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Home Alone (1990) Movie Review

Home Alone has become a Christmas staple for many people, and with good reason. It’s light, it’s funny, and you can put your brain in neutral while you watch it. Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin McAllister, a sassy and clever 8 year old with an attitude. With his home in chaos as his family and extended family get ready for Christmas in France, Kevin inadvertently gets left behind, alone in Chicago (director John Hughes’ favorite venue). Initially scared and hiding underneath his bed, the movie follows his rapid maturation from scaredy-cat to superhero. His nemeses are two burglars, Marv and … Continue reading →

Director John Hughes Dies at 59

Director/writer John Hughes never won an Oscar. In fact, he never came close – he was never nominated for an Oscar. Or, a Golden Globe for that matter. Or much of anything. The only award I could find on the Internet Movie Database was the ShoWest Producer of the Year award in 1991. But, throw out some quotes like “Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?” or “No more yanky my wanky” and most people between the ages of 50 and 30 can tell you what movies those quotes came from and chances are they will spew out more quotes from John Hughes movies. … Continue reading →

Macaulay Culkin’s Sister Killed

Actor Macaulay Culkin of “Home Alone” fame is grieving the loss of his sister today. According to reports, Dakota Culkin was struck and killed by a car in Los Angeles on Tuesday and died from her injuries yesterday. Police say the 29-year-old stepped off a sidewalk in West L.A. just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday and was struck by a car. Authorities say Dakota was rushed to UCLA hospital with massive head trauma and died the following day. A LAPD spokesman confirmed that the driver of the car did stop to render aid after striking the actor’s sister. The spokesman … Continue reading →

“Harry Potter” Bollywood Brouhaha

The studio in charge of distributing those mega-popular Harry Potter films is no slouch when it comes to making money. Recently, Warner Bros. announced that the highly anticipated sixth installment in the blockbuster film franchise about the boy wizard, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” would no longer be in theaters in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Rather, in an attempt to capitalize on an open date during the busy (See: mega-profitable) summer season, the studio decided to sit on the film until July 17, 2009, when it would be released nationwide. Most movie critics call the move strategic given … Continue reading →

The Pagemaster (1994)

Young Richard Tyler’s parents are worried about him. He’s got tons of facts and figures, has his room set up just right “in case of emergency”, is afraid of heights and just about everything else in the world. His father is particularly worried about him, and sends Richard out on a mission. He needs to ride his bike into town, go to the hardware store and get more nails for the tree house his father is building. Richard doesn’t want to go, but his father tells him it is something he needs to do. Richard readies himself for his journey, … Continue reading →