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Sylvester Stallone drives a truck and arm wrestles in Over The Top, and now you can see all this in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.

Finally. The best part of a decade into the life of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format, and we’re finally getting to the lower shelves of the video shop. Case in point, the Sylvester Stallone 1987 feature Over The Top, a film where Cannon Films paid Sly a fortune for a movie that’s ridiculously good fun. A decent double bill with Cobra, I’d suggest, although neither movie really performed at the box office.

Anyroad, Over The Top sees him playing Lincoln ‘Linc’ Hawk. He’s a very manly man, who drives a massive truck and also takes part in arm wrestling competitions. In fact, you can see the fridge magnet pitch: Rocky, but with arm wrestling. Give me Rocky with crown green bowls next.

One of the most iconic characters in the world of cinema is Tony Montana, the violent protagonist of Brian De Palma’s 1983 crime epic Scarface. Al Pacino transformed the future of gangster films through his outstanding portrayal of the drug lord.

Through his performance, Pacino brilliantly portrayed Montana as both an ambitious and powerful criminal whose story ended in self-destruction. With a thick Cuban accent, in his white suits, and with many memorable lines, Montana tells a complicated story of aspiration and the dark side of the American Dream.

Al Pacino in Scarface | Credit: Universal Pictures

However, the iconic character had a different real-life story, which shaped the movie’s creation. Are there historical grounds that say Tony Montana came from actual real-life incidents? Do his actual life events exceed the events shown in the movie? Well, the truth proves to be far more interesting than you would have expected.

Quick Links'Over the Top' Shamelessly Recycles the 'Rocky' FormulaSylvester Stallone Received a Record-Breaking Salary to Star in 'Over the Top''Over the Top' Triggered a Slump in Stallone's Career

Before Sylvester Stallone became an action star, he was a serious actor. His Oscar-nominated performance in the first Rocky film led many critics to compare Stallone to a young Marlon Brando. Subsequent performances in the films Paradise Alley and Rocky II further showcased his disarmingly offbeat personality and magnetic screen presence.

Stallone reached the peak of his popularity in 1985 with the releases of Rambo: First Blood II and Rocky IV, both of which grossed more than $100 million at the domestic box office. However, amid these blockbuster successes, he made one of the biggest commercial miscalculations of his career with the 1987 sports drama film Over the Top, in which he plays a long-haul truck driver who attempts to become a champion arm wrestler...

From dubbed actors to jarring edits to terrible image quality, watching films on British TV was a minefield in the 80s and 90s…

Saturday the 5th August was a truly magical day on BBC One. Not just because Dale Winton – assisted by the ever-dependable Terry Nutkins – presented a vintage episode of Pets Win Prizes. Or because Tony Robinson presented Stay Tuned!, a thoroughly charming series about the history of animation.

No, the 5th August was particularly memorable because it featured an unusually early screening of shark attack sequel, Jaws The Revenge. Its 6pm air time was so early, in fact, that the BBC wound up cutting out roughly 10 minutes of its gore and toothsome mayhem to keep it friendly for a pre-watershed audience. Never a long film to begin with (roughly an hour and a half), the Jaws sequel which showed that summer evening ran for just 80 minutes.

This was...

Hollywood veteran Peter Navy Tuiasosopo passed away during the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 10, at the age of 61. He was best known for portraying E. Honda in Street Fighter (1994) and the lovable offensive lineman Manumana “the slender” in the sports comedy Necessary Roughness. The actor’s son, Manoah Peter Tuiasosopo, shared the sad news on social media in a poignant post, which praised his father’s touching life (via Facebook):

"Dear family & friends, [it is] with a heavy heart, my family and I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. Our father, Peter N. Tuiasosopo, passed away this morning at 3:16 a.m. My dad lived an amazing life and in no way does his impact stop here. We will continue to live with him in spirit, and as saddened as we are, he is without a doubt in Heaven with his brothers, sisters, parents, daughter, and Jesus,...

On January 31st, fans of movie gangster Al Pacino can look forward to one of his most iconic films, Scarface, landing on a new streaming platform.

Say hello to Scarface as it arrives on Prime Video on January 31st. While Scarface was recently made available to stream on Netflix, it is not available in all countries. The American crime drama released December 9th, 1983, was technically a remake of a much older film, Scarface (1932). Scarface (1983) is one of Pacino's best-known films and sits at a 79% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Directed by Brian De Palma, also known for his work on Carrie and the first Mission Impossible, Scarface stars Pacino as Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee turned Miami drug lord. After killing one of Fidel Castro’s men in a...

Roland Emmerich's sci-fi classic Independence Day will stream for free on a major platform next month. The 1996 film, which helped cement Will Smith's status as a Hollywood megastar, debuted to positive reviews and grossed over $817 million at the global box office on a production budget of $75 million.

Fans will now get to rewatch Independence Day when it arrives on Tubi on January 1. The film follows disparate groups of people who converge in the Nevada desert after a worldwide attack by a powerful extraterrestrial race. Led by U.S. President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman) and alongside a global coalition, they launch a counterattack on July 4, the United States' Independence Day. Smith features as Captain Steven Hiller, a Marine F/A-18 pilot squadron leader who plays a crucial role in the aliens' defeat. Alongside Smith and Pullman, the movie stars Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid,...

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Netflix has the biggest content library of any streaming service, and for that reason, many movies from the past are available on it. So, we thought about all the fans of old brilliant movies that are now characterized as classics and decided to compile a list of the best classic movies on Netflix that you should check out right now.

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Scarface is a crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay by Oliver Stone. Based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Armitage Trail and its 1932 film adaptation, the 1983 film follows Tony Montana and his close friend Manny, who build a ruthless and successful drug empire in Miami. However as Tony’s power grows so do his enemies, but the biggest threat to his empire is his own paranoia. Scarface stars Al Pacino,...

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My Old Ass is a coming-of-age sci-fi comedy-drama film written and directed by Megan Park. The Prime Video film follows Elliott, an 18-year-old who takes mushrooms on her birthday and comes face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old. Soon, she is contacted by her older self who gives her life advice which makes Elliott forces to rethink everything from family to love. My Old Ass stars Maisy Stella, Percy Hynes White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks, and Aubrey Plaza. So, if you loved the coming-of-age drama, comedic tone, and compelling characters in My Old Ass here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is a sci-fi romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ian Samuels from a screenplay by Lev Grossman. Based on Grossman...

Most romance movies present an idealized vision of relationships, but some of them are actually quite creepy when examined closely. Societal attitudes toward relationships are changing all the time, which means that some old classic romance movies are being reevaluated. Things which seemed fine years ago may now appear to be a little disturbing, especially if there are uneven power dynamics in a relationship.

Another thing which can contribute to romance movies seeming creepy is the tone. A playful, humorous movie can often conceal a story that's actually rather dark when it's taken at face value. It's easy to get swept away when a movie tells its story with charm and confidence, but sometimes there's just no ignoring the uncomfortable moments. If these movies had a slightly different approach, they could just as easily be horror movies about creepy behavior.

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Romantic stories...

Because Jeff Bridges has so completely and successfully embraced the craggy old man persona over the past 20 years, as seen in the television series The Old Man, its easy to forget Bridges previous career as the handsome, open-faced, sandy-haired star of such films as The Last Picture Show, Starman, and Tron, among many others. However, while Bridges excelled in a wide variety of genres and roles throughout his earlier career, the basic cheerfulness and transparency of his younger screen persona made it difficult for audiences to see this version of Bridges as a villain. This changed with the 1985 thriller film Jagged Edge, in which Bridges plays a San Francisco newspaper publisher who is charged with the gory stabbing murder of Jacks socialite wife.

Jagged Edge delights in framing the possible guilt or innocence of Bridges character, Jack Forrester, in equally convincing terms. Specifically, in terms of forcing audiences, while faced with contrasting pieces of evidence,...

Al Pacino wishes he had won an Oscar for Scarface. Directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone as a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, and in turn based on the 1930 novel by Armitage Trail, the 1983 crime drama follows Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who arrives in Miami without money during the Mariel boatlift and rises to become a notorious drug kingpin. Al Pacino leads Scarface's cast as Tony Montana alongside Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Mriam Coln, and F. Murray Abraham.

During a recent interview with BBC Today (via Deadline) promoting his new book Sonny Boy, Al Pacino named Scarface as the movie he wishes he'd won an Oscar for. The actor expressed that he would have been happy just to have been nominated for his role in that film. Read his full comment below:

I would have liked to have...

The 1983 crime drama Scarface, maybe best known for its Say hello to my little friend line uttered by star Al Pacino as Tony Montana, is now streaming on Netflix. The movie, directed by Brian De Palma, with the screenplay by Oliver Stone, is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 79% critic score.

The movie follows Pacinos Montana, a Cuban refugee and ex-con. After spending time in a refugee camp Montana is given a green card along with his friend, Manny Ribera (Steven Bauer), with a catch - that, at the request of Miami drug lord Frank Lopez (Robert Loggia), they murder a former henchman of Cuban President Fidel Castro.

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Al Pacino stole the show in Dick Tracy but, unfortunately, his performance and the movie's lasting impact were forgotten by most moviegoers.

Scarface also stars Michelle Pfeiffer as...

Widely regarded as one of the greatest gangster movies of the '80s, Scarface has been celebrated for years and constantly referenced in pop culture, thanks to its stylish violence, characterization, and skin-crawling immediacy. It is a remake of Howard Hawks 1932 pre-code crime movie of the same name, which was in turn based on Armitage Trails similarly titled novel. The original film was inspired by Al Capone, who had a scar on his face, hence the title. But rather than chart the same path, the remake took a different path by focusing on a Cuban immigrant who becomes Miamis top gangster.

Scarface Release Date December 9, 1983Director Brian De PalmaCast Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Miriam ColonRuntime 170Main Genre Crime

Unlike other critically acclaimed gangster movies, Scarface didnt sweep the Oscars or rule the box office. It was initially so hated that Brian de Palma...

After taking a look back at House II: The Second Story (a favorite of mine since childhood), House of 1000 Corpses (which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year), the awesomeness of Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight, the leg smashing in the Stephen King adaptation Misery, three separate moments from John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China, the “Jason vs. Tina” battle in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, the “all hell breaks loose” sequence from the start of Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake, the opening sequence of Pitch Black, and a memorable moment from The Crow, JoBlo’s own Lance Vlcek is continuing his The Best Scene video series with a look at a scene from director David Lynch‘s 1997 cult classic Lost Highway (watch it Here). To find out which moment Lance chose to highlight, check out the video embedded above.

This September, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the highly anticipated new season of the crime drama series Tulsa King starring Sylvester Stallone and the horrifying psychological thriller film Apartment 7A. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 5 best films coming to Paramount+ in September 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Big (September 1)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%

Big is a fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall from a screenplay co-written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg. The 1988 film revolves around Josh Baskin, a young boy who wishes to get bigger in size to a fortune-telling machine, and when the next day he wakes up he discovers that his wish has been fulfilled. Big stars Tom Hanks in the lead role with David Moscow,...

Villain protagonists in movies are used to explore the darkest aspects of the human psyche. Some of the best crime movies feature morally depraved protagonists driven by greed. Villain-focused movies like Joker and Nightcrawler delve into toxic mentalities and societal issues.

Movies where the protagonist is also the villain tend to be from the horror and/or thriller genres, but there are possibilities beyond this. Everyone loves a good villain in the same vein as the best Disney villains who are pure evil, but movies where the main character is the villain are inherently darker. This structure is typically used to delve into the most disturbing aspects of the human psyche and what crimes a person will commit to get what they want.

Several of the best crime movies to watch over and over are led by characters who are arguably the villain, as the whole point of the story...

ngel Salazar, who starred in Scarface alongside Al Pacino, has sadly passed away at the age of 68. Salazar starred in Brian De Palmas hit 1983 gangster film as Chi-Chi, friend and sidekick to Pacinos Tony Montana. Beginning his career in 1979, Salazar was also an accomplished comedian, co-starring with Tom Hanks in the 1988 comedy film, Punchline.

Per Deadline, Salazar died peacefully over the weekend, and while the exact cause of death is unknown at this time, Ann Wingsong Salazars longtime friend and rep told TMZ that the actor had been suffering from "heart issues." He was found dead in his bed Sunday morning while visiting a friend in Brooklyn.

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*Availability in US Release Date December 9, 1983Director Brian De PalmaCast Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Miriam ColonMain Genre Crime

Beginning his career with the 1979 film Boulevard Nights, Salazar would go on to...

Ángel Salazar, the actor best known as Al Pacino’s trusted sidekick “Chi Chi” in the 1983 film Scarface, has died. Salazar passed away in his sleep at a friend’s home in Brooklyn, NY Sunday, his rep and longtime friend Ann Wingsong confirmed to TMZ. He was 68.

A cause of death was not revealed, but Wingsong told the publication Salazar suffered from heart issues.

Salazar collected more than 50 acting credits over the course of his 45-year career, but it was his role as Chi Chi, Tony Montana’s (Pacino) devoted henchman in the Brian de Palma-directed Scarface for which he is best remembered. One of the more memorable scenes is the “chainsaw” scene where he saved Tony’s life. He starred alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, F. Murray Abraham, Robert Loggia and Mark Margolis in the film, written by Oliver Stone.

He went on to co-star with Tom Hanks...

David Lynch has been making movies since the 1960s, when he was an art student who wanted to see his paintings move. Since then, he’s become one of the most recognizable and beloved auteurs in cinema history, a filmmaker who enjoys remarkable success, given his idiosyncratic work.

Because Lynch’s work is so personal, it has long been difficult for critics and fans to reach a consensus regarding which is his very best work. Every single one of his movies and TV series has value, and each one strikes different people in different ways. Indeed, even this writer finds himself changing his own personal ranking from time to time.

Like Lynch himself, his works are impossible to categorize and, thus, near impossible to rank, but we’ve given a go in order to celebrate the filmmakers long and celebrated career. We’re looking back at both his movies and...

There are certain cultural touchstones of Philadelphia just like there are cultural touchstones to an M. Night Shyamalan movie. The city has its skyline, its accent, the Rocky steps. The filmmaker has his outrageous premises and horror twists. Wide Awake, Shyamalan’s second, pre-Sixth Sense movie, has almost none of...

Brian De Palma's 1983 film Scarface is a fat hunk of heavy-duty filmmaking. Showcasing across-the-board talent, it's a film that remains stunningly modern: superlative camerawork, a script by Oliver Stone, and a lead performance by the often magnificent Al Pacino -- the latter of which is as fascinatingly artificial as it is shorn to the cruel, hard bits of human behavior. Even the actor's height seems to have received a liberal trimming.

These three components, a holy trinity of over-the-top artists, only broach the immense amount of work that went into the film, from the supporting cast, crew, and, of course, euro-disco and Edm pioneer Giorgio Moroder. Scarface is a gargantuan, garish epic that spares no expense -- from cars to mansions; even the setting sun itself seems to be under the sway of De Palma's will. In short, here is the rare film that matches its form to...

Independence Day is considered the quintessential 4th of July movie due to its patriotic themes and engrossing action. The 1996 film stars Will Smith, Bill Pullman, and Jeff Goldblum and has remained popular over the years. With its box office success and continued annual airings, Independence Day's legacy as the best 4th of July movie endures.

While some celebrate the 4th of July with barbecues and fireworks, others might prefer to stay in and watch movies that either take place during the holiday or encapsulate its meaning, and one film from the 1990s remains the quintessential 4th of July watch. Of course, there are a variety of options to choose from. Hollywood has produced a countless number of movies depicting real events in United States history, including Glory, Lincoln, Gettysburg, and more. Meanwhile, others like Captain America: The First Avenger and Forrest Gump are also among some of the best...

Miles Teller will star in An Officer and a Gentleman remake, following in Richard Gere's footsteps. Paramount plans a modern-day update of the 1980s classic. Teller, known for Top Gun: Maverick, was tapped for the lead role in a potential blockbuster remake.

Miles Teller is reportedly starring in a remake of An Officer and a Gentleman, Richard Gere's Oscar-winning 1980s romantic drama. Gere made a smoldering team with Debra Winger in director Taylor Hackfords 1982 hit, about a young would-be Naval officer finding romance while enduring the rigors of Aviation Officer Candidate School. Nominated for six Oscars, the film snagged an award for Louis Gossett Jr. for Best Supporting Actor, also winning Best Original Song for the classic ballad Up Where We Belong.

Over forty years after Gere and Winger became one of the most memorable romantic pairs in Hollywood history, Paramount is eyeing a modern-day remake of An Officer and a Gentleman,...

Little House on the Prairie featured legendary actors in guest and main roles, leaving impressive legacies in the industry. Notable stars like Jason Bateman, Melora Hardin, and Jonathan Banks appeared on the beloved family Western show. The cast members who have passed away, such as Michael Landon and Katherine MacGregor, left lasting impacts on the TV industry.

The Little House on the Prairie cast who have died in real life include some legendary and prolific actors whose filmographies comprise decades of work. The classic Western historical drama premiered on NBC in 1974 and lasted for nine seasons and three TV movie specials that premiered afterward, all following the Ingalls family who live on a farm in Minnesota in the 1870s-90s. Based on the novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie famously featured a large ensemble cast of recurring characters as well as a guest list of notable stars.

All evening, the Oscar ceremony appeared on course for a Scarface reunion of Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer to introduce the final award for Best Picture.

Instead, Pacino walked out by himself to present the category, with the announcer portraying this as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of one of Pacino’s signature movies, The Godfather.

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While the Scarface reunion was never formally announced, it was fully expected, and Pacino and Pfeiffer were both confirmed as presenters, so Pacino going solo was a surprise.

According to sources, Pfeiffer was not able to attend the ceremony for personal family reasons and was on the East Coast Sunday night.

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As he walked on stage, Pacino was greeted...

The main characters of Malcolm in the Middle, the Wilkerson family, entertained millions of viewers from 2000 to 2007. This iconic family sitcom follows Hal and Lois, a middle-class couple with four relentless, troublesome, and uncontrollable boys, with Malcolm being the most logical and intelligent of the bunch. The series is known for how it captured the unconventional dysfunctional family in a fun and hilarious way.

Every member of the Wilkerson family has its pros and cons, but some of them are more likable than others. Everyone can agree that Ida, Lois' evil mother, is completely irredeemable. However, some people relate more to Malcolm's anxiety, Reese's chaotic good nature, or Dewey's artistic inclination. Whatever the case, it is undeniable that the Wilkerson family contains some of the most popular characters in sitcoms.

Victor Welker Was Lois' Horrible Father Portrayed by: Robert Loggia

Lois' stepfather, Victor Welker, only appears one time in Malcolm in the Middle,...

Norman Lear, who recently passed away at the age of 101, transformed the network television sitcom in the 1970s by confronting America's cultural contentiousness head-on and daring viewers to laugh at a bigot like Archie Bunker on "All in the Family" or the white-folks-hating George Jefferson on "The Jeffersons." People were more than ready to accept this challenge. "All in the Family" was the top-rated show on television for six of its nine seasons, while "The Jeffersons" ranked in the top 10 for four of its remarkable 11 seasons. Along with "Good Times," "Sanford and Son," "Maude," "One Day at a Time" and "Diff'rent Strokes," Lear basically dominated the decade. It was a creative hot streak that's never been matched and one that Lear could never replicate.

After the 1978 premiere of "Diff'rent Strokes," Lear went ice cold. "The Baxters" and "Palmerstown, USA" only hung around for two seasons, while "Hanging In" and "aka...

When you pass a giant set of playable piano keys on the floor of a toy store, you don’t pass up the opportunity to recreate a certain movie scene — especially if you’re Jimmy Fallon and Dwayne Johnson. That’s exactly what the duo did this week.

Prior to appearing on “The Tonight Show” on Monday, Johnson hit up famed toy store Fao Schawrz with Fallon, to play some pranks on shoppers. The two hid behind what customers were told was a giant robot, asking them questions. Eventually, the men would pop out and surprise the customers, taking photos and, occasionally, explaining who they were.

At the end of the segment, Fallon and Johnson found their way over to the floor piano, and naturally, they immediately started a duet of “Heart and Soul.” Fans will, of course, remember this as the song Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia played in “Big.

Tom Holland (not the one who plays Spider-Man) was best known as an actor when he was hired to write the screenplay for a project that sounded like an insane idea: a 23-years-later sequel to the Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho. But somehow, Holland and director Richard Franklin managed to deliver a Psycho II (watch it Here) that is a worthy follow-up to the original. Now, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film, Holland has published – through Holland House Entertainment – a 176 page book called Oh Mother, What Have You Done?, which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Psycho II.

Authored by Tom Holland and containing unpublished memoirs by late Psycho II director Richard Franklin and conversations with the film’s editor Andrew London, Oh Mother, What Have You Done? offers fans a unique

glimpse into the continuation of the beloved Psycho film franchise, which created nightmares for millions of

people showering worldwide.

Since his breakout role as Rocky Balboa, Sylvester Stallone has risen to be one of the most successful and powerful men in Hollywood. Arguably the king of 1980s macho action movies, along with Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stallone has headlined a slew of incredibly iconic films. Even today, the seasoned actor has been involved in some fantastic films from across genres.

Sylvester Stallone has played everything from troubled soldiers and hard-boiled assassins to straight-laced detectives and athletes. The actor best fits into physical roles that show off his physique and action prowess, but he's proven himself as versatile an actor as any of his peers. The action hero has one of the best streaks of movies in the business, and his range extended far beyond Rocky.

Over The Top

Release Date

February 12, 1987

Director

Menahem Golan

Cast

Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely & David Mendenhall

Genre

Sports Drama...

The 2000s were all about recovering from Y2K, wearing low-rise jeans and cargo pants, and listening to mixed CDs, though those eventually got loaded onto the new iPod. On television, reality TV got its beginning with the premiere of Survivor on May 31, 2000, and film franchises like Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and Pirates of the Caribbean ruled the box office.

Movies in the 2000s also had some not-so-great trends, like torture horror (Hostel), raunchy frat boy comedies (Road Trip), and fat suits (The Nutty Professor), but the decade also came with some of the most beloved films of the last 30 years, including The Dark Knight (2008), Mean Girls (2004), and Iron Man (2008), which kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With all the incredible films released between 2000 and 2009, there are bound to be some that audiences have missed, and now is the perfect time to catch up.

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Feech La Manna's complicated history with Tony Soprano made him a compelling minor antagonist in season 5 of The Sopranos. Tony set up Feech La Manna because he was worried about him betraying him, framing him for a robbery and landing him in prison. Tony and Feech's rivalry started at a card game when Tony planned a daring robbery to increase his standing within the family.

Feech La Manna was just one of the plethora of fascinating characters in The Sopranos, but his complicated history with Tony Soprano made him a compelling minor antagonist in season 5. Debuting in 1999, The Sopranos follows high-level mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) as he balances his deteriorating family life, his burgeoning anxiety, and the usual struggles of running a criminal enterprise. HBO took a big risk with the series, but it paid off in strides as The Sopranos helped to push TV further than it had ever been before.

Every now and then, you come across a celebrity video that has fallen into obscurity that is well worth (re)discovering. Well, dear reader, this week, we’d like to present to you a video of Steven Seagal selling you wine — straight from the depths of 1990. And yes, it is far better than that same year’s Hard to Kill.

The video, which was part of Celebrity Guide to Wine, also features Seagal’s then-wife Kelly LeBrock, who appears coming home late, apologizing for the traffic. She asks, “The usual?” to Steven Seagal before reaching for a bottle of wine that she continuously, uh, handles, like somebody who has never held a bottle of wine before. “This better be good,” he says – and you know just what he means…Hey, even now-washed-up actors could be subtle once in a while…

After opening the wine bottle between her legs and with a wink,...

Malcolm in the Middle is a popular 2000s sitcom on Fox that often featured guest stars who would go on to become famous in their own right, and Hayden Panettiere was one of those actors. The Malcolm in the Middle cast of characters consists of a completely out-of-control family comprised of the mother Lois (Jane Kaczmarek), father Hal (Bryan Cranston), oldest son Francis (Christopher Masterson), second son Reese (Justin Berfield), third son and protagonist Malcolm (Frankie Muniz), and youngest son Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan). The lower-middle-class family is constantly struggling to get along with each other and the rest of society.

It’s a darkly humorous show and turns the family sitcom tropes on its head with ridiculous situations and characters who feel like real people. Malcolm in the Middle was nominated for 33 Emmys and won seven over the course of its airing. Nine of those nominations went to guest actors.

Sylvester Stallone has been a fixture of pop culture for some 50 years, and it began with "Rocky," one of Hollywood's biggest success stories. That is not hyperbole. Stallone wrote a script that took him from obscurity and made him an Oscar-nominated actor and writer with instant star power and a few million in the bank.

Hopes were high for Stallone. Roger Ebert, for instance, wrote that the young actor reminded him of Marlon Brando, who had played a journeyman fighter in "On The Waterfront." However, thanks to mindless vanity pieces like "Cobra" and "Rambo: First Blood Part II," it wouldn't be long before such a comparison was viewed with derision.

Still, people shouldn't forget what made Stallone a success from 1976 to 1982, during which he proved himself as an actor of intelligence, naturalism, and heart. A mixture of ego and '80s commercialism reoriented his dramatic foundation throughout the rest of the decade,...

A new episode of The Arrow in the Head Show has just been released this morning, and in this one hosts John “The Arrow” Fallon and Lance Vlcek head over to the Bates Motel to discuss one of the most surprisingly good sequels ever made: 1983’s Psycho II (watch it Here)! A movie that came along twenty-three years after its predecessor and somehow managed to be a worthy follow-up to one of the greatest horror movies ever made, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic Psycho. To find out what Lance and The Arrow had to say about Psycho II, check out the video embedded above.

Directed by Richard Franklin from a screenplay by Tom Holland, Psycho II has the following synopsis: Two decades after the original murders at the Bates Motel, Norman Bates completes his treatment at a mental institution and returns home to find his hotel run down under the management of Warren Toomey.

Alan Gibson's 1982 TV miniseries, "A Woman Called Golda," isn't widely discussed in the pop culture firmament, but when it first aired, it felt like an event. A biography of Golda Meir, the Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 until 1974, "A Woman Called Golda" boasted an all-star, award-winning cast that boggles the mind. Meir herself was played by Ingrid Bergman in what would prove to be her final screen role. She was joined by the likes of Ned Beatty, who played an American senator, Robert Loggia who played Anwar Sadat, and Nigel Hawthorne, who played King Abdullah I of Jordan. Judy David played the young Meir. From 1917 to his death in 1951, Meir was married to a man named Morris Meyerson, and Meyerson was played by Leonard Nimoy, acting in scenes opposite both Davis and Bergman.

"A Woman Called Golda" aired in two 2-hour parts, starting on April 26 on CBS. The project was overseen by Harve Bennett,...

An interesting piece of trivia: Peter Deming, the cinematographer on David Lynch's "Lost Highway," shot Lynch's film, "Scream 2," and "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" all in the same year. Immediately prior to "Lost Highway," he shot the cockroach comedy "Joe's Apartment." The man is nothing if not diverse. 

"Lost Highway" is an oblique nightmare that swirls haphazardly around themes of identity and sexual insecurity. Its main character -- who may be two main characters -- is lost in a shadowy noir world of demonic cameramen, underground porn, creepy faceless stalkers, and life-threatening gangsters. Lynch's films are typically surreal and oblique, but can often contain a great deal of humanity and recognizable facets of warmth. One might think of Sailor and Lula from "Wild at Heart," or some of the more subtly funny moments in "Eraserhead". 

"Lost Highway," however, may be Lynch's coldest film. It's filmed largely in inky shadows and sterile,...

This might be the biggest Blu-ray column we've ever published here. I tell you this for no real reason, I just want to impress you. In this latest Blu-ray round-up, we have the newest Jordan Peele movie, a David Lynch horror masterpiece headed to 4K from the Criterion Collection, Brad Pitt making terrible jokes in between okay fight scenes, Idris Elba fighting a lion, a suburban family fighting some ghosts, and much more. Keep those discs spinning.

Nope

One of the best movies of the year, Jordan Peele's "Nope" is at first blush a film about aliens and UFOs. But as usual, Peele has a lot more on his mind — specifically, the way we, as humans, approach spectacles and dare to push back against things that we should probably leave alone. This is Peele's slickest movie yet, with the filmmaker going into full Spielberg mode to create the type of thrilling flick that's funny,...

Louise Fletcher, the Oscar-winning actress who became iconic for her turn as the villainous Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” has died at age 88. Deadline first reported the news of her death, which was shared with the outlet by her family. She died peacefully in her sleep at her farmhouse home in Montdurausse, France, surrounded by those she loved.

Fletcher became one of the great icons of cinematic villainy as Ratched, who menaced the patients at an institution for the mentally ill in the 1975 film. After a career in TV, Fletcher’s performance as the wicked nurse, who battles with Jack Nicholson’s R.P. McMurphy, was just her fourth in a film. “Cuckoo’s Nest,” directed by Milos Forman from the Ken Kesey novel, ended up winning the five “major” Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Actor (Nicholson), Actress (Fletcher), and Screenplay. With her cold stare and at first sweetly condescending demeanor,...

Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers' "I Love Trouble" was supposed to be a throwback rom-com in the mold of a Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn classic. The pairing of Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts as a couple of quarrelsome newspaper reporters seemed relatively promising. Roberts was one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood at the time, while Nolte was two years removed from being named People's Sexiest Man Alive. This duo was nothing if not photogenic. Surely, they could generate enough chemistry to keep movie theaters packed throughout the summer of 1994. The erstwhile movie magazine Premiere was bullish enough on the film to predict it would be the fifth highest grossing movie of the season. It felt like a can't-miss proposition.

But miss is exactly what it did. The 45 million film opened to a paltry 7.9 million in late June, barely finishing fifth ahead of Mike Nichols' "Wolf," which was...

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Review – Naked City: The Complete Series

Rlj Entertainment / 6,063 minutes

By Harvey F. Chartrand

Naked City was like no other TV series before or since – Michel Moriarty, star of Law and Order, once told this reviewer.

Inspired by Jules Dassin's 1948 film of the same name, Naked City centers on the detectives of the NYPD’s 65th Precinct, but the criminals and New York City itself often played as prominent a role in the dramas as the series regulars. Like the film it was based on, Naked City (1958- 1963) was shot almost entirely on location. The first season ran as a half-hour show under the title The Naked City, starring James Franciscus and John McIntire playing, respectively, Detective Jimmy Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon—the same roles essayed by Don Taylor and Barry Fitzgerald in the film.

The Naked City also starred Harry Bellaver as Det.

“Viva Las Vegas,” “Cleveland Rocks,” “London Calling.” Now, finally, New York’s last borough (alphabetically and, arguably, qualitatively) has its own song: “Walking in Staten.”

Saturday Night Live‘s latest country-esque video with Pete Davidson also features Big Wet, who you may remember from another collaboration earlier this season, “Squid Game.” It’s tempting to call it a parody since it’s the music of “Walking in Memphis” with silly lyrics. But they brought in the original song’s writer and singer, Marc Cohn, so maybe it’s more of a remake/reboot/live-action reimagining?

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While 1999’s The Sixth Sense is rightly regarded as the film that launched M. Night Shyamalan’s career — his latest, Old, opens July 23 — the India-born, Philadelphia-raised director had made two features before it.

The first, 1992’s Praying With Anger, was an autobiographical film starring Shyamalan and shot while he was a student at NYU. His second outing was a step into the big leagues: On the strength of its script, Wide Awake drew a cast of big-name talent like Rosie O’Donnell, Denis Leary, Dana Delany and Robert Loggia (plus a young Julia Stiles in one of her ...

While 1999’s The Sixth Sense is rightly regarded as the film that launched M. Night Shyamalan’s career — his latest, Old, opens July 23 — the India-born, Philadelphia-raised director had made two features before it.

The first, 1992’s Praying With Anger, was an autobiographical film starring Shyamalan and shot while he was a student at NYU. His second outing was a step into the big leagues: On the strength of its script, Wide Awake drew a cast of big-name talent like Rosie O’Donnell, Denis Leary, Dana Delany and Robert Loggia (plus a young Julia Stiles in one of her ...

Fans on Twitter celebrated the birthday of Tom Hanks this past weekend, as the two-time Oscar winner turned 65 years old. But only after worrying about the star when his name trended on Twitter. It seems that while some instantly knew the reason behind Hanks' name trending on the site, there were some who feared that something had happened to the beloved star of Toy Story, Forrest Gump and The Green Mile. Thankfully, the trending hashtag was all good, and that meant that everyone could wish the legendary star a very happy birthday.

First up was his wife Rita Wilson, who took the iconic actor, and her longtime husband, on a bike ride, saying, "Riding into 65 better than ever! Happy Birthday to the love of my life! Xox." His former Larry Crowne co-star Julia Roberts also got into the celebratory spirit with her own message in the comments section, following up Rita Wilson's Birthday wishes with,...

Some people like “Independence Day” for its campy take on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”; or for its technical achievements, which won an Oscar and set director Roland Emmerich on the path for becoming the disaster director du jour; or for establishing Will Smith as the “King of the Fourth of July.”

Other people — like me — watch the movie religiously every time the Fourth of July rolls around. Let’s face it, when Smith’s Capt. Steven Hiller promises his step-son Dylan (Ross Bagley) fireworks, and you get them in the form of alien vessels crashing to the ground after a high-flying intergalactic space battle, why bother leaving the house to deal with traffic for your local fireworks show? And as Patricia (the positively perfect Mae Whitman) says “Happy Fourth of July, Daddy,” to President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman), I dare you not to feel something. Strong father figures and alien-war heroes?...

“All I have in this world is my balls and my word, and I don’t break them for no one,” Tony Montana declares in the 1983 gangster classic, Scarface. Yet Al Pacino’s antihero breaks both in his quest for money, power, and women. And just as he is on the brink of winning the trifecta, he is blown away like so much dust up a nose.

Did he lose because the Cuban mobster didn’t heed the advice of his first crime boss? Or is it because he just couldn’t stand to see his sister and his best friend wearing his-and-her pajamas? In truth, Montana’s fall can probably be traced back to when he learned to speak English by “watching guys like Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney.”

Directed by Brian De Palma, and written by Oliver Stone, Scarface is a remake of Howard Hawks’ vastly influential 1932 mob movie,...

When actor Robert Loggia died in 2015, his widow, Audrey Loggia, was notified by the SAG Health Plan that she was entitled to receive continuing health coverage as a surviving spouse “for the remainder of her lifetime or until she remarried.” But a class action lawsuit filed today against the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan and its trustees says that “before either of those circumstances appreciated, the Plan notified her on November 24, 2020, that she would lose coverage on September 30, 2021” under eligibility and benefit changes that take effect in the New Year.

Facing staggering deficits, the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan announced in August that it will be raising premiums and earnings thresholds for coverage on Jan. 1 in order to stay afloat. “While this restructuring will preserve access to an excellent health plan for the majority of our participants, the changes will be disruptive for some,” the Plan said in a letter to participants, noting that...