R.I.P. George Romero
. The world of cinema lost an icon yesterday with the death of George A. Romero. His influence on the horror genre cannot be understated. Before Night of the Living Dead, zombies were just brainless …
Category: Movies
RIP Bill Paxton
I’ve never thought of Bill Paxton as one of my favorite actors, but he sure was in a lot of great movies. He was also an excellent director. His film FRAILTY is terrific and one …
A Mitchum in Every Stocking
Tomorrow night December 13, come see (and maybe perform) a reading of my holiday monologue “A Mitchum in Every Stocking.” It’s part of The Make Ready, which is done every other month by the good …
Happy 100th Kirk Douglas!
Happy 100th birthday Kirk Douglas! Here are a dozen Douglas movies to celebrate with: Out of the Past, 1947 Champion, 1949 Ace in the Hole, 1951 Detective Story, 1951 The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952 …
R.I.P. Gene Wilder
About 10 years ago, while I was a tour guide for Wendella Boats in Chicago, my co-worker Jacob and I were sitting around waiting for our next tour to start. Jacob turned to me and …
Best John Carpenter Scores from John Carpenter Films
. This past Saturday, I was lucky enough to see film director/composer John Carpenter perform live. He played music from his films (while clips played in the background), as well as tracks from his two …
Favorite Tony Scott Films
Just for the heck of it, here’s a list of my favorite films directed by Tony Scott: True Romance (1993) Revenge (1990) Domino (2005) Man on Fire (2004) Crimson Tide (1995) The Last Boy Scout …
R.I.P. David Bowie
. I doubt there’s any living artist in any medium that hasn’t been influenced by David Bowie (whether they know it or not). For myself, on a Sunday night in August of 2009 I watched …
Yoda Tries To Ride A Rollercoaster
Today’s the day! In honor of THE FORCE AWAKENS opening, here’s a short STAR WARS themed monologue I wrote for a theater in London. Yoda Tries to Ride a Rollercoaster by John Weagly (Lights up. …
Sweet Dreams
When I first saw A Nightmare on Elm Street, I had no idea what to expect. I hadn’t heard anything about it, I don’t think I’d even seen any previews. What hit me between the …