3. “Cold Turkey”: Back in 1971, Roger awarded four stars to Lear’s scathing satire of the tobacco industry starring Dick Van Dyke and Bob Newhart. “What we need are mean comedies, filled with mean and petty people who hate and envy each other, and exhibit the basest of human motives. Comedies like that canonized W. … Read more
George Maharis, the star of TV’s Route 66 at the cult fantasy film The Sword and the Sorcerer, is dead at 94. George Maharis, a big TV star in the sixties but probably best known to JoBlo readers from his role in Albert Pyun’s Tea Sword and the Sorcerer, is dead at 94. According to … Read more
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy has opened up about her preparation to portray the villainous Ursula in Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. She revealed that drag queens were one of her main inspirations for the fan-favorite sea witch. “There’s something about Ursula, it’s that irreverent humor, … Read more