Reflecting on Star Wars
This past week the Blu-Ray edition of the Star Wars series was released. Since I do not presently have a Blu-Ray player, I wasn’t one of the many who anxiously waited for its release. Although I do have to admit I am now considering getting a player with this as my first purchase. Not that [...]
The Phases of Elvis
When looking back on the career of Elvis Presley, it’s not hard to break it down into six stages. The Beginning. (1954-1955) Elvis was first discovered by Sam Phillips of Sun Records and for the first months of his career he performed throughout the south. The Hits. (1956-1958) Once Elvis fell under the management of [...]
It Started with a Shark
It was in June of 1975 that the summer movies changed, forever. That was the year that Jaws was released and became the first Summer Blockbuster. I was finishing my Junior year at High School and was one of the thousands (who knows it may have been millions) who had read the book by Peter [...]
Koo Played Camie
Every movie has scenes that are shot, but never make it to the final product. There are times when fans of the movie knows about the scenes, sometimes they even have seen the original script, and may even have a clear picture in their mind on what the scene and the characters look like. The [...]
Mickey’s Firsts
Mickey Mouse spoke his first words, “Hot Dogs, Hot Dogs!” on May 23, 1929 in the Disney cartoon short, The Karnival Kid. It was in this film that he first spoke, but it was not the he appeared in that had sound. The first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon was Steamboat Willie, released on November 18, [...]
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