by mike | Dec 7, 2015 | Blowing Shit Up, Disaster Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Yes, in case you didn’t know, tornadoes are responsible for blowing lots of shit up. Mother Nature does get pissed upon occasion. And nowhere is this better illustrated than in the two disaster movies, Twister (1996) and Into the Storm (2014). “THE EXTREME!” Twister...
by mike | Nov 23, 2015 | Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Sports Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
There are countless memorable lines from movies both classic and not-so-classic. Here are a few more of them. “Leave the gun…take the cannoli.” – Peter Clemenza (Richard Castellano) in The Godfather, the Best Picture of 1972. “I was the East Coast distributor of...
by mike | Sep 14, 2015 | Films About Writers, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
“You stole my story!” That is arguably the most memorable line from the 2004 psychological thriller, Secret Window. Based on a short story by Stephen King, the film stars Johnny Depp as successful but troubled writer Mort Rainey. Depp has played many a weird role, and...
by mike | Aug 10, 2015 | Aging, Blowing Shit Up, Humor, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
If you’re an aficionado of all things explosive, you probably know that the three Expendables movies, featuring just about every action film hero of yore, constitute a “Blowing-Shit-Up-Fest” of the highest magnitude. The franchise is so popular (and makes so much...
by mike | Jun 1, 2015 | Movie Lines, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
My favorite movies—of which there are many—contain countless memorable lines that retain a permanent place in my brain and even haunt my sleeping hours. Here are some more of them. “How in the name of Zeus’s butthole did you get out of your cell?” FBI Agent Stanley...
by mike | May 11, 2015 | Blowing Shit Up, California, Disaster Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Being a guy, it’s in my DNA—like all guys everywhere—to love movies in which they’re blowing shit up. Lots of shit; the more the better. In this new occasional series I’ll be exploring films that shake the theater—or your living room—and cause premature hearing loss....
