A Novel Idea…. The Next Chapter.
Never judge a movie by it’s book cover. In my never ending search for movie memorabilia I frequently hit book shops and thrift stores and inevitably find myself looking at […]
Now Playing October 30th, 1971
Flashback time once again thanks to getting my hands on a Toronto newspaper that featured plenty of viewing choices for the movie going crowds. Everything from rereleases to the newest […]
Looking Back at 2016 and The Road to Hollywood
Another year come and gone and I’m still having fun with this extension of my movie crazed collecting and knowledge so I hope those of you who drop in are finding […]
Sidney Poitier at the Movies and in Posters
I guess in my home, Mr. Poitier came in to my consciousness thanks to my parents love for the 1967 film In The Heat of the Night with Sidney and […]
The Defiant Ones (1986)
Let’s get this out of the way first and foremost. Yes, there really is a remake of the 1958 racially charged film from director Stanley Kramer that pitted two convicts played by […]
Recasting Michael Mann’s Collateral (2004) Decade by Decade
Having recently seen Michael Mann’s film Collateral for the first time I couldn’t help but think of taking the central plot and moving it through different eras of movie making. […]
Black Mama, White Mama (1973)
Does the appearance of Pam Grier make this women in prison flick blaxploitation? Perhaps. But it squarely falls into the exploitation market under the guise of producer John Ashley and […]
Burt Lancaster : The 1990’s
On the morning of October 21st 1994, I found myself walking out of the factory I worked the graveyard shift on at the time. As with most mornings I wandered up […]
Hanky Panky (1982)
Give me a close up of Gene Wilder on screen and I’m obligated to laugh. His frizzled hair and eyes with a crazy look never fail to strike my funny […]
DVD Release : Separate But Equal (1991)
There is no denying that there are some pretty heavy films released this week on both DVD and blu ray. Heavy in the sense of the monstrous Godzilla titles or […]
Little Nikita (1988)
For the second consecutive film of his return to the big screen after an eleven year absence Sidney Poitier again stars as an F.B.I. agent. Unlike Shoot to Kill where […]
Shoot To Kill (1988)
Growing up I was well aware of who Sidney Poitier was and his importance to the evolution of cinema. I was also aware that this film marked his return to […]
