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If said team-up involves Diana and Steve punching a lot of Nazis then sign me up! James

3Something that always bothered me about The MOD Squad as a gimmick. Why have them be 2 white cops and not a white cop, a black cop and a blonde as the manager? James

It is a shame they killed off Dudley in L.A. Confidential the movie because he survived in the book and the next book White Jazz, deals with Exley finally taking Dudley down. James

I'll cede you Jackie Brown, but Boogie Nights is a movie that my view on it changes with each viewing. One would think a movie featuring Nina Hartley would get my full throated support. I've never seen The Apostle but now must add it to the "well now I gotta watch it" list. James

I maintain L.A. Confidential should have won the Oscar that year and not Cameron's 3 hour snoozefest James

Didn't Malibu Comics put out a sequel comic? James

Finished The Good Wife and am now steamrolling through The Good Fight because... well... more Christine Baranski, surely we can a dig on that right? Buy damn, I forgot how awesome Delroy Lindo is! Kinda weird considering he was just in Sinners and pretty great In it! Still, I'm kinda shocked I didn't jump on TGW franchise sooner. It was actually watching Elsbeth that got me to check it all out James

Make no mistake, Christine Baranski could make a movie of her in a business suit in black heels reading a thesaurus and it would get all the stars! She might be the only part of Chicago I like and she has, what, 5 minutes of screentime? James

I saw a commercial for Bride Hard while binging episodes of The Good Wife (my infatuation with Christine Baranski is... problematic). I initially couldn't figure out if it was an Abrams brothers style spoof or a spinoff from Bridesmaids. All I took away was that I have no interest to see it, even on a dare! James

Oh, Lensman is the 80s-wst anime! I saw the movie at Film Forum ages ago (along with *shudder* Robotech The Movie). It the perfect "let me put this on as background noise" anime movie James

But what about DC Cab? How can you deny yourself a movie starring Mr. T, Gary Busey AND The Barbarian Brothers? James

I saw Wise Guys in theaters when it came out and remember liking liking I was like, 12 or so. Back then I would go see a movie when skipping Hebrew School, I didn't skip Hebrew School to watch it again. That's saying something about my subconcious I think, considering that I saw DC Cab 3 times in order to skip Hebrew Scholl James

Since when is 3rd Bass cloying? Maybe use "Gas Face" instead? James

Maybe we get"Electric Spider-Man" leading up to this James

I've actually come across both, so multiple TV edits are out there it seems. Just "Mister Falcon" is so odd James

Back when I had a blog I reviewed Audition. Re-reading what I wrote, I find much of my views on it have not changed (though it is no longer in my Top Ten 10). Here's the link, if you you're interested: https://braveblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/5-modern-japanese-films-everyone-should-see-audition/ James

The "Yippee Kai-yea Motherfucker" in Die Hard being changed "Yippee Kai-yea Moster Falcon!" Might be my favorite bad edited for TV line ever James

Between Blue Bloods and The Good Wife (and its 2 spinoffs), roughly 85% of supporting the cast members from The Sopranos and The Wire can be accounted for. God bless working character actors! James

The new Yoroiden Samurai Troopers dropped a trailer today with expected release of January 2025. It is a continuation with new characters coming together trying to find the original Samurai Troopers James

Bill Duke as Marcellus is totally different vibe and I'm here for it@ James

The Abominable Dr. Phibes - Man, I could write forever about just the opening of this movie. As I've stated before, horror isnt really my thing. I enjoy it for the most part but I dont actively aim to watch horror. I am, however, a big fan of Vincent Price. Some might argue that doesn't make sense given Price is usually associated with genre. The thing is, Price was a versatile actor, who just happened to find himself working in horror more often than not but when offered something he could really act in, he'd run with whatever the part called for. The Abominable Dr. Phibes is Vincent Price doing horror and really bringing the stuff as the title character. Throw in good ol'Joesph Cotten in there and you got 2 amazing actors just bring this aura of awesome acting. At the core this a revenge story. Dr. Phibes has doctorates in music and philosophy and he's really got it in for the doctors who failed to save his wife's life in 1921. It was during this that Phibbs lost his voice while racing home upon hearing of her passing. Four years later Phibes, who everyone thought was dead, is back to claim vengeance and is using murders based upon The Ten Plagues of Egypt. This movie is so much fun. Phibbs is a tragic figure but the lengths he goes to are over the top and really kinda fun. I love this movie. It isn't perfect but it is just a good fun movie to watch. Now onto it's sequel, Dr. Phibes Rises Again! James

Wasn't My Two Dads a spinoff of... I wanna say Night Court? James

Gods of Egypt - Apparently June is "James Is Needlessly Torturing Himself Month" because, despite kinda enjoying Silver Bullet, I'm whiffing big time these last few days. Because when I think of Egyptian a Scotman, a Welsh man, Geoffrey Rush and... Bryan Brown? WTF? I swear I ain't seen Bryan Brown in anything since F/X 2 The Deadly Art of Illusion I just can't take these CGI/Greenscreen movies. I loathed Clash of the Titans and it's equally awful sequel. I mean, those make Harry Hamlin look like Steve Reeves! I'm gonna lie down with a Dr. Pepper and a slice of chocolate babka and pretend I didn't just watch God's of Egypt! James

Gary Busey IS Clancy Brown in The Dennis Leary Story! James

There are certain movies that deliver "The Moment" that helps an audience define why they paid money to come to that movie. Stuff like, the reveal of the shark in Jaws, Marlon Brando's frozen mask turning to reveal Superman or the reveal of the Statue of Liberty in the original Planet of the Apes. I think one of he perfect "Moments" is in Jurassic Park. Come on, you all know it. Sam Neil is so stunned at what he sees that he needs Laura Dern to stop talking about flora and fauna and just turn her goddam head to see an actual fuckin' dinosaur! It doesn't hurt that The Moment features, what just might be John Williams most majestic score. The music, the reactions, the grandfatherly yet slightly smug reaction of David Attenborough... all of it is so perfect. Neil's simple "They move in herds" is perfect, because it proves some his theories right without his Alan Grant coming off as condescending. It's just as thrilling for the paying audience. We are treated to the gentle brachiosaurus and it nothing like we've seen before that wasnt stop motion. It is a beautiful moment that gives us beauty of nature with the astonishment of humanity. When I rewatch this scene I am usually dabbing my eyes because it is just perfect in almost every way. It is why I love going to the movies more than anything. James