Johnny Deadline: Looney Tunes, Physical Media, and CATS DON'T DANCE

 by JB

Some interesting follow-ups to last week’s column on The Day the Earth Blew Up!

Johnny Deadline: THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP

 by JB

SUFFERIN’ SUCCOTASH! You better move fast on this one, friends. How often do you get the chance to see a new Looney Tunes feature in a real, honest-to-goodness movie theater?

Johnny Deadline: Marketing Oscar

 by JB

As tastes change and theatrical exhibition continues to evolve, could we see the Oscars become nothing more than a niche marketing strategy for smaller, non-blockbuster films?

Johnny Deadline: Random Notes on the 2025 Oscars

 by JB

The Oscars were... interesting this year. Entertaining. Frustrating. Why should this year be any different?

1998 Month Rewind: THE SPANISH PRISONER

 by JB

Twelve years ago, I wrote about this lesser-known David Mamet gem.

Johnny Deadline: AGFA Bonanza!

 by JB

In my never-ending quest to inform my beloved readers of steals and deals, I present an overview of two recent goodies.

Johnny Deadline: Random Thoughts

 by JB

Oh, the flotsam and jetsam that swirl around one’s mind when it is time to attend to more serious matters...

Johnny Deadline: MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK

 by JB

This new documentary is jaw-droppingly awful.

Johnny Deadline: Ernie Kovacs

 by JB

And now the rare column about an actor who does NOT appear in It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

Johnny Deadline: Moments Out of Time 2024

 by JB

Screenings, scenes, shots, performances, and lines of dialogue from a most... interesting moviegoing year.

Johnny Deadline: Christmas GIFless Witlist

 by JB

With only a week to go to the BIG DAY, here are some last-minute gift suggestions for that movie-loving curmudgeon on your list!

Johnny Deadline: Unsung Christmas Movies

 by JB

Last Tuesday, I attended a theatrical screening of perennial Christmas favorite It’s a Wonderful Life. This may have been a mistake because over the next 23 days, I’ll only have 36 more chances to see it.

Johnny Deadline: BEATLES '64

 by JB

I was so excited for this that I stayed up on Thanksgiving night to see it the minute it dropped on Disney+. A few hours of my life that I will never... get back.

Johnny Deadline: Three Films for Which I Am Thankful

 by JB

Pilgrims, gather 'round! I want to talk about three recent releases that make me happy. I will keep this week’s column short and sweet... because I’ve got all these gobblers to slaughter.

Johnny Deadline: 12 Bald Heads in Movies

 by JB

“Look at that! Two bald men in the back of the room.
Put your heads together, make an ass of yourselves.”

--Rodney Dangerfield

Johnny Deadline: Comfort Movies I'm Glad I Own

 by JB

Ahhhhhh! Settle into the warmth and coziness of shiny metal discs and reliable Hollywood entertainment, all available at a moment’s notice! Lose yourself in ephemeral, transitory pleasures that will keep you from pondering THE FUTURE!

Johnny Deadline: Regarding CALIGARI

 by JB

Last week’s Kino-Lorber 4K release of this essential title gives me all the excuse I need to finally write about it.

Johnny Deadline: My Scary Movie Month Journey

 by JB

Wait, seven words?

Johnny Deadline: Ten Obscure and Esoteric Horror Delights

 by JB

If you are like me, gentle reader, you have been enjoying all the seven-word SMM reviews here for the past 22 days. You have doubtless noticed that some films, beloved and popular, keep showing up again and again and again and again. But... shouldn’t Scary Movie Month be partially devoted to NEW spooky discoveries?

Johnny Deadline: Son of Monsterpalooza Scrapbook

 by JB

Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. I was alive enough last weekend to attend the Son of Monsterpalooza fan convention in Burbank, California, USA.