Ray Liotta and The Slide
The May 26, 2022 demise of actor Ray Liotta has thrown one aspect of his career into extremely sharp relief
F/X 2
Not without interest, as indicated by the fact that future Hollywood heavyweight Bill Condon was the screenwriter, and the Australian thriller specialist Richard Franklin the director
STARSHIP TROOPERS
A would-be blockbuster from 1998 that saw director Paul Verhoeven and much of the crew of ROBOCOP (1987) trying to recapture the elusive magic of that classic
Fred Ward: 1942-2022
I greatly respect Fred Ward as an actor, but ultimately I like him because, simply, he graced quite a few of my favorite movies
DOGMA
Angels, demons, Catholicism and Skee Ball, courtesy of Kevin Smith
THE LAWNMOWER MAN
A 1992 movie that, hard though it might seem to believe thirty years later, once seemed pretty cool
Ivan Reitman: 1946-2022
Say what you will about Ivan Reitman, but he knew how to make movies
Performer Profile: Bridget Fonda
A reclusive figure nowadays, back in the nineties Bridget was one of the brightest stars on the scene, and scion of one of Hollywood’s most prestigious dynasties
2020: Bedlam in Print
Here, in the early days of 2021, is the latest edition of my annual Bedlam in Print overview
CONFESSIONS OF A PUPPETMASTER
A memoir that’s more outrageous and exciting than most of Charles Band’s movies