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Nevermore for the Poe Toaster

From the sometime in the ‘30s until 2010, a mysterious figure has visited the gravesite of Edgar Allan Poe in Baltimore, Maryland on January 19th, Poe’s birthday. The figure, presumed to be male due to size, always dressed in black, wore a hat or white scarf to conceal his face, and used a cane. He appeared in the graveyard during the early hours. He poured himself a drink from a bottle of cognac, toasted Poe, and then left the unfinished bottle and three roses on the monument. He then disappeared into the night. Over the years, after people noticed this … Continue reading →

Everybody Loves Jamie Foxx

Forget Raymond… every high-powered exec in the movie industry is apparently in love with Jamie Foxx. The Oscar-winning actor is currently being considered for not one, but two HUGE movie roles. The first gig would have Foxx playing the legendary late Rat Pack crooner Frank Sinatra. According to reports, Leonardo DiCaprio and Harry Connick Jr. were among the celebs rumored to be in contention for the role, but now Foxx has emerged as the top pick to play Ol’ Blue Eyes. Earlier this month award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese confirmed that he would direct the biopic. However, at the time, no … Continue reading →

Never Been Kissed (1999)

“Never Been Kissed” is a romantic comedy starring Drew Barrymore as Josi Gellar, a young woman who’s intelligent and studious and good at her job . . . but not very stylish or “with it.” She doesn’t pay any attention to her clothes or her hair, just her work for the newspaper. When the idea strikes to send a journalist into the local high school to investigate what life is really like for today’s youth, Josi is chosen to be the one. At twenty-five, she still looks young. She registers for high school, but she feels really dumb about the … Continue reading →

Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

“Babe: Pig in the City” picks up immediately after the original movie, “Babe,” leaves off. Babe has just won the sheepdog competition and returns home to much cheering and acclaim. All in all, he and the boss (James Cromwell) are pleased to return to the quiet of the farm, where the boss picks up on things left undone, including the fixing of the water pump attached to the well. But when Babe gets curious and wants to see just what the boss is doing down in the well, he causes an accident that leaves the boss injured, and the boss’s … Continue reading →

This Week in History – July 5, 1998

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It was the week of July 5, 1998 – were you getting ready to party like it was 1999? Let’s see what was happening in the world of pop culture. In national news, Dow-Corning finally reached a settlement with women who had received silicone breast implants. The company was ordered to pay more than 170,000 women $3.2 billion dollars. In international news, Hong Kong’s Kai Tak airport closed after 73 years in service to make way for a new $20 billion dollar facility. In computer news, the introduction of USB ports had computer users very excited. The USS Harry S. … Continue reading →

Only Love (1998)

Have I ever told you that I have a secret desire to be a film editor? Well, I do. I pick apart movies I watch, thinking how I would have done it, had it been up to me. Occasionally I’ll just enjoy a movie on its own merits, and occasionally a movie will really bother me and cause me to hiss and spit. “Only Love” was one of the latter. Now, don’t get me wrong – the movie had a lot of good points, and that’s why I’m even bothering to review it. It’s just that it was poorly constructed … Continue reading →

I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

I watched “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” on the recommendation of a friend, and I really enjoyed it. The only way I could get my hands on it was to buy a used copy at Blockbuster, and I’m glad I forked over the money. It’s a keeper. Jonathan Taylor Thomas plays Jake Wilkinson, a college freshman who hasn’t spent Christmas at home since his mom died. The memories are just too painful for him, especially when his dad remarried not even a year after his mother’s passing. He’s become cynical and manipulative, not wanting to think about anyone but himself. … Continue reading →

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998)

Sixteen years after the release of the original, “The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue” made its appearance on the children’s movie market. Timmy, the sickly child from the first film, is now healthy and a little bit older. Nicodemus, the prophet leader of the rats, prophesied that someday, Timmy would save them all from NIMH again, and now it’s time for Timmy to prepare for his destiny. He’s going to Thorn Valley, where the rats of NIMH have resettled, to go to school and be taught by Mr. Ages and Justin personally. His brother Martin is jealous … Continue reading →

Oscar: Whatever Happened To…

It has to be one of the biggest if not THE biggest night of your life as an actor – the night you win an Academy Award. You are a media darling – at least temporarily. Unfortunately, Hollywood has the memory of a gnat, so fame is often fleeting. Here are some Oscar winners that you may or may not have heard from lately: Roberto Benigni Who can forget Roberto crazily leaping into his seat when he won his Oscar in 1998? But, who remembers what he has done since? His follow up to Life is Beautiful, 2002’s Pinocchio, which … Continue reading →

Mulan (1998)

This thrilling Disney masterpiece is based on a legendary figure, Hua Mulan, whose escapades are depicted in a famous Chinese poem called “The Ballad of Mulan.” It’s unknown whether this ballad was a historical record or an allegorical piece of fiction, but either way, it makes one whale of a Disney film. Mulan is the only child of her parents, and her only hope to redeem the fact that she is a girl is to marry well. We begin the film with her preparations to meet with the matchmaker, a woman who holds a position of much importance in the … Continue reading →