Tag: comedy
“You People” Offers Minimal Laughs
HOLLYWOOD—When you have a comedic genius like Eddie Murphy in a movie you expect it to be funny and a solid movie. Well, that...
“Insecure” Kicks-Off Its Final Season!
HOLLYWOOD—It has seemed like forever since I talked about the one TV series that forced me to indulge in binge-watching. I’m referring to the...
Mad Cinerama Dome: A Landmark For Tourists From The Future (11)
UNITED STATES—The Cinerama Dome is a geodesic souvenir. The Buckminster Fuller thing was supposed to run wild, architectural hubris being what it is, so...
“Hitman’s Bodyguard’s Wife” Is Witty Action
HOLLYWOOD—Balancing action and comedy I would argue is difficult in the Hollywood arena, however, gold has been found with “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” which spawned...
Mad Cinerama World: A Piece Of Work (10)
UNITED STATES—It is ironic. “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World,” the epic comedy often dismissed as juvenile or lowbrow by folks who consider...
Mad Cinerama World: Flying High (9)
UNITED STATES—Airplanes have a starring role in some of the most breathtaking and hilarious scenes in “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.”
In this...
Mad Mad Cinerama Dome: Diversity? (Contains Spoilers) (8)
UNITED STATES—Let’s tackle from today’s woke perspective what would be called diversity in it’s “A Mad Mad Mad Mad World.” In a way it’s...
Mad Cinerama World (6)
UNITED STATES—Let’s focus on some of the grand and sui generis talents that populate “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” The working title,...
In Defense Of A Very Mad World (Contains Spoilers)
UNITED STATES—Are you celebrating, now that Southern California emerges from the quarantine woods, by setting out to do something special you long ago promised...
Mad Mad Cinerama World (3)
UNITED STATES—This extravaganza from MGM-United Artists was going to keep us kids, respectively eight and six years old, up way late past the edge...
In Defense Of A Very Mad World (Contains Spoilers)
UNITED STATES—Now the very fate of the iconic Cinerama Dome on Sunset Blvd. is in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Los Angeles assumes the worst and the...
Cinerama Dome Cliffhanger
UNITED STATES—A dismal jolt shook L.A.'s cinephilic community last week when the Pacific Theater Corporation announced that it had choked during the locked-down as...
“Coming 2 America” Delivers The Laughs!
HOLLYWOOD—Can you believe it has been nearly 33 years since the 1988 comedy “Coming to America” starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall hit theaters...
Laughter Brings Levity To Life
UNITED STATES—I believe laughter is good for the soul. When you’re having a bad day, nothing brightens the mood more than having a good...
Armie Hammer Leaves Lionsgate’s “Shotgun Wedding”
HOLLYWOOD—Actor Armand "Armie" Douglas Hammer, 34, known for his role in Netflix's "Rebecca," and the films "The Social Network" and "Call Me by Your...
“Freaky” Delivers A Fun Twist On Horror
HOLLYWOOD—I love horror movies, anyone who knows me is well aware of that. However, when I think of horror I think of horror. I...
“Chrisley Knows Best” Leaves Me In Stiches!
HOLLYWOOD—I am starting to learn more as I age, that laughter is like the best medicine for the soul. There are NOT many TV...
“Raven’s Home” Delivers Laughs, Family Fun
HOLLYWOOD—I was a fan of the Disney series “That’s So Raven” starring Raven Symone. Till this day I still cannot get that theme song...
Movie Watching Madness
UNITED STATES─So many people have been telling me just watch a movie if you’re bored, and I tell them I’ve watched so many movies...
“Good Boys” Is Hilarious!
HOLLYWOOD—When do you recall the last time watching a comedy that was so original, so side-splitting funny that it hurt your stomach? To be...