Celebrity wax figures are an interesting contradiction. On the one hand, they’re often brilliant, beautiful works of art, capturing the detailed essence of some of the most famous people in the world. On the other hand, there’s something unsettlingly creepy about them. With Captain Phillips sailing into theaters this weekend here are a couple Tom Hanks wax figures … Continue reading
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100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 85 – Forrest Gump (1994)
Having just spent the day at Comic Con in Long Beach, I’m tempted to put the Forrest Gump character into a variety of supehero costumes. But I’ll spare you the trouble since they all end with Forrest either doing somthing dumb and saying, “Stupid is as stupid does,” or running away. I guess if he … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 84 – Tombstone (1993)
OK, this may seem like a bit of a re-tread from an earlier post when I compared My Darling Clementine and Tombstone with one another, but considering how pressed for time I am, I really didn’t have much of a choice. I had originally intended on getting bummed out on Schindler’s List or follow up … Continue reading