In “Iron Man 2,” Robert Downey Jr. again plays Tony Stark, the wealthy, selfish industrialist who is out to bring about world peace and stroke his giant ego at the same time. Thanks to Downey and a terrific cast that includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johanssen, Sam Rockwell, and Don Cheadle, this sequel is lighthearted and […]
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Sometimes the best tunes come from the spark of an outside collaborator. David Bowie entered the studio to sing backing tracks for a new Queen song, but ended up working with the group on another song called “Still Life.” Eventually that morphed into “Under Pressure,” which was credited to Bowie and all four members of […]
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Our readers are awesome. We had a contest to win passes to IRON MAN 2 on Tuesday, May 4 at 7:30pm at the AMC Olathe Studio 30. To win, sitegoers had to modify or create an Iron Man-related photo. Here are some of the winners below. Our grand prize winner receives two reserved seats to […]
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Michael Bay is the producer that brought us remakes of “Friday the 13th” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (spun off into “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning”). He’s a smart businessman because horror is a profitable genre, made especially more profitable when a recognizable icon like Jason or Leatherface is attached to it. So it’s only […]
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Producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff formed Philadelphia International Records in 1971 to rival the Berry Gordy Motown empire, and the sound of Philly Soul, which had been bubbling for some time, was solidified. “Backstabbers,” from the album of the same name was performed by The O’Jays, but it was written by Huff and the […]
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Like trailers? Like free movie stuff? Live near Kansas City? Twice a year the Film Society of Greater Kansas City shows trailers for all of the upcoming movies for the year. It’s free, and there will be a raffle to giveaway movie prize packs. See info below.
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Disney/Pixar is hosting a special college student “Cliffhanger Edition” screening of TOY STORY 3 on Wednesday, April 28th at 7:30PM at the Hollywood Southwind Theater in Lawrence, KS. What this means is that you can watch the first 65 minutes of the movie, which doesn’t come out until June 18. Some cliffhanger, eh? The event […]
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I’ve had a lot of people ask me for an official Mean Melin T-shirt and I’ve finally gotten my act together and figured out a way to make it happen. After spending five days on the U.S. Air Guitar 2010 tour, where I racked up five straight second-round appearances and zero first-place finishes, I feel […]
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In June 1967, just after The Beatles recorded “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and Pink Floyd recorded “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” at the same studio, The Zombies entered Abbey Road to record nine songs that would appear on “Odessey and Oracle” (and no, that’s not my misspelling, but one by the album cover’s designer which The […]
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Will there be an extra scene after “Iron Man 2” credits? Will it set up “The Avengers”? According to SuperheroHype, “A 100% trusted source (NOT from the production/distribution, but very familiar with the movie) confirmed us today that there will be an easter egg in IM2. It’s an extra scene, just like the one in […]
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Now that the weather’s getting better, it’s just about time to bring out one of my favorite summer songs. It’s not like a Beach Boys fun-in-the-sun-surfin’-safari summer song or anything like that, though. It’s more of an obtuse, I’m-feeling-kinda-lonely-and-surly song. 1992’s “Summer Babe” was the first song I ever heard by Pavement and it was […]
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I was going to write another movie-related Top 10, but as sit here in front of the computer, all I’ve been doing all night is getting inspired by my fellow rockers-in-air. You see, Thursday morning I take off for five days on the U.S. Air Guitar Championships tour in hopes that I’ll be able to […]
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In the new 1970s-set rock biopic “The Runaways,” Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning tap into major reservoirs of their own angst from being thrust into the spotlight at an early age. And it’s eerily effective. Respectively, as 16-year old leather-clad guitarist Joan Jett and 15-year old Bowie-obsessed lead singer Cherie Curie, they project just the […]
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Click here to see my on-camera review on KTKA-49 with clips from the film. Steve Carell and Tina Fey, two of the most consistently funny people working in TV and movies today, star as a suburban married couple who spend one eventful night out on the town in Manhattan in “Date Night.” The premise itself […]
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