As a break from the normal list-making shenanigans, In Contention offers up a list of my top 10 must-watch Christmas movies. Some that made the cut include "A Christmas Story," "Die Hard" and "...
Both the "Footloose" remake and "The Thing" remake/prequel are hitting theaters this week, while remakes of other iconic '80s films including "RoboCop," "Red Dawn," and &qu...
Arnold Schwarzenegger appears as a pumped-up Shakespearian hero while an announcer bellows, "Something is rotten in Denmark -- and Hamlet is taking out the trash!" This gag sets the stage for the post-modern...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Die Hard" director John McTiernan was sentenced to one year in prison Monday for lying about his association with a private investigator to illegally wiretap a movie producer...
In the interest of full disclosure, I should state for the record that my writing partner and I met with Robert Rodriguez as he was gearing up to make this film as co-writer/producer, before writers had been hired, an...
Whenever anything's sent to the house, it inevitably has to be vetted by my two sons, Toshi and Allen, who serve as the welcoming committee for anyone who comes to the door, including each and every UPS, FexEx, or del...
It's Tax Day, and that means... well, nothing, actually. Just hope you got your taxes filed without suffering from a prolapsed anything. I'm learning that the greatest reward to having two kids, a mortgage...
