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Celebrate Steve Martin’s birthday with these five intriguing flicks

Jeff Mitchell

On Aug. 14, Steve Martin turns 77 years young, and this “wild and crazy guy” earned a dreamlike career in stand-up, stage, television, music, and movies.  This Renaissance man has a gift for connecting with audiences of all ages – as evidenced by his generations of fans – and hey, Steve plays a mean banjo as well.  To celebrate the man’s birthday, let’s look back at five movies from his celebrated repertoire.  Rather than choose from his most famous films, like “The Jerk” (1979), “All of Me” (1984), “Three Amigos!”…

Celebrate Eva Green’s birthday with ‘Proxima’

Jeff Mitchell

Paris native Eva Green turns 42 years young on July 6, and to help celebrate this talented actress’ birthday, watch her 2019 film, where she plays an astronaut about to leave on a one-year mission in “Proxima”. Vive la France…and Eva! “Proxima” (2019) – “Behind every working woman is an enormous pile of unwashed laundry.”  – cartoonist Barbara Dale “It’s not difficult to take care of a child.  It’s difficult to do anything else while taking care of a child.” – Julianne Moore Sarah (Eva Green) is a mom. She…

Celebrate these ten reliable movie dads on Father’s Day and throughout the year

Jeff Mitchell

Father’s Day celebrates all the dads out there and reminds us to be grateful for these responsible fellas all year.  In entertainment, great dads have been a mainstay for television sitcoms since the 1950s, but awesome fathers can be role models in movies, too.  Here are 10 Movie Dads that we should celebrate on Father’s Day and throughout the year! Jor-El (Marlon Brando), “Superman” (1978) – Planet Krypton is about to blow to smithereens, and everyone living on this space rock will perish.  Luckily, Jor-El built a spaceship (that, admittedly,…