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Ed Wood: 30th Anniversary

John Stark

Ed Wood: 30th Anniversary- Tim Burton’s Classic Look At A Maligned Filmmaker Quick Take: While not my favorite Tim Burton film, I do really enjoy the energy he brings to this tale of the maligned director of Plan 9 From Outer Space. There’s something about Burton and his style that oddly compliments one of the most notorious directors of all time, and he managed to get a strong cast together as well. Johnny Depp is good, Sarah Jessica Parker is fun, Patricia Arquette does fine, but it is the MArtin Landau performance as Bella Lugosi everyone remembers. That is because … Continue reading Ed Wood: 30th Anniversary

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40 For 40: Part 2

John Stark

Keeping in line with my 40th birthday this year, here is the second list of films I watched. I’m trying to cast a wide net and bring in multiple streamers, but peacock refuses to host audio description for Universal titles not made in the last 3 years. So just like the first ten, one of these does not have audio description. This list spans films I saw over June and July, so it is possible that some have left the service listed. While there are numbers, this is not a rank of my favorites from best to worst, but rather … Continue reading 40 For 40: Part 2

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Edward Scissorhands

John Stark

Where I Watched It: Disney Plus Description Provided by: Deluxe Narrated By: Laura Post So why Edward Scissorhands? Well, a commentator in a group I’m in not too long ago made a comment about how for whatever reason, the Edward Scissorhands audio description track on Disney Plus was cut off, only partially there. This reminded me that I had never seen this, it seems to be something people liked, and it might even be a classic, so it gives me the chance to kill two birds with one stone. I’m sure when this film came out, and I was still … Continue reading Edward Scissorhands

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindlewold

John Stark

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Dan Fogler, Katherine Waterston, Ezra Miller, Zoey Kravitz, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Turner, Jude Law, Alison Sudol, and Claudia Kim. Directed By: David Yates Where I Watched It: HBO MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Apparently no longer looking for beasts or worried about his book, Newt (Redmayne) gets caught up in a battle between wizards and… more wizards…over the future of the wizard in world, and the human one as well. Meanwhile, the character we all care about, Jacob (Fogler) is back. And after unknowingly enjoying a life with Queenie Sudol), he spends … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindlewold

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Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

John Stark

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Carmen Ejogo, Dan Hedaya, Jon Voight, Ron Perlman, Zoey Kravitz, and Johnny depp. Directed By: David Yates Where I Watched it: HBo MAX English Audio Description Available?: Yes HBO MAX is releasing the third film in this franchise on Memorial Day, so I figured I’d revisit the first and second entries in advance (kind of like how I just plowed through the Star Wars films). I’m not crazy enough to review 10 films before Monday, so I’ll have to do the Harry Potter films at … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them