By “New York has a new problem,” declared the tagline for Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, complete with a picture of Jason’s hockey mask behind the city’s iconic skyline. To some modern readers, that tagline might seem silly. Sure, New York has its problems, but the arrival of
Hollywood History: HAMMER TIME
Can a UK production studio like Hammer be part of Hollywood History? Well, they truly were a massive global success. This success was, in part, due to clever distribution partnerships with United Artists, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, American International Pictures, and Seven Arts Productions. Also, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing remain
THE DEVIL WEARS PARADA To Get A Sequel
The Devil Wears Prada is one of those weird female empowerment movies, in that it revolves completely around women being absolute nightmares to each other in an entirely self-created toxic working environment, and it is still supposed to be empowering. There is still clearly more bizarre empowerment needed, as The Hollywood
Retro Review: THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) is one of the best 1970s movies of the 1960s. It’s combination of conspiracy, paranoia, and dour ending makes it fit right in with the political thrillers that became all the rage in the next decade: Three Days of the Condor,The Parallax View, Telefon, and more.
Nic Cage Talks Retirement, AI & Spidey
Last year, actor Nicolas Cage indicated he was considering his retirement plans, telling Vanity Fair at the time that “I may have three or four more movies left in me”. He said he felt that he’s “said what I’ve had to say with cinema” and had taken film performance “as
