In Memoriam – Ennio Morricone (Nov 10, 1928 – Jul 06, 2020)
I woke up this morning and found out that legendary composer and Academy Award Winner Ennio Morricone has passed away at the age of 91. Unfortunately, I haven’t the knowledge to fully give Morricone the justice he deserves. He was known mostly for his scores…
Terry Jones (1942-2020)
You know that part in The Sandlot, where Smalls suddenly realizes that the “some lady named Ruth” signature on his dad’s baseball was actually that of The Great Bambino? That is me today, regarding Terry Jones’ passing. Terry Jones was one of the founders of…
In Memoriam: René Auberjonois (1940 – 2019)
René Auberjonois passed away today at the age of 79, If you picked a decade between the 70’s and today, people would remember him for different things. In the 70’s, Auberjonois played the weasely Clayton Endicott III on Benson, starring Robert Guillaume, and his character…
Farewell, Gary.
I received word from Lisa this evening over at The Shattered Lens that Gary Loggins, one of our writers, passed away over the weekend. I’m going to miss him. I’ve been in a bit of shock over the past few hours, alternating between tears…
In Memoriam – The Prodigy’s Keith Flint (1969 – 2019)
I woke up this morning to find that Keith Flint, vocalist and hype man for The Prodigy passed away. I’m in shock, since they were currently doing a U.S. tour. Flint was only 49. At the time of this writing, no word is released on…
Film Review: Venom (dir. by Ruben Fleischer)
About 20 years ago, a friend and I walked out of a movie theatre for some pizza. On the way to the Pizzeria, I raved about the movie we just watched. The effects were awesome, and the main character was bad ass. My friend didn’t…
In Memoriam – R. Lee Ermey (1944 – 2018)
“Every character I’ve ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit.” – R. Lee Ermey (via IMDB) Actor and Marine R. Lee…
Quick Review: The Spirit (dir. by Frank Miller)
About 3 years after the success of Robert Rodriguez’ Sin City, writer Frank Miller decided to take a run with the photography format used in that film. The Spirit used the same mix of Black & White with certain elements of color. In some degrees,…
Film Review: King Arthur – Legend of the Sword (dir. by Guy Ritchie)
Usually, when I go to the movies, I either eat before I get there, or after the movie is done. This way, I don’t have to get up at all and miss anything. If it’s a film I’ve seen before, I’ll take the weakest part…
In Memoriam – Ennio Morricone (Nov 10, 1928 – Jul 06, 2020)
I woke up this morning and found out that legendary composer and Academy Award Winner Ennio Morricone has passed away at the age of 91. Unfortunately, I haven’t the knowledge to fully give Morricone the justice he deserves. He was known mostly for his scores…