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The Film: It would take quite a while to add up the number of times that the classic "Robin Hood" legend has been adapted for film & television, but it would probably be more than fair to say that the most highly-regarded has always been the beloved 1938 masterpiece "The Adventures of Robin Hood," starring Errol Flynn. Other notable versions also include the delightful Disney adaptation from 1973, "Robin and Marian" from 1976, and the 1991 film "Robin Hood" with Patrick Bergi

The Film: Back in 2007, a small Canadian web series called "Nirvana the Band the Show" was released starring Matt Johnson and Jay McCarol as fictionalized versions of themselves who are members of "Nirvana the Band," with the entire premise focusing on their attempts to land a gig at a venue called The Rivoli. Eight years later, they launched a TV show called "Nirvanna the Band the Show," which lasted two seasons and followed the same plot. At this point, you would think that

The Film: Over the last several decades, there have been many films that have explored the dark period of American history involving The Blacklist, HUAC, and the desperate investigation into Communist activities of the 1950s, but it's rather interesting to note that they didn't really start appearing until the '70s, with "The Way We Were" from 1973 being credited as the first major film to use it as a central plot point. However, the first one to focus on it in a satirical fa

The Show: When the long-awaited & highly-anticipated adaptation of the popular "Fallout" video game series premiered just two years ago, the result was a somewhat surprising mixed offering that had fantastic production value, but faltered a bit when it came to its writing. That is to say, it seemed to take quite a while to get its various storylines moving, and even when they finally did, it still had a little trouble keeping focus on the ones that were most important. As we

The Film: James Whale's 1935 classic "The Bride of Frankenstein" is considered by many to be one of the very best horror sequels in cinematic history. In fact, there are those that would even place it above Whale's original "Frankenstein" from 1931, so to attempt to do anything new with the material is already seen somewhat as treading on sacred ground. After Universal's plans for a "Dark Universe" of the classic monsters, which included a new retelling of the story, fell th

The Film: When "Speed Racer" first debuted in manga form 60 years ago, it quickly gained quite a following, so much so that an anime was launched the very next year that's become quite a fan-favorite over the decades. It seemed almost inevitable that a filmmaker would want to try their hand at adapting it into a film somewhere down the line, which brings us to The Wachowskis and their 2008 attempt to adapt the material for the big screen. To say that the critics didn't care f

The Film: It's been quite a fascinating journey to watch Timothee Chalamet go from being "that kid who was in 'Interstellar'" to nabbing an Oscar nomination for his breakout performance in "Call Me by Your Name" just three years later, and then having his career blow up even further by starring in major awards players like "Little Women," the "Dune" films, and "A Complete Unknown," which earned him a second Oscar nod. While someone in his position could easily make it a point

The Film: The legendary Bela Lugosi, prolific actor of stage and screen, will always be remembered most for his iconic portrayal of Dracula in the 1931 Tod Browning classic, but if one had to choose what his second most famous film was, you would likely get a variety of answers. Some might choose another one of his beloved monster-related works like "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man," "Son of Frankenstein," or the delightful "Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein." However, the

The Film: Keeping with the trend of anthropomorphizing animals in animation, a little flick called "GOAT" popped up earlier this year looking to capitalize on the popularity of such hits as the "Zootopia" and "The Bad Guys" films. You'd be forgiven for possibly not having heard of it, for it sort of came and went without making too much of a splash, receiving rather middling reviews from critics & audiences, and, despite what looks like a pretty impressive box office, coming

The Film: Director John Badham is another one of those directors whose name you might not recognize right off the top of your head, but whose work you are more thank likely familiar with, work that includes such classics as "Saturday Night Fever," "Dracula (1979)," "WarGames," and "Short Circuit." One of his projects that you don't hear a lot of talk about nowadays is his 1983 actioner "Blue Thunder," which involved a little bit of intrigue and a whole lot of helicopters flyi