Tom Jolliffe on the childhood-defining impact of Ivan Reitman’s movies… If you grew up in the 80s and 90′, your awakening to the notion of what a director is, and recognising them probably began with stalwarts like Steven Spielberg. Additionally, from this era of great family entertainment and crowd pleasers, you may have become aware […]
8 Bad-Ass Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies Worth Another Look
Marvelous Videos with eight entertaining Schwarzenegger movies that are worth another look… When you think of Arnold Schwarzenegger, what comes to mind? Chances are you, like 99 percent of the film-going populace, will give an answer including, but limited to: Terminator, Total Recall, Commando, Conan, and/or Predator. There’s nothing wrong with this. After all, it’s rare for an action […]
An Action Star’s Worst Nightmare: Kids
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the now long standing tradition of the action star having to tackle their toughest foe – children… When you think of some of your favourite action heroes of the last 30+ years, we’ve seen them take on all comers. They’ve fought terrorists, criminals, sometimes beings from other worlds, but their […]
Blu-ray Review – Kindergarten Cop / Kindergarten Cop 2
Kindergarten Cop, 1990 Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Richard Tyson, Miko Hughes. SYNOPSIS: UK Blu-ray releases of hard-man-cops-turned-kindergarten-teachers action comedies. There comes a point in every action hero’s movie career when they have to relent and prove they are not just a gun and a pair of fists, […]
Kindergarten Cop set for a straight-to-VOD remake
According to Showbiz 411, the 1990 Ivan Reitman / Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy Kindergarten Cop is set for the remake treatment courtesy of Universal’s 1440 division, with the site reporting that a straight-to-VOD release is on the cards, with a view to spinning it off into a TV series. According to the site, the new film […]
