The Movies That Could Have Been

It's a well-known fact that in Hollywood that for every movie that gets made, 1000 other projects are waiting for that big break to transition from paper to the silver screen (or LCD depending upon what audience it gets made for).  We've uncovered a treasure trove of "lost projects" and have selected a number of the best ones that never made it to production... Getting whipped by Julia takes on new meaning in this thriller 1 - "A Recipe for Disaster" - Julia Child as an action hero in this Cold-War drama about a chef who infiltrates...

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Looper Dooper?

It had all of the elements of possible science fiction classic; Bruce Willis, time travel, Philip K. Dick and yet somehow this movie failed to achieve its desired paradox. But before we delve into the movie itself we must describe the strange dimension we were transported to when our local theater decided to sell beer and wine at the concession stand. Never before (at least not since the days when people used to sneak in their own refreshments to drive-ins) were we exposed to interactive cinema like this.  Let's all go to the Lobby -...

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Colombiana es muy Estupido

Hey there, we're back, after nearly a year-long break. We'll provide no explanation for that and dive right into some new raving reviews. Last night, while watching Netflix we came across Jean-Luc's (Besson's) Colombiana - a movie with nearly no redeeming attributes - perhaps explaining its so-so performance at the box office (losing about $4,000,000).   What I want to be when I grow up - a female assassin, by Zoe Saldana  The story goes something like this - cute, innocent nine-year old Cataleya's parents are killed for no reason...

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