Based on the novel by Richard Condon, Prizzi’s Honor is famed director John Huston‘s wildly entertaining comedy-drama. The film — which was released 32 years ago this week — brings together Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner as contract killers who…
Read more →Monthly Archives: August 2017
The Rock in “Baywatch” and More DVD/Blu-ray New Releases
Summer is breathing its last breaths, but don’t fret, there’s still a bit more time to hit the beach! Leading off this week’s new releases are a sun’s out/guns out reboot of a David Hasselhoff TV favorite, but there’s a…
Read more →Movie Trailer of the Day: “The Birds” Takes Flight for Terror
The Birds is not only 1963’s scariest movie, but one of the creepiest flicks ever made. Alfred Hitchcock‘s loose adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s novelette chronicles what happens when nature runs amuck. After an encounter in a San Francisco bird…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite Tobe Hooper Film?
As we continue to remember the career of horror director Tobe Hooper, we ask you to vote for your favorite of his works below. Then, in the comments share your memories of Hooper and how his films touched your life.
Read more →Great Sitcom Moments: Lucy and Ethel Wrap Chocolates On “I Love Lucy”
I Love Lucy began it’s second season on September 15, 1952 with “Job Switching,” an episode that saw Lucy and Ethel taking work in a candy factory…with hilarious results. Above you see the iconic assembly line scene that many feel…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
In honor of the life and work of Tobe Hooper, this week’s Create-A-Caption pays tribute to his most popular film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. We’ve taken an iconic scene from that horror masterpiece and added our own funny caption. Do…
Read more →Sunday Funday: These Snoopy & Woodstock POP! Figures Will Melt Your Heart
One of the hottest collectibles around are Funko Pop! vinyl figurines. These adorable — and highly stylized — items really spruce up your desk, bookshelves, anywhere really. In fact, we are so enamored with these sorts of fun collector’s items…
Read more →“True Confessions” Teams Up De Niro and Duvall
“Two brothers trapped by murder. One hid behind his vowels, the other behind his badge.” That’s the tagline for True Confessions, a 1981 drama starring Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall. Despite the prestigious talent involved, the movie is rarely…
Read more →Tobe Hooper’s “The Funhouse” Is A Dark Ride Of Entertainment
This piece originally ran on MovieFanFare last year, we are reprinting it today as part of our remembrance of Tobe Hooper, who has died at the age of 74. Tobe Hooper is best known for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and…
Read more →RIP Horror Film Visionary Tobe Hooper: 1943-2017
So far, 2017 has been a terrible year for fans of the horror genre. It was just last month that zombie film master George Romero passed away, and today comes word that Tobe Hooper has died at the age of…
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