Tag Archives: Billy Crystal

Monsters University

Pixar has been getting some mild flack lately for producing a lot of sequels to their films. I’ve seen some people calling for them to get back to doing more original ideas, like they did with their first three films, … Continue reading

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Book Review: Live From New York

I mentioned about a week and a half ago that Saturday Night Live has been on my mind of late due to a book I was reading. I’ve finally finished the book, Live From New York, so I thought I’d … Continue reading

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Running Scared (1986)

All “buddy cop” movies have certain similarities. They’re always comedies, there’s always some sarcastic banter between the partners, they always get in trouble with “Da Chief”, and there’s always a conflict between being too cautious and not being cautious enough. … Continue reading

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Human Feelings

Human Feelings is a made-for-TV movie — actually, it was intended as a pilot for a TV series that never got picked up — which aired in 1978. You’d think by now I’d learn to take that as a big … Continue reading

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News: Billy Crystal to Host Oscars for 9th Time

Mahvellous. The fallout from Brett Ratner stupiding himself out of the producer role for the 2012 Academy Awards is just about finished. Now, I don’t condone what Ratner said, though perhaps the Academy should have had a little more foresight … Continue reading

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