Classics Review: The Sound Of Music

Many years ago, two playwrights named Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, wrote successful Broadway musicals during the 1940’s to 1950’s. The plays they’ve directed, written and produced including “The King and I,” “Oklahoma,” “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” and last but not least, “The Sound of Music.” As a result of big-ticket sales and critical acclaim, […]

Flashback Review: The Flintstones In Viva Rock Vegas (Universal’s Flops Vol. 1 #3)

The success of “The Flintstones Movie” encouraged Universal Pictures to develop a prequel film about how Fred & Barney met their future wives Wilma & Betty. It wasn’t until six years that this movie was finally greenlighted with filmmaker, Brian Levant (also directed Beethoven, Jingle All The Way, Snow Dogs, Are We There Yet?) once […]

Flashback Review: Rugrats in Paris

After the commercial success of “The Rugrats Movie,” a follow up is set after the introduction of Tommy’s brother Dil. This time Tommy’s best friend Chuckie, is designated as the main protagonist of the sequel called “Rugrats in Paris.” The premise is about Tommy’s dad Stu, (Tommy’s father) who gets a call from a businesswoman […]

Flashback Review: The Rugrats Movie

The Flashback Review of the day is about a beloved TV show from 90’s during a time when Nickelodeon was at its prime or as I call it, a golden age. Animated TV shows or Nicktoons were popular hits including “Ren & Stimpy,” “Rocko’s Modern Life,” “Doug,” & “Hey Arnold.” Besides Nicktoons, a few non-animated […]

Flashback Review: The Cat In The Hat (Universal’s Flops Vol. 1 #1)

How do we adapt a film based on a children’s book? We look back at a specific book to study the lore/mythos by collaborating with a team of several writers and producers to see what needs to be added to extend the story in order to properly construct a Three Act Structure required for a […]

Flashback Review: Inspector Gadget (Disney’s Flops Vol. 1 #2)

Time for another “Flashback Review.” In the year 1983, an animated cartoon called “Inspector Gadget” aired during a period when 80’s animated shows becoming cult classics. Inspector Gadget was probably the first cyborg police officer before Robocop or Ghost In The Shell were created. The premise of the show is about the incompetent crime fighting […]