Fugitive Girls a.k.a. Five Loose Women a.k.a. Hot on the Trail a.k.a. Women’s Penitentiary VIII* is almost certainly the best of the Ed Wood / Steven Apostolof collaborations. Filled with everything you’d expect from the two, with a “women in prison” theme on top, it’s actually a satisfying film on many levels, although still […]
Blazing Saddles is Mel Brooks’ boldest film. Not by today’s standards, of course. In an age more defined by American Pie, it’s rather tame. Only it’s liberal use of the “N” word qualifies as being in any way shocking in this day and age.
But back when it was first released, it was […]
Viewed July 20, 2006
After the end of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry spent most of the 1970s trying to get another project going. He came up with several ideas, but one he kept returning to was the idea of future distopia and the man from the past who tries to bring peace back to the […]
Viewed January 26, 2006
Roger Moore is, of course, known for his seven films portraying James Bond, from 1973’s Live and Let Die to 1985’s A View To A Kill. But that doesn’t mean that’s all he did during those years. Moore appeared in over fifteen films during his stretch as Bond, most of […]