#ThrowbackThursday – Almost Famous

Original US release date: September 15, 2000 Production budget: $60,000,000 Worldwide gross: $47,383,689 Directed by Cameron Crowe and released to much critical praise (including winning the Golden Globe for Best Picture - Comedy or Musical), Almost Famous is another example in a very long, sad line of examples in which a great movie of the precise... Continue Reading →

#ThrowbackThursday – X2: X-Men United

Original US release date: May 2, 2003 Production budget: $110,000,000 Worldwide gross: $407,711,549 Not too long ago, I did a #ThrowbackThursday column that took a look back at the original X-Men film.  Now I'm back to reflect upon the much-lauded follow up, X2: X-Men United.  This sequel saw Bryan Singer return to the director's chair to continue... Continue Reading →

#ThrowbackThursday – X-Men

Original US release date: July 14, 2000 Production budget: $75,000,000 Worldwide gross: $296,339,527 Ahh, the good old days.  Don't get me wrong.  I thoroughly enjoy the landscape of comic book movies, these days.  But when Bryan Singer's original X-Men was released in 2000, the film was the realization of a lifelong dream for comic book... Continue Reading →

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