I can't believe I own The Disaster Artist on Blu-ray. I can't believe I own The Room on DVD. Heck, I can't believe I've seen The Room in the first place. Strange things happen when we become film bloggers. So yeah, The Disaster Artist, the 2017 flick which stars not one, but two Portuguese American actors, James Franco and his brother, … Continue reading Those Fabulous Franco Brothers
Another Day, Another Asylum Mockbuster
Asylum films seem to hit very similar notes. No matter what the subject matter is or who directs it, certain bits will always be there, and 2012's Super Cyclone is no different. It's kinda like Sharknado with the wind going whirly-twirly, only there aren't any sharks. Or Tara Reid. Or Ian Ziering. More on that in a bit. I … Continue reading Another Day, Another Asylum Mockbuster
Under the Golden Arches
Time to clock in... Few parts of modern culture are as ubiquitous as McDonald's. We all know this. No matter where we live, there's a McDonald's somewhere. Love it or hate it, that is pretty remarkable, as is the story behind the founding of McDonald's, which was sorta recounted in the 2016 film, The Founder. … Continue reading Under the Golden Arches
Have An Umbrella Handy
How to make a sequel? Let us count the ways. There's the Go Big Or Go Home method, where everything has to be bigger and better than the first movie or everyone will know the reason why. There's the Continuation method, where the story picks up where it leaves off and nothing really changes. There's … Continue reading Have An Umbrella Handy
Vampires, Werewolves, and Tags…Oh My
OK, the Pick My Movie Tag has come back to haunt me, and I'm good with that, because people have taken this thing and run with it, which is fun and highly gratifying (Thanks, blogosphere!). Anyway, my friend Sally of 18 Cinema Lane has tapped me in to write about a vampire film made after … Continue reading Vampires, Werewolves, and Tags…Oh My
Meg and the Amazing Bouncing Snow Globe
It seems everyone is getting in on the Christmas movie racket these days. It works for Hallmark and Lifetime, so why not? Amazon's got its holiday films, as does Netflix, and to a lesser degree, HBO Max. Even The Asylum has jumped on the bandwagon. Yep. The studio that brought us Transmorphers, Blood Lake, and the Sharknado series … Continue reading Meg and the Amazing Bouncing Snow Globe
Eve and Lacey Save Christmas
Ah, Christmas movies. They're so cozy we can almost taste the roast turkey and smell the chocolate. It would be nice to disappear into one of those romps, wouldn't it? 2019's A Christmas Movie Christmas does just that with a wink and a nod. Eve (Lana McKissack) loves Christmas and Christmas movies. Like, she really loves … Continue reading Eve and Lacey Save Christmas
Give Us the Pen, Clark
Hallmark might not agree, but holiday movies can be more than bounteous feasts, warm sweaters, and old friendships renewed. 2018's Santa Jaws is proof positive that anything can be Christmas movie fodder, even vicious man-eating sharks. Cody (Reid Miller) is a fantastic comic book artist who has come up with a new comic strip, Santa Jaws, about … Continue reading Give Us the Pen, Clark
Fin the Sharkchaser
Did we really need another Sharknado movie? Yeah, no, probably not, but we got six of 'em, all of varying degrees of badness. Today, though, we're only interested in 2016's Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens, because the number four is obviously a thing for our So Bad It's Good extravaganza this year. Amazon's description of this film makes … Continue reading Fin the Sharkchaser
Shamedown #2: Lake Michigan Monster
We're on our second dose of Shame already...how did that happen? If anyone doesn't know what a Shamedown is, please feel free to click here for the details. Onward... Bad indies are not an unknown subject on Taking Up Room, or to anyone for that matter in this age of YouTube. However, sometimes an indie … Continue reading Shamedown #2: Lake Michigan Monster
Music Is A Dangerous Business
Performance is a tricky thing. Once upon a time I knew what that was like, which is why I was eager to see the 2019 film, Coda. Not to be confused with the 2021 Coda starring Marlee Matlin, this Coda follows the story of Henry Cole (Patrick Stewart), a famous concert pianist crippled by stage fright after the … Continue reading Music Is A Dangerous Business
Bigger Fatter, And More Greek
My Big Fat Greek Wedding seemed fine on its own. Oh sure, there was the short-lived, ill-fated TV series, My Big Fat Greek Life, but the characters were at their best in the original film. Still, when a sequel came along in 2016, there didn't seem to be any complainers. I know I sure didn't. How did … Continue reading Bigger Fatter, And More Greek
Stage To Screen: Fences
Our first Stage To Screen of 2022! Originally I was going to write about The Sign of the Cross because it has an interesting backstory, but at the last minute I decided to switch to Fences because I bought the Blu-ray with some of my Christmas money and I found it very compelling. Fences was written by August … Continue reading Stage To Screen: Fences
Pierce Brosnan, Diamond Thief
Bond. James Bond. Oh, wait... Pierce Brosnan is quite the elegant actor, whether he's Bond or not. I remember watching him when he was on Remington Steele and when he was a perfect Phileas Fogg in the Around the World In 80 Days miniseries. And of course, no one who's seen it can forget his Stuart Dunmeyer … Continue reading Pierce Brosnan, Diamond Thief
Earth In A Bottle
Today is the thirtieth anniversary of the first Biosphere 2 crew entering their enclosure. It's also the twenty-eighth anniversary of the crew's exit from their enclosure. It's not often talked about today, but it's a fascinating story, and while I don't agree with all the motivations for the project, lately I've been reading and rereading … Continue reading Earth In A Bottle
Never Fear, Miss Meadows Is Here
Antiheroes, of course, are nothing new, not in the slightest. We don't always know whether to root for them or against them. We also don't usually see them in fluffy dresses and tap shoes, either, like the title character in 2014's Miss Meadows. The movie lays out everything right at the get-go. We see Miss … Continue reading Never Fear, Miss Meadows Is Here
The Toppermost of the Poppermost
Those of you who have read my Origins posts probably saw that I did a bit about the 2019 film, Yesterday. Since then, I've not only seen it in the theater, but when I was in South Dakota I bought it on Blu-ray at Target. I thought it would be one of those movies I'd let … Continue reading The Toppermost of the Poppermost
Taking Up Room 