Talk about rising star power! “The Outsiders” featured so many young future big film stars that it was almost blinding. Not to mention the fact that it was directed by the future Godfather mega-director, Francis Ford Coppola. From Ralph Macchio to Tom Cruise, this film cornered the market on great young actors. In fact, it…
A film about four men who travel back in time in a hot tub was never going to win an Oscar, but if you like silly, if you like funny and if you like Chevy Chase, Hot Tub Time Machine is going to be your kind of film. Put simply, it’s a screwball farce that…
The Best Man is a romantic comedy film released in 1999. It stars Scott Leo “Taye” Diggs (Harper) and Nia Talita Long (Jordan) and marks Malcolm D. Lee’s directorial debut. One of the impressive aspects of this movie is that it provides an avenue for many artists to feature their contemporary R&B hits. Also, it…
Starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, and Brandon T. Jackson as a group of high maintenance movie stars making a film about the Vietnam War, Tropic Thunder was a major hit back in the mid-2000s, topping the US box office for three weeks and grossing over $195 million worldwide. Just as…
If you’re in the mood for a gentle, sweet movie that’s guaranteed to lift a smile, 2011’s Gnomeo and Juliet might be exactly what you’re searching for. It’s got laughs, it’s got heart and, thanks to Elton John, it’s got a bunch of fantastic songs you can sing along to. If you’ve got a taste…
“Hot Rod” is a 2007- comedy film that broke the ceiling in movie theaters in the US and worldwide. The storyline revolves around the main character, Rod Kimble, and his stepfather, who obsessively makes a mockery out of him for trying to follow in his biological father’s footsteps. Written by Pam Brady, the film ranked…
The 1985 movie Real Genius was a classic, funny film about a fifteen-year-old prodigy who goes to Pacific Tech, a highly lauded engineering school. Mitch Taylor, played by Gabe Jarret, is awkward and doesn’t fit in with the older students. He gets paired up with slacker-genius Chris Knight, played by a young Val Kilmer, and…
It is the most seminal impromptu jam session of all time. The date was December 4, 1956. During the session Bob Johnson, the entertainment editor of the local paper, was called to document the event. The following day, the account was published in the Memphis Press-Scimitar. It read: “Yesterday Carl Perkins was cutting some new…
When you think of ‘The Casino’ soundtrack, what comes to mind? Is it the classic Sinatra tunes? The cool, jazzy tracks by the Bobby Darin Trio? How about the infectious songs by Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis? Well, the soundtrack for The Casino features an eclectic mix of songs, from classic Rat Pack tunes…