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I was hit with sad news yesterday as the news came as a shock to me. I’m sure it did to many others. One of my favorite actors from my childhood era, Jason David Frank, passed away yesterday at the age of 49. Whether you have heard of him or not, you probably heard of the “Power Rangers”. It was a popular kids TV series in which he played Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger and later the White Ranger. The original series ran three seasons and spawned three films: two of which were continuations of the series. Oliver was also one of the longest-serving Power Rangers on the show, as Jason also became the Red Zeo Ranger, the Red Turbo Ranger, and the Black Dino Thunder Ranger. He has appeared in 257 episodes of the show, including the anniversary specials. He has been in countless Power Morphicion events, and even reprised the character outside of the main series. He also appears in a cameo in the 2017 reboot film. He retired from his Tommy Oliver persona earlier this year, but was looking f

  MPAA Rating Reason Running Time Distributor Theatrical Release date R Violence, gore, drug references, and language 117 minutes Orion Pictures June 22, 1990 The second installment of “Robocop” takes a sharp turn than the futuristic Detroit we knew. Robocop (Peter Weller) and Officer Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen) are still on the job while the Detroit Police force are on strike demanding better wages. OCP is still active in running the Robocop program, but have changed their motives from moral ambiguity to sinister greed: the president (Daniel O’ Herihly) is seen as a ruthless, cold villain instead of a harmless individual portrayed in the original film. The satirical commercials and the MediaBreak news clips are there (gotta love the MagnaVolt spot), but the comical and satirical tone of the movie is replaced by low-brow humor, over-the-top villains (including a tyrannical drug cult leader and a fowl-mouthed 10-year old kid with a machine gun), and to

  MPAA Rating Reason Running Time Distributor Theatrical Release date R Violence, gore, drug references, and language 102 minutes Orion Pictures July 17, 1987        Orion Pictures launched a film franchise back in 1987 called “RoboCop” and released it in the summer, a decade before blockbuster movies were the rage of the season. “RoboCop” told a simple story and made it original in its concept. The movie’s set in the futuristic city of Detrot and a mega-conglomerate company called OCP is partnered up with Detroit’s police force in their never-ending war on crime. Officer Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is the latest cop who has been re-assigned to the war-torn area, is partnered up with Officer Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen), and killed on his first assignment by Clarence Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) and his group of thugs. OCP makes Murphy the ”prime candidate” for the RoboCop project, and transforms him into a cyborg.     The movie focuses more on story than

  It’s the last of the “Ms. Marvel” chats as we look at the finale. We’ll break down the visual look of the episode, as well as the acting and storyline now that the action has been brought back to Jersey City. Plus, we’ll talk not only about the Captain Marvel tease at the end and what it means for next summer’s sequel “The Marvel” but also THAT other surprising revelation. Lot of identity crises in the episode fittingly called “No Normal”. What will the future of Ms. Marvel hold and does this set her up to be a future member of the “Young Avengers”. Plus, a touch on the announcements Marvel has planned for it’s upcoming return to the San Diego Comic Con event and our possible thoughts on where Phase Four is heading.

  Due to audio issues, we will return with not one but Two MarvelChats this weekend as Ryan and I discuss episodes four and five (aka the penultimate episode) of “Ms. Marvel”. As the backstory comes to a close, a new much greater threat arises which poses new questions. Be there when we talk about everything the two episodes had to offer, and the things we wished more of because these were very short. Oh well, now we can finally sit back and watch as the Marvel Scooby Gang reunite for the finale, and the ultimate lead -in to next summer’s (and full stem ahead for next week’s Comic Con) “The Marvels”

 This week my pal Ryan & I discuss the fourth episode of Ms. Marvel. We’re two episodes away from the finale, and we’re going to break down what it means for Kamala’s backstory and figuring out her identity in order to combat the newest threat. We’ll also talk about the shocker of an ending and what will happen from this point on. We’ll be on YouTube and be premiering this on here the second after the video drops on YouTube, but please leave comments in the discussion on your take at where the series will go from there with the final two episodes (as well as anything you liked/didn’t like about this episode).

  MarvelChats will return this weekend with a discussion on not one, but TWO episodes of “Ms. Marvel” as we look ahead to the mid-season as we provide our own thoughts on everything that’s happened and maybe what’s to come as the series reaches its halfway point and the unanswered question the final three episodes may bring an answer to.   Updated with link

     MPAA Rating Reason Running Time Distributor Theatrical Release date G 83 minutes RKO Pictures February 8, 1938 The success of Mikey Mouse short films and the Silly Symphonies in the late 1920s and early 1930s led Walt Disney to create something new and truly innovative that many studios and film critics considered a huge gamble, a gamble that would not only pay off, but set the stage for a legacy. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was the first animated film released by Walt Disney Studios (although released thru RKO Pictures at the time). It also inspired girls all over the world to dream that they’re princess that hope to meet their Prince Charming. Disney was inspired to make it as he watched the 1916 version of “Snow White”, although the movie version was based on a story in Grimn’s Fairy Tales. The story was way violent, but Disney had to tone it down to make it more kid-friendly. The animated film is bookend by live-action scenes of

It’s almost here!!! Saturday will be the official first of our second year of “MarvelChats” where we’re gonna talk about the premiere episode of “Ms. Marvel”. If you would like to participate, or putting a message in the comments section regarding what your thoughts are regarding the episode, I’m going to include the information below. We will discuss the overall thematic format of the show and our thoughts regarding where the show will head after the premiere. Will Brie Larson ever make an appearance as Captain Marvel, as we know this show will be a lead-in to “The Marvels” movie? We will break everything down and more on the second season premiere episode this weekend. I’m going to post this on here from now on, as I did a Facebook page on this a yearpol ago and now this will be the new home of my MarvelChats section. If you would like to join me in the conversation, the information is posted below. If you are not joining but would like to contribute your overall thoughts regarding

MPAA Rating Reason Running Time Distributor Theatrical Release date R Lnguage   99 minutes Fox Searchlight Pictures May 16, 2007 (limited) June 15, 2007 (wide)    The first thing that this movie reminds me of is the 2005 film “Before Sunset” in which two people converse after spending nine years apart. The main characters of “Once” and the movie itself is kind of like that; instead of politics, though, they take about music. The film is set in Ireland, and tells the week-long friendship of a boy (Glen Hansard) and a girl (Markéta Irglovâ) and their love for music. I’m not kidding, those are really their character names. The boy plays and writes song on his guitar, and works at his father’s shop where they fix vacuum cleaners. The boy and the girl are from different cultures: he’s originally from Ireland, and she’s from the Czech Republic. They are both in a relationship, although it is implied that mutual attraction grows over the course of a week