Alexander Salkind and his son Ilya Salkind backed into success with the?Superman?(Christopher Reeves) series when director Richard Hamilton failed to prove available and they snagged Richard Donner (who’d only found success with The Omen, but went on to The Goonies?and Lethal Weapon)?and?for the role. Tom Mankiewicz touched up the script that Mario Puzo (The Godfather)…
Veronica Mars Kristen Bell teamed up with Kelsey Grammer for a sometimes funny, sometimes sad, middle-of-the-road dramedy about a jilted bride who reconnects with her estranged father on her honeymoon cruise. Netflix’s Like Father is B-movie material that the streaming giant hopes will keep you home from the theater one night. Ad exec Rachel Hamilton…
Two lesser-known characters of the Marvel Universe, Cloak and Dagger are an African-American man and a Caucasian woman tied together by their powers revolving around darkness and light. Bill Mantlo (who also created Rocket Raccoon) spun Cloak and Dagger out of Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man?in March 1982, but they have been featured in stories…
Dog Days?is the ensemble film that dog lovers will rejoice over. Think?The Secret Life of Pets?from the owners’ perspective (and not-animated) or?Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve,?or?Mother’s Day…?with dogs. It’s amusing, clever, and very, very canine. There’s Grace (Eva Longoria), who is trying to adopt a little girl with her husband (Rob Corddry). There’s Liz (Nina…
If you try and take?Breaking In?too seriously, you may be disappointed. But if you can sit back and enjoy a bit of “mama bear in defense of her cubs” action, then Gabrielle Union’s fiery mother rescuing her kids from Billy Burke’s creepy but inept house robber may be the popcorn fodder you need from Redbox…
Deanna Miles (Melissa McCarthy) put her ambition and dreams aside when she found herself pregnant as a rising college senior. Her chauvinistic and appearance-driven husband Dan (Matt Walsh) pushed her to quit college, but when he quits on their marriage during their daughter Maddie’s (Molly Gordon) senior year, Deanna returns to college herself and transforms…
In the latest direct-to-home media LEGO DC film, the King of Atlantis, Aquaman, fights the enemies of his kingdom, including Atrocitus and the Red Lanterns. When he has a crisis of conscience, he journeys to re-obtain his confidence, and finds community in the Justice League. Together, they can defeat any evil! The story is written…
Strike Back: The Complete Fifth Season comes built with the same high-intensity as past seasons, ?…Strike Back makes its triumphant return…? (TV Guide), with a new, fierce group of male and female soldiers, including Sergeant Thomas ?Mac? McAllister (Warren Brown, The Dark Knight Rises), Sergeant Samuel Wyatt (Daniel MacPherson, Infini), Lance Corporal Gracie Novan (Alin…
Roy Bean (Paul Newman) walks into a saloon in Vinegaroon, and receives singular mistreatment by the inhabitants. With the help of a local woman, he arms himself and slays those who’ve wronged him … and names himself judge of the West Texas bordertown. All of that is vaguely tantalizing; it’s directed by John Huston (The…
In 1988, Ron Shelton made his directorial debut with a film based loosely on his experiences as a minor league baseball player with four different teams from 1967-71. He would go on to make seven more sports-related films as writer or director:?White Men Can’t Jump,?Cobb, Tin Cup, The Best of Times, Blue Chips,?The Great White…
