Classics Review: Splendor In The Grass

Time for another Classics Review starring the late Natalie Wood (West Side Story, The Great Race) & Warren Beatty (in his film debut) as two high school sweethearts, until their romance spirals out of control. Elia Kazan (A Streetcar Named Desire, On The Waterfront, East Of Eden) directed one of my mom’s favorite films called […]

I, Tonya

In The Early 90’s, Tonya Harding, was at one point, on top of the world as a figure skater, until she destroyed her career for involvement on assaulting rival skater, Nancy Kerrigan. Because of her actions, a judge sentenced her a lifelong ban related to figure skating, thus ending her career like a building imploding […]

The Founder

In The 1950’s, two brothers named, Dick & Mac McDonald, opened a restaurant together in California called, McDonald’s, its not just a casual restaurant, but a fast food restaurant. As the brothers work their butts off, a struggling sales person named, Ray Kroc, visits the place. He was in awe as if he’s never seen […]

The Greatest Showman

In 2009, Hugh Jackman signed to star and produced a musical, but it was put in a seven year hiatus, because movie studios didn’t want to distribute a musical, as the once relevant genre died out many years ago. Due to the massive success surrounding La La Land, Hugh finally embraces his chance to release […]

Flashback Review: The Wedding Singer

The 1990’s was an important decade for SNL alumni. One of them is one of my favorite comedians/actors, Adam Sandler. He began his career making his acting debut on “The Cosby Show” as one of Theo Huxtible’s buddies. He got hired by MTV on a game show called, “Remote Control” aired from 1987 to 1990. […]

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, […]