role of Beetlejuice in the long-awaited sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (our review here), but the return of Tim Burton to the big screen. Though it’s only been five-plus years since his…
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Static Media In the era of too much TV, when shows aren’t given enough episodes to develop their characters or settle into a good rhythm, it’s easy to forget that not long ago, we were living in a new golden age of TV shows. One series that helped…
