By John H. Foote (***) It was New Year’s Eve 1978, and my lady and I were not hard drinking party goers. No, our night out would be a hearty Chinese dinner and a movie. We popped in to wish a beloved school teacher a Happy New Year and then headed to the movies. All…
By John H. Foote Time is a very strange thing in our minds is it not? I often wonder if it is entirely possible to even comprehend. I look at my daughters now 28 and 20 and wonder how the years slipped by so fast, where did they go? There are things from my past…
By Nick Maylor On this episode, John and I discuss the best films of the 1990s. Check out our official YouTube channel for all of our podcast episodes. Nick MaylorNick is an actor/writer/comedian/musician from Hamilton, ON Canada. Having been a film nut since the early days of his life, Nick has had an obsession with…
By John H. Foote (****) Opening night of The Shining, 40 years ago this weekend in 1980. My brother and I had been fans of the book and both appreciated Stanley Kubrick, though the big draw here for both of us was Jack Nicholson. My girlfriend of the time, Steve and I headed out to…
By John H. Foote (****) Once upon a time, 40 years ago in a theatre in Oshawa, in a galaxy far, far away, sat 500 people. They were there to see the single most anticipated film of the year, the first sequel to Star Wars (1977) entitled The Empire Strikes Back. I was among that…
By Nick Maylor On this episode, John, Alan and myself talk about the cinema of the 1980s. Check out our official YouTube channel for all of our podcast episodes. Nick MaylorNick is an actor/writer/comedian/musician from Hamilton, ON Canada. Having been a film nut since the early days of his life, Nick has had an obsession…
By Nick Maylor On this episode, I say very little as I let John and (more specifically) our own Alan Hurst do most of the talking as we explore the fascinating life and work of actress/comedienne Lucille Ball. Check out our official YouTube channel for all of our podcast episodes. Nick MaylorNick is an actor/writer/comedian/musician…
By Nick Maylor On this episode, John and I discuss the life and work of Robin William’s. Check out our official YouTube channel for all of our podcast episodes. Nick MaylorNick is an actor/writer/comedian/musician from Hamilton, ON Canada. Having been a film nut since the early days of his life, Nick has had an obsession…
By John H. Foote (****) For this film, Marlon Brando won Best Actor awards from the National Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Circle for his punishing, gut wrenching performance as Paul, an American adrift in Paris after the suicide of his Parisian wife. There is little doubt Brando deserved the…
By Nick Maylor On this show, John and I count down his picks for the 25 worst films ever made. Check out our official YouTube channel for all of our podcast. Nick MaylorNick is an actor/writer/comedian/musician from Hamilton, ON Canada. Having been a film nut since the early days of his life, Nick has had…