Between Tarzan Escapes (1936) and Tarzan Finds a Son (1939) MGM let the rights to Tarzan slip into the hands of producer Sol Lesser, who had been trying to get a hold of the property for quite some time.
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The Final Girls (2015) – Review
If Friday the 13th had a love child with Pleasantville the result would be Todd Strauss-Schulson’s ode to slasher films, The Final Girls. Written by M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller, and starring a talented teen body count, this movie has everything a fan of the genre could want. What is surprising is that it…
Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) – Review
Tarzan and the Mermaids would be Johnny Weissmuller’s twelfth and last outing as Edgar Rice Burroughs legendary Ape Man. Producer Sol Lesser, feeling that Boy had grown too old for the part of a Jungle Boy, had given Johnny Sheffield the boot after Tarzan and the Huntress, and he also moved the production to Mexico…
Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) – Review
Tarzan and the Huntress is the last of the Tarzan films to feature Boy played by Johnny Sheffield, at the time of this picture’s release Sheffield was sixteen and producer Sol Lesser had come to the startling conclusion that maybe the kid had outgrown the role of cute jungle boy.
The Night Before (2015) – Review
The one thing I am hoping we can all agree on, at least when it comes to the holiday season, is that if there’s any time to get super drunk, engage in wild amounts of debauchery and party until stupid hours of the morning, it’s the holiday season. Think about it; Spring Break is a…