Walter Matthau

Twilight Zone event to include screenings and pop culture debate marking 50th Anniversary of cult series

October 2nd, 2009 marks the 50th Anniversary of Rod Serling’s sci-fi classic show The Twilight Zone, which almost single-handedly triggered the inclusion of the television sci-fi genre into the pop culture lexicon. On that night, illustrator, author and Twilight Zone scholar Arlen Schumer will be hosting a multimedia presentation called The Twilight Zone Forever at ….

The Odd Couple Paramount Centennial Collection DVD review

Paramount recently released two more classic films from their library for the seminal Centennial Collection, a series that includes restored versions of the studio’s classics, along with thorough extras and bonus material. Many of the movies released rank among the best in American cinema, and The Odd Couple is one of those films.

Trailer for Denzel Washington and John Travolta going mano-a-mano in The Taking of Pelham 123

Columbia Pictures has released the first trailer for the remake of The Taking of Pelham 123, directed by Tony Scott, from a script by Brian Helgeland. So many questions enter my mind, when I think about what this movie will be. For those of you who don’t know, I am a huge fan of 1970s ….

Cult Cinema Icons ready to explore

The DVD store has a fun new section called Cult Cinema Icons. It features film collections of actors, directors, writers and producers, that have created “cult” favorites of genre cinema, particularly in the action, adventure, horror and sci-fi genres. Along with obvious choices like Clint Eastwood, Bruce Lee, Charles Bronson, Sonny Chiba, Quentin Tarantino and ….