The Mother Brain returns in an all-new podcast audio format to review the last few summer 2014 releases including GUARDIANS… Read more Mother Brain’s Summer Movie Review 2014

The actress most infamous for the topless pool scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High has always been the subject of many “Where Are They Now” discussions. Phoebe Cates was an underrated icon of the 80s with a unique girl next door look that made her a favorite for casting directors to typecast as a love interest. Eventually, the Manhattan-born actress decided to semi-retire from film all together for much more richer experiences in life.

The first time I heard the name James Bond was in the summer of 1989 when Licence to Kill was released in theaters. Being a Ghostbusters and Batman fan at the time, I did not know anything about Bond as a character and the fact that there were 15 other films that came before it. Timothy Dalton was my first exposure to the role before I even knew that Sean Connery started it and I did catch up on the films until after the release of Goldeneye in 1995. By then, I was quick to judge Dalton as my least favorite actor as 007 due to his darker interpretation of the role. Little did I know then he was attempting to recapture a real world aspect of Ian Fleming’s novels that was lost in Connery as well as George Lazenby and Roger Moore’s performances.

I was saddened to hear about the recent passing of the Oscar nominated actor, Bob Hoskins. Two years ago, Hoskins had announced his retirement from acting after revealing his Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis. I had plans to write about him for the Underrated Actors Blog because of his popularity in cinema during the 80s and early 90s. Instead of writing about his life and career as I usually do for the blog, I’m going to discuss the way I was raised on his work.

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The Mother Brain Files Underrated Actors Special: Thomas Jane By Mother Brain In the 1970s, the heavy hitter movie stars… Read more The Mother Brain Files Underrated Actors Special: Thomas Jane

After picking up Karl from the gas station next to my hotel, we went over to John’s house to finally see the ‘dailies’ of yesterday’s shoot. While the picture quality of the cameras did not exactly match, most of what we needed was there. The performances felt natural, our costumes and makeup fit the period and the setting, etc. Even Don and Darrell looked like two racist hicks that the audience wants to see get shot dead. Every action was well covered by the four cameras. Of course there were flubs and some unnecessary camera shaking and zooming. But now most of the real work will have to be handled in editing.

Mother Brain gives his final tribute to comedy writer/director legend and Ghostbusters star, Harold Ramis, outside the Hook and Ladder 8 in New York City where Ghostbusters was filmed.

The real Florida weather had finally arrived and it was perfect. 73 degrees with low humidity. John’s neighbor, Ralph, and I were the first to arrive at the trail location where Civil Wrath was finally going into production. John arrived 20 minutes later along with Joseph, Karl, and Marc. While our production was not as high end as what I was used to in New York, we had a wide variety of tools necessary to make the location into a full blown Hollywood movie set.

The day began dreary and wet. Not the best time to scout the trail location 24 hours before production. John met up with me at the hotel and we went to the Cinnamon Swirl Restaurant next door for breakfast. His excitement level had not changed since yesterday. He was determined to not let anything stop production…except the alternator of his 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee failing on him…