Monthly Archives: March 2019

Which of These Frequent “Saturday Night Live” Hosts Would Have Made the Best Cast Member?”

In an industry marked by uncertainty, there is one truth when it comes to television: If you do a good job hosting Saturday Night Live, you’ll probably be invited back. Just ask Steve Martin (whose appearances in the early years…

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’70s Flashback: “The Poseidon Adventure” Is Anything But A Disaster

“There’s got to be a morning after. If we can hold on through the night…” Released in 1972, The Poseidon Adventure helped launch the disaster film genre that dominated the decade. It was a brilliant idea really, bring together an…

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Poll: Which Character from the 1989 Baseball Comedy “Major League” Is Your Favorite?

Okay wild things, now that baseball season is underway we find ourselves thinking about what are favorite movies about the sport are. One of the funniest contemporary films to cover baseball is 1989’s laughfest Major League. Packed with a team…

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Guest Review: Across the Wide Missouri (1951)

Bernard de Voto’s book Across the Wide Missouri became a surprise best-seller in 1947, earning the Pulitzer Prize for History. The brass at MGM quickly purchased the rights to the book in order to use the title and then pondered,…

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This Week’s New Releases Include “Aquaman,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and “The Glass Bottom Boat”

From Oscar-winners to classics from the vaults, there’s an incredible amount of new releases this week. We’ve got a little bit of everything hitting Blu-ray and DVD this week. Check out what you’ll be watching next! Aquaman Jason Momoa returns…

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School Daze: The Rodney Dangerfield Comedy “Back to School”

School days! I remember going to college back in the 80’s. For the first couple of years it was a real party. Partly because I was just going to avoid the responsibility of getting a real job. Of course, until…

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