After recently completing a reading of Nick De Semlyen’s fascinating book ‘The Last Action Heroes’ I have lined up a rewatching of many of the films covered in that book. It of course includes many Stallone films, which I often watch anyway, and many Arnold Schwarzenegger films, many of which I rewatch often also, but…
When I think of the horror films that were part of my childhood, I always think back to both Jaws, and The Omen which were films I saw way too young but both films that not only did I really enjoy, but both were films that freaked me the hell out (no pun intended for…
Cynthia Rothrock is a martial arts expert and athlete, who went on to become a film actress, starring in a number of highly successful action movies starting in the mid to late 80s and right through the 90s. She was always a familiar face on many VHS boxes in my video store, and gave…
Whenever I put together a list of my all time favourite films, The Blair Witch Project is always on that list, usually around the Top 5 mark or thereabouts. Whilst many people arent fans of the film (each to their own) I love the 1999 film. Its clever, its creepy its unique, and its marketing…
If you were around in the cinemas in the mid 80s then you will be familiar with the face of Mr Barret Oliver, whos roles in the likes of Th Neverending Story, D.A.R.Y.L, and Cocoon made him a recognizable visitor to our screens. Whilst rewatching Cocoon recently I wondered what became Of Barret, had he…
If you were around in the 1980s and were a fan of action films then you will know the face of Rae Dawn Chong, the Canadian actress who is perhaps most famous for her role as Cindy in the 1986 Arnie starring film Commando, and her role of Squeak in the Oscar nominated film The…
Film composer Sylvester Levay was a name that made me smile every time I saw his name on the credits Having composed music for films such as Cobra, Navy Seals, Hot Shots, and Stone Cold, and thats just to name a few. I loved his music. Born on 16 May 1945 in Yugoslavia (now Serbia). Sylvester began what…
On a very recent episode of my podcast (The Movie Show by FromPage2Screen) Anthony Alex & I were chatting about the sad loss of Larry Hagman. Then we mentioned Charlene Tilton who played Lucy Ewing back in the day (and apparently in the updated Dallas too, but I havent seen that) I wondered what Charlene…
One of the first action films I remember watching on VHS in 1985(ish) was the awesome American Ninja,starring Michael Dudikoff & Steve James. Pretty sure that if I rewatched that film nowdays it wouldn’t stand the test of time, but for the 14 year old me, watching it in ’85 it was great stuff. Telling…
After seeing Jaws on the cinema screen , I decided to see what happened to the Brody children (or rather the actors who played them in the 1975 classic film) It came as a shock to me that Chris Rebello who played Michael Brody sadly passed away November 30th year 2000, aged 37 after spending…
I re-watched this film earlier this week. The first time I saw it was back in 1984 in a dark cinema, I enjoyed the film so much that I watched it 3 times on its initial run. Rewatching this film made me wonder where the cast went afterwards? Well This isnt a detailed blog as…
Doing some research for an up and coming podcast about Stanley Kubricks The Shining, it got me to wondering whether or not Danny Lloyd (playing Danny Torrance) was still acting. Checking out his IMDB link indicates that he stopped acting in 1982, some more research dug up this recent photo of him. (although Danny did…
The Sixth Sense brought him to our attention. although he was Forrest Gumps child. Pay it Forward made us cry (unless you are a stone cold hearted creature), Some people hated it, some people loved it, AI(Artificial Intelligence) but where the hell did Haley Joel Osment vanish too after these films? Well turns out the…
Continuing my bafflement as to where some of the actors and actress that I recall being on the big screen yet are nowhere to be seen, heres is a puzzle that predates most of the other ones that I have posted. When I was about 11 I remember seeing a film on VHS called Bronx…
Remember the Roald Dahl film from 1996, the film Matilda? Remember the funny Robin Williams film Mrs Doubtfire? Do you also remember the Richard Attenborough film Miracle On 34th Street from 1994? Well if you say yes to one or all three of those questions, then you’ll remember Mara Wilson But where did she go?…
Its a way to tell someones age if they have ever heard of Sondra Locke. Partnering her name with Clint Eastwood should give a clue, but what ever happened to Sondra Locke? The Outlaw Josey Wales,The Gauntlet,Every Which Way But Loose, Bronco Billy,Any Which way You Can and Sudden Impact were all films she starred…
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