The Orville: Season 1

In 2016, Fox green-lit Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane’s spec script called “The Orville,” is based on his passion for Star Trek. According to Seth, Fox were inspired by the success of “Guardians Of The Galaxy” & “Deadpool” which set a benchmark on sci-fi comedy. It took Seth & Fox approximately a whole year to […]

Flashback Review: Tommy Boy

Greetings fellow movie goers from across the globe. Today’s “Flashback Review” is about one of my favorite comedies since childhood starring my favorite Saturday Night Live (SNL for short) funny man, the late Chris Farley in his first leading role as the title character, “Tommy Boy.” Tommy Boy was released in 1995. (same year Toy […]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

In 1981, a mystery novel called, “Who Censored Roger Rabbit” opened in bookstores. The novel is set in a world when humans & cartoon characters co-exist in our reality. The story is about a private detective named, Eddie Valiant who gets dragged into a case involving cartoon character, Roger Rabbit who’s framed for a murder […]

Flashback Review: Hercules (1997)

In 1992, the year Aladdin came out during “The Disney Renaissance,” Disney pitched an idea based on “The Odyssey,” a Greek epic poem. The company discarded an adaptation of the poem due to running time constraints & lack of compelling characters that would confuse kids. An animator named, Jon Haidar suggested about making a film […]

Sherlock Gnomes (Paramount’s Flops Vol. 1 #4)

In 2011, “Gnomeo & Juliet,” loosely based on William Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet,” opened in theaters worldwide. It earned mixed reviews from critics and made money at the box office. Seven Years Later, a follow up based on Sherlock Holmes focuses on a mystery element set in the same universe as Gnomeo & Juliet. For […]

The Upside

In 2012. The Weinstein Company announced that Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Unaccompanied Minors) was slated to write and direct an untitled biopic. A year later, Paul dropped out, because he was collaborating with Melissa McCarthy & Sandra Bullock in “The Heat.” Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura, The Nutty Professor, Bruce Almighty) was a potential replacement for Paul, […]