Shout! Factory has announced that writer-director Walter Hill’s cult 1984 neo-noir rock musical Streets of Fire is set for 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition release this March; check out the cover artwork and details below… Amid a brooding rock & roll landscape, the Bombers motorcycle gang, led by the vicious Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe, John […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs, 1987. Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, and Joan Rivers. SYNOPSIS: Another edition of Spaceballs? This one is in 4K, so if you want your Mel Brooks satire in the highest possible resolution that’s available these days, Kino Lorber has […]
Rick Moranis returning for Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequel Shrunk
Well, here’s some rather surprising – and rather welcome – news, with Deadline reporting that Rick Moranis has closed a deal with Disney to reprise his Honey, I Shrunk the Kids role of Wayne Szalinski for the upcoming sequel Shrunk. Moranis stepped back from acting in 1997 to raise his children, making his last on […]
Rick Moranis is not returning for Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Original Ghostbusters star Rick Moranis is reportedly not reprising his role as Louis Tully in Jason Reitman’s highly-anticipated follow-up Ghostbusters: Afterlife. According to Vanity Fair, who visited the film’s set, Moranis will not be reprising his role as he “has largely withdrawn from performing over the past 20 years and did not return.” Moranis did have the […]
The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #17 – Anna and the Apocalypse director John McPhail on Ghostbusters
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, director John McPhail stops by to chat about sci-fi comedy classic Ghostbusters… This week, filmmaker John McPhail pops in to chat about his new Christmas zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse, as well […]
Peyton Reed wanted Rick Moranis to cameo in the first Ant-Man movie
Out and about on the promotional campaign for Ant-Man and the Wasp, director Peyton Reed made an appearance on the Honest Reactions show, where he revealed that he hoped to entice Rick Moranis to cameo in the first Ant-Man movie but was, perhaps unsurprisingly, unsuccessful. “We actually, at one point, attempted to get a Rick […]
Rick Moranis to reprise his Dark Helmet role from Spaceballs for The Goldbergs
Rick Moranis is set to take on his first acting role in over a decade this week as he returns to voice Spaceballs‘ iconic villain Dark Helmet in Wednesday’s episode of The Goldbergs. The episode, airing on May 9th, will pay tribute to the classic 1987 Mel Brooks comedy see Adam (Sean Giambrone) encountering Dark […]
Rick Moranis reveals he turned down a cameo in the Ghostbusters reboot
With Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts all returning to Ghostbusters lore in Paul Feig’s upcoming remake, many had hoped that Rick Moranis would follow suit. But speaking in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Moranis has revealed that he in fact turned down the offer. “I wish them well” states […]
Movie Review – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors, 1986. Directed by Frank Oz. Starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia and Steve Martin. SYNOPSIS: A little shop becomes exceptionally successful after flower shop assistant Seymour finds an alien plant. But the cost of fame, fortune and love may be a little too high… In an era whereby Avenue Q and Book […]
Mel Brooks wants to make Spaceballs 2
It’s been close to thirty years since the release of Spaceballs, so surely the chances of Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money becoming a reality has passed, right? Well, perhaps not, as Mel Brooks has been speaking to Adam Carolla on the Take a Knee podcast, and it seems he’s not given up hope […]