Tag: Tom Hanks
Randy Newman Himself Anoints Taylor Swift Into the Toy Story Universe at Toy Story 5 Premiere
As far as one person and one person only being associated with a soundtrack, there are few other musicians apart from Randy Newman who are [Read More…]
A Real Shit-Kickin’ Affair: Taylor Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You”
In November of 1995, when Toy Story made its mark on the world, Taylor Swift was a month shy of her sixth birthday. A formative [Read More…]
Wes Anderson’s “Donald Trump Movie”: The Phoenician Scheme
It’s been made apparent that, in life, you can’t count on much. Certainly not in terms of consistency. But Wes Anderson has demonstrated, time and [Read More…]
Asteroid City: Wes Anderson’s “Sci-Fi” Movie Is About A Collective and Resigned Sense of Doom More Than It Is 50s Americana
A palpable shift has occurred in Wes Anderson’s style and tone since the release of 2021’s The French Dispatch. One doesn’t want to use a [Read More…]
The Britney and Elvis Connection Further Solidifies With “Toxic Las Vegas”
As though Elvis Presley and Britney Spears needed a further connection solidified between them (what with both being pimped out for profit), Baz Luhrmann decided [Read More…]
Robert Zemeckis Remaking Pinocchio: Why?
Just when you thought no interpretation of an Italian accent could be more offensive than what occurred in House of Gucci, Robert Zemeckis comes along [Read More…]
Elvis and Britney: Their Pimped-Out-For-Profit Connection
After Britney Spears was supposed to make a “comeback” performance (all just because she shaved her head) at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, the [Read More…]
Elvis: Icon Up Front, Gigolo In The Back
The “gap years” between each Baz Luhrmann film have grown longer over time. Made obvious by the statistic that Luhrmann has “only” directed six movies [Read More…]
Lieutenant Dan: New Year’s Eve Mascot Extraordinaire
Over the course of recent years (namely 2020), Lieutenant Dan (Gary Sinise) from Robert Zemeckis’ Forrest Gump has become something of a cult hero, a [Read More…]
The AIDS Effect on Hollywood Paranoia Reaches a New, More Fear-Inducing Level With Corona
While the notion of AIDS being “shocking” or even (as) stigmatized in the present drifts ever further into the ether of the past (the 1980s [Read More…]
