Knives Out (2019)
Genre-hopping writer-director Rian Johnson has done a neo-noir teen flick in Brick, a family crime dramedy in The Brothers Bloom, a twisty time-travel sci-fi excursion in Looper. More famously, he also ushered in the...
Tagged: Frank Oz
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers ranks among my favorite films of all time — not the best, just a favorite. With inspiration that never remotely comes close to ceasing, John Landis’ wildly over-budget film is more an experience...
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Muppet mastermind Jim Henson (The Great Muppet Caper, Labyrinth) conceives of this darkly imagined fantasy story that utilizes his vast imagination and wizardry within the world of puppetry. Regardless of what one might perceive of...
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors is based on the long-running off-Broadway musical of 1982 with music from Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Produced by David Geffen (who also produced this film), which itself...
Monsters University (2013)
A step down from the delightfulness of Monsters Inc., but still a delight nonetheless, Monsters University may lack for the more affecting aspects of its predecessor, but taken as a fun, cute, comic film for all ages,...
Bowfinger (1999)
Bobby Bowfinger (Martin) is a small-time Hollywood producer who becomes enamored of a script a friend of his writes, a schlock alien invasion story called “Chubby Rain”. Thinking this will be the film which takes...
Trading Places (1983)
Some people may be too young to remember the days when Dan Aykroyd or Eddie Murphy could make a funny movie or even director John Landis for that matter. They say that comedy is all...
The Score (2001)
In a summer where Hollywood typically tries to wow us with grandiose special effects epics, it’s refreshing to see such an old fashioned caper not only released amid the blockbusters, but a well-made one...
In & Out (1997)
After winning an academy award, for Best Actor for his portrayal of a gay soldier, Cameron Drake (Dillon, Singles) thanks his former high school English teacher, Howard Brackett (Kline, Dave), for being an inspiration as a...