Beginning as a stage act in the early part of the 20th century, the Marx Brothers were famous first for their musical act. Only after a broken up show in Texas when Groucho cracked a couple of jokes following the interruption did they ever consider comedy as a career. And it would be a long time still before they developed and perfected the characters that made them famous…

I actually expected this film to be sort of a parody or one of those “it’s so bad, it’s good” films (like Slither), but it’s actually just a horrible idea that was made into the best possible piece it could have been. You’ve got your action hero, Samuel L. Jackson, you’ve got your scary, yet cool, villains, and throw some light humor and a bit of sex in there and you have a movie that people are willing to go see…

I guess as the writer, director, and star of one of your own movies, you can truly express the character and mood of the scene any way you want to. Why? Because you have all the power of creative control. Sometimes that helps, many actors and actresses create hilarious characters they plan to use in the film, put are forced to change because the director does not approve…

World Trade Center is the second full feature film version of the events of September 11th. Many people still complain, even the same remarks I heard when United 93 was released. “It’s too soon.” Some people whine, others feel the films are not necessary at all. What most do not seem to understand that, this event changed us, in a good way or a bad way…

Think about this for a minute and I mean it. Imagine you are in a cave, alone, with no lights, and no way to tell where you are going. Are you alone down there? What’s that sound? What if I fall into a drop or water? What if you have the idea that you are getting closer to the exit, but you are really just getting farther and farther underground? “That’s a pretty big Matzoh ball you got hanging out there, Georgie-boy”
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