Another unique actress has left us. Louise Fletcher, whose performance as the brutal Nurse Ratched in 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress, died at the age of 88 in her home…
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It’s almost time! October is nearly upon us, and with it comes plenty of super spooky fun. All month long we will be spotlighting the season of the witch with a cornucopia of creepy posts along side of our usual…
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On the brand new episode of The Movies That Made Me, hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante welcome visionary actor, screenwriter and director Mick Garris. From writing Hocus Pocus to directing the 1994 miniseries of The Stand, Garris has established…
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Dirty Dancing. Road House. Ghost. Point Break. These are but a mere few of the legendary films starring Patrick Swayze that audiences continue to embrace over a decade after his untimely passing. Indeed, Swayze’s work will live forever as he…
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It’s Saturday morning! Chances are that during your childhood this was a magical time filled with hours of cartoons (and a bowl of sugary cereal or two). While Saturday morning cartoons are now as extinct as the dodo, memories of…
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“There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we…
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The 1970s were a wacky time for cartoon crossovers. The highlight of this phenomenon was The New Scooby Doo Movies series in which the Mystery Incorporated gang encountered everyone from Don Knotts to Mama Cass. But long before Shaggy hung…
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In the 1960s, a groundbreaking approach to filmmaking emerged that would forever alter the course of cinema. Dubbed the “New Hollywood” movement, this was a period of transition when upstart talents arose to challenge and change the parameters of the…
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On the just-released episode of The Movies That Made Me, film and TV director Allan Arkush (Rock ‘N’ Roll High School) discusses his favorite year: 1975. For cinema, it was a golden age that gave us enduring classics ranging from…
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In a lot of ways, being cast in a blockbuster is a lot like winning the lottery. This is doubly the case for actors who find themselves fortunate enough to be in multiple hit franchises — which is the exact…
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