The Smackdown “Kill all the lawyers!” That’s one of the first lines from the classic 1939 version of “Jesse James,” starring Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda as the title character, and his brother, Frank. The […]
The Smackdown Hollywood has decided that it’s okay to make movies about terror but, based on the two that are now in the theaters, the powers that be in Tinseltown haven’t decided whether they should […]
The Smackdown Revenge in the movies has plenty of fans, not many champions. It’s not a motivation that ennobles. Still, it satisfies many audiences when “you done me wrong” has lethal consequences. Dirty Harry (1971), […]
The Smackdown Writer/director Wes Anderson can always become a cult leader if his film career ever flames out. His fans are so passionate for his quirky storytelling and characters that they can’t wait for each […]
The Smackdown Since my wife and I are expecting our first child next month, I thought I’d deliver a pair of battlin’ babies into Smackdown Nursery — pregnancy-themed comedies Knocked Up (by writer/director Judd Apatow) […]
On October 23, Warner Home Video will launch the first in their new series featuring influential films from some of history’s greatest directors, starting with Stanley Kubrick. Among the new films, “2001: A Space […]
October 10 Birthday Greetings As the English writer and gay icon Quentin Crisp once remarked, "If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style." By that standard, Ed D. Wood, Junior achieved Hollywood […]
The Smackdown Yesterday, my wife and I went with six other couples to an afternoon showing of the new “The Heartbreak Kid” at our local cineplex. Then we went out for a nice Italian dinner, drank a […]
The Smackdown You’ve probably seen a movie written by Robin Swicord and didn’t even know it. Her specialty is adapting popular novels for the bigscreen, and this South Carolina native has transformed some books I […]
According to SiteMeter, Movie Smackdown has set a new record for site traffic for the eighth month in a row! This screen capture which follows shows that every month this year has set […]
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