Disheartened with Hollywood
I have been feeling very disheartened for the past couple of months with the state of the Film Industry in the United States. It’s why I didn’t write about Barbie, even though I saw it …| That Old Picture Show
My original intent when watching Josie and the Pussycats was to do a second entry in my “That’s So 2000’s” series. However, after rewatching this movie, I found it to be ahead of its time and painfully relevant today. So, it’s deserving of its own full deep dive, that’s much more than “remember this movie?”. It is important, I think, to know that this movie …| That Old Picture Show
In a future where basic science is ignored, corporations control the government, and…wait. When I tell you that I have been avoiding this movie like the plague in recent years, I mean it. Mike Judge has this weird ability to have his finger directly on the pulse of what is going on and, just because Idiocracy came out nearly twenty years ago, that doesn’t mean …| That Old Picture Show
I went into this film thinking I was prepared for how bad it was going to be. But, even with all the rumblings I’ve heard, I still wasn’t ready. War of the Worlds is a story that has been made into a movie multiple times, this one being the third iteration. And, let me tell you, they should have just stopped at the two. The …| That Old Picture Show
Have you seen Sphere? You know, the 1998 film based on the Michael Crichton novel of the same name? The one that stars Dustin Hoffman? Not ringing any bells? Don’t worry. That’s what I’m here for. Honestly, the cover of the film may be what jogs your memory, as it’s usually seen floating about Tubi or some other streaming service. Where do I even begin? …| That Old Picture Show
I’ve been burnt out on movies. No. That’s not true. I’ve been burnt out on the Industry. I’ve been burnt out by their callousness. I’ve been burnt out by their pessimism. I’ve been burnt out by their Greed. So, I haven’t been writing. I haven’t felt passionately enough or motivated enough to write anything for months. That’s not for lack of wanting to write. Just …| That Old Picture Show
The first thing you must know about me is that I am an ex theater kid. If you’ve been here with me for a while, then that comes as no surprise to you. In fact, you may have already known that. That’s all to say that Wicked was the first ever Broadway musical soundtrack I burned from my grandparent’s computer. I even printed out the …| That Old Picture Show
How did we get here? I’ll give you a condensed version. Who are the Hollywood Foreign Press Association? The HFPA was an organization founded in 1943 by Los Angeles-based foreign journalist who wanted a more organized process for distributing movie news in non-US markets. It would become an extremely exclusive club that nobody could get a membership to. Throughout those early years, the Golden Globe …| That Old Picture Show
It’s an argument I hear every year: What qualifies a movie as a Christmas movie? I’ve stayed silent, year after year. But, I cannot stay silent any longer. That Old Picture Show’s definitive definition of what makes a Christmas movie: A movie that has a plot that is dependent on the holiday season, can be considered a holiday movie. A movie can have a scene …| That Old Picture Show
One of my all-time favorite films is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. NO. Not the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp one. That one is called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.. I’m talking about Gene Wilder in all his screaming glory Willy Wonka. Now, just because I love a film, does not mean that I am blind to any flaws that it may have. Or, in this …| That Old Picture Show
I have been feeling very disheartened for the past couple of months with the state of the Film Industry in the United States. It’s why I didn’t write about Barbie, even though I saw it …| That Old Picture Show
How About Those Talking Pictures?| That Old Picture Show
A look back at 1988's Big, starring Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins.| That Old Picture Show
