Movies

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From the silent era to the drive-in to the multi-mega-plex, film shapes our culture and our experience, becoming a touchstone for generations.  With more than a hundred years of film history, even the biggest film enthusiast always has more to learn.  So many fascinating stories from lives and careers lived in the bright lights of Hollywood or behind the scenes; Sam uncovers the forgotten and brings a new perspective to the familiar.

Strange Romance: Ten Celebrity Couples That Made Hollywood Go “WTF”?!

Pop Culture Addict’s House of a Hundred Horrors

Since the very first horror flick was shot in 1910 under the strict eye of Mister Edison himself, audiences have loved scary movies. Possibly the world’s most popular genre, it had its fare share of duds as well as firecrackers.  Sam wades through those films so you don’t have to, and presents 100 horror films from the early days of cinema to the present bringing you the absolute best the genre has to offer.

Return to Zabriskie Point: The Mark Frechette and Daria Halprin Story

Don’t forget the little people: 15 famous midgets who made it big in Hollywood

Stroll with Sam through the pages of entertainment history as he uncovers the fascinating contributions of entertainers of short stature.  From Medieval courts to the sideshow circuit to the bright lights of Hollywood, midgets have had an impact that continues today.

Richard Roundtree: I’m just talkin’ ’bout Shaft (and we can dig it)

A hero who was hotter than Bond and cooler than Bullit, John Shaft was a new kind of action hero.  And the man behind Shaft proved to be just as tough as his famous character; while many of contemporaries diodn’t outlast the 70s, Roundtree’s career spanned 4 decades and a bout with cancer.

Shemp Howard: The little Stooge that could

Joining the Three Stooges after his brother Curly left in 1946, Shemp was never given a fair shake by fans and continues to this day the most under-appreciated of the Stooges.  Join Sam as he explores the dimension of ‘the little Stooge that could.’