Musical Montage: Tommy Shaw “Remo’s Theme (What If)”
One of the roles the late Fred Ward was known for was Remo Williams in 1985’s Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, which Orion Pictures hoped would become a James Bond-style action series for them. However, the movie failed critically and commercially however and there were no other Remo Williams movies. Adding to the James Bond feel, Styx lead singer Tommy Shaw contributed a theme song, “Remo’s Theme (What If)”, with a music video set on the movie’s replica of the Statue of Liberty that was used in one of the main set pieces of the film.
Admit One 5/13/22
Blumhouse brings back Stephen King’s Firestarter this weekend in theaters and on Peacock, Rebel Wilson stars in new Netflix comedy, Disney+ puts a new spin on the Cinderella story and more in theaters and on streaming this weekend.
Musical Montage: David Seeger & Holly Whitstock Seeger “The Karate Rap”
One of the most wonderfully terrible music videos ever made, The Karate Rap extolls the virtues of martial arts and the prowess of husband and wife practitioners, David Seeger and Holly Whitstock Seeger.
Admit One 5/6/22
Doctor Strange kicks off the Summer Blockbuster season with Multiverse of Madness while Netflix has a ton of new movies, including Marmaduke and The Takedown, Shudder has a new horror movie, The Twin, and more this weekend on streaming and in theaters.
Musical Montage: Wet Wet Wet “Love is All Around”
Director Richard Curtis approached Scottish soft rock band Wet Wet Wet to do a cover of a classic song for the soundtrack of 1994’s Four Weddings and a Funeral and the band went with “Love is All Around”, which was a 1967 hit by the band The Troggs.
Admit One 4/29/22
A new Liam Neeson thriller from Casino Royale director Martin Campbell is the only new wide release in theaters this weekend but there are also some limited releases, a new Holocaust boxing drama on HBO Max, and a bunch of new original Netflix movies.
The Black Phone and Bodies Bodies Bodies Bring the Horror This Summer (Trailers)
If you’re looking for horror this summer then Blumhouse and A24 have you covered with The Black Phone in June and Bodies Bodies Bodies in August.
Musical Montage: The Whooliganz “Put Your Handz Up”
Best known today for Hawaii Five-0 and his role in the Ocean’s series, back in the day Scott Caan was one half of the rap duo The Whooliganz, going by the name Mad Skillz and working with Alan Maman aka Mudfoot, who is now known for his role as the hip-hop producer The Alchemist.
Musical Montage: Kesha “Nicolas Cage”
A self-professed superfan of Nicolas Cage, Kesha crafted an ode to her idol in quarantine during the spring of 2020 with the song “Nicolas Cage”, which dropped in April of 2020 a few months after the pair got to meet in person at the premiere of Color Out of Space.
Admit One 4/15/22
The latest entry in the Fantastic Beasts series, The Secrets of Dumbledore, is out this weekend along with Mark Wahlberg in Father Stu, Choose or Die on Netflix, Karen Gillan vs Karen Gillan in Dual and more in theaters and on streaming.
Musical Montage: Michael Penn “Try”
When singer/songwriter Michael Penn provided the score for Paul Thomas Anderson’s breakout film Boogie Nights in 1997, PTA returned the favor by directing the music video for Penn’s song “Try”, which was the opening song of Penn’s 1997 album Resigned.