Platoon: 25th Anniversary
May 24, 2011
While Platoon (1986) was certainly not the first film about the Vietnam War, it was one of the first to focus on the average foot soldier in an honest and authentic way. Oliver Stone’s film really put you in the jungle with these guys as only someone...
Wall Street: 20th Anniversary Edition
September 14, 2007
When Oliver Stone made Wall Street (1987), he was riding high from the commercial and critical success of Platoon (1986). His father, Lou Stone, had been a stockbroker on Wall Street in New York City and this film was a son’s way of paying tribute to...
Scrubs: Season 5
May 22, 2007
As season five of Scrubs begins, J.D. (Braff) is homeless after a tenant above him crashed through his ceiling at the end of the previous season. So, he moves back in with Turk (Faison) and Carla (Reyes). Elliot (Chalke) is working at a new hospital and...
Fat Man and Little Boy
October 21, 2006
Released in 1989, Fat Man and Little Boy was a fictionalized account of The Manhattan Project, a top-secret military mission that created the first atomic bomb. The film was considered a costly commercial failure and critics weren’t too crazy about...
Point Break: Pure Adrenaline Edition
October 17, 2006
Generally panned by critics upon its release, Point Break (1991) has gone on to enjoy something of a minor cult following among action film fans who enjoy its breathlessly choreographed action sequences involving daring bank heists, car chases, skydiving...
Platoon: 20th Anniversary Edition
May 30, 2006
While Platoon (1986) was certainly not the first film about the Vietnam War, it was one of the first to focus on the average foot soldier in an honest and authentic way. Oliver Stone’s film really put you in the jungle with these guys as only someone...
Scrubs: Season 2
February 14, 2006
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. With the exception of monkeying around with the theme song (slowing it down to squeeze in more cast credits – it lasted two episodes), Bill Lawrence and his writers maintained the formula that made their sitcom Scrubs...
Scrubs: Season 1
November 23, 2005
Scrubs is a medical comedy about a group of new interns who are adjusting to the demands of working on the front lines of a busy hospital. There’s J.D. (Braff), the idealistic one who also narrates the show, Turk (Faison), the cocky surgical intern...
