One of the indie greats, John Waters, enters the mainstream with this tale of civil rights and dance shows in 1960’s Baltimore. It is 1962 Baltimore. The local dance show that brings the “nicest kids in town” was the Corny Collins Show. Plump teen Tracy Turnblad has had a dream to go on the show. […]
Read More Hairspray (1988)Donnie Yen stars in this fact-based film on the life of one of Hong Kong’s most notorious drug lords with Andy Lau reprising a role from a two-film series in the 1990’s. In the year 1960, a man named Ho and his three best friends escaped China and headed for Hong Kong. There, they make […]
Read More Chasing the Dragon (2017)Get ready to see action hero Donnie Yen in a whole new light in the upcoming true story-inspired Chasing the Dragon. Yen plays “Crippled” Ho, a Mainland China-based immigrant who arrives in 1963 Hong Kong and rises through the ranks to become a notorious drug lord, with a corrupt police officer named Lee Rock joining […]
Read More Yen and Lau Go Bad in “Chasing” TeaserRevenge of the Nerds. PCU. Van Wilder. These are films that have defined perhaps the “fraternity” movie in the 80’s, 90’s, and 00’s respectively. However, this film is truly the ultimate “fraternity” classic that had it not been made, perhaps we would not have even seen anything like its successors. Larry Kroeger and Kent […]
Read More National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)This coming of age tale set in 1963 South Carolina is highlighted by the titular “shag dancing” as well as the cast of talents in the film. Having graduated from Spartanburg High School, summer has come for best friends Carson, Melaina, Pudge, and Luanne. Carson is engaged to be married to longtime boyfriend and tobacco […]
Read More Shag: The Movie (1989)
