WKKL 90.7’s Midday Movie Madness

On this week’s News and Flashback Fun mini episode, Billie Lourd totally honored her mother Carrie Fisher as her posthumous hollywood walk of fame star ceremony and what’s this? Blake Shelton is getting his own Hollywood walk of fame star next Friday? Plus a new planet of the apes tv series is in the works at Disney+ and for one of today’s Flashback Fun films I go back in time 17 years ago. To whe...

On this week’s episode of the Weekly Weekend Warrior… box office king The Super Mario Bros Movie became the first 2023 film to cross the $1 billion dollar milestone! Serena Williams and Bonnie Wright are getting visits from the stork this year. Summer 2023 movie season kicks off with the last guardians of the galaxy movie . Plus the first animated Avatar the last Airbender film has a release date...

On this week’s Midday Movie Madness Weekly Weekend Warrior podcast.. The Super Mario Bros continued to earn the winning amount of gold coins as it gets closer and closer to the elusive $1 billion club. I pay tribute to the late “King of Calypso” Harry Belafonte . Mattel is releasing a Barbie with Down Syndrome, .After 53 years , Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret is finally arriving...

On today’s breaking news.. I say goodbye to 96 year old Harry Belafonte , the man behind “Day-O(Banana Boat Song) who introduced calypso music to the United States and was an enormous part of the civil rights rights movement. Sorry Big Mouth show fans , the raunchy show will have its curtain call in not 1 season but two. In better news,Mattel has launched a Barbie with Down’s Syndrome, Bruce Willi...

On this week’s News and Flashback Fun mini episode.. I say goodbye to the iconic Australian comic who voiced Finding Nemo’s Bruce the Shark and sorry National treasure tv fans -the Disney+ series based on the films National Treasure : Edge of History is well.. history after one season . In better news though Simone Biles is married, the original 2002-2007 Spider-Man films has web swung their way t...

On today’s Midday Movie Madness Weekly Weekend Warrior , mamma mia! The Super Mario Bros Movie continued to rule crushing its competitors and becoming a worldwide mega smash , brother .( sorry couldn’t help it). Alas the time has come for Netflix’s dvd-by-mail delivery service to go the way of tab soda, blockbuster and Sierra Mist ( though not until the end of September). The new evil dead film an...

On this week’s News and Flashback Fun mini.. sorry to tell you this phantom of the opera fans .. but the long running Broadway play’s iconic chandelier crashed for the final time last night.. in better news get excited sonic the hedgehog fans! Knuckles the paramount + tv spinoff series has started film. Great news for Pasadena moviegoers- Regal cinema has take over the former arclight theaters at...

On today’s Midday Movie Madness Weekly Weekend Warrior, Mamma Mia! The Super Mario Bros Movie crushed everyone over the Easter holiday.that sound you heard yesterday over the Internet? That was game of thrones and Harry Potter fans cheering in delight cause the Harry Potter TV series (and a 2nd Game of Thrones spinoff) is officially coming to the soon to be rebranded HBO Max ( soon to be called Ma...

On this week’s News and Flashback Fun mini episode .. calling all captain Marvel fans.. we have an official teaser trailer for its sequel The Marvels . I repeat we have an official teaser trailer for its sequel The Marvels. What’s this ? There is going to be an animated Stranger Things show at Netflix ? Plus Hilary Swank , Gavin Ross sales daughter Daisy and Keisha Knight Pullman got Easter presen...

On this week’s News And Flashback Fun (not so )Mini episode … that sound you heard over social media today? That was the sound of Star Wars fans worldwide cheering with glee: three new future theatrical Star Wars films have directors … and Daisy Ridley is returning as Rey in one of them. Plus the Ahsoka Disney+ Star Wars series just dropped its first trailer. Plus for flashback fun… I go back in t...

On today’s Midday Movie Madness Weekly Weekend Warrior podcast .. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves conjured itself to the top of the box office game. Gasp! What’s this ? TheJohn Wick spinoff Ballerina and the Minecraft movie and the Five Nights at Freddy film have dates and a Aquaman 2 is opening up five days earlier? Plus owen Wilson channels his inner painter in his newest film and in h...

On this week’s News and Flashback Fun mini episode, Kaley Cuoco is now a mom and 74 year old Dee Wallace -better known as Drew Barrymore and Henry Thomas’ mother in E.T; the Extra-Terrestrial is about to embrace a new role this year… first time grandmother. the Lilo and Stitch remake has found its Lilo and Cardi B and her family have swum aboard the animated Baby Shark movie. Plus for today’s come...

On this week’s Weekly Weekend Warrior, the fourth John Wick took out Shazam fury of the gods with quite the impressive domestic debut. Get ready to roll the dice as the new Dungeons and Dragons film opens. Plus the super Mario bros movie takes a warp tile to theaters next Friday , I have a great triple header for my annual baseball opening day film flashback and Whaaat ? Daniel Radcliffe is going...

Breaking news folks! There’s going to be a Vertigo remake with Robert Downey jr eyeing the main role, we have information on Adam mackay’s new film . Plus the Netflix series you return for one last season and Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth’s marriage is over

On today’s Midday Movie Madness Weekly Weekend Warrior , the Shazam sequel stumbled badly in its debut despite taking the domestic box office crown from ghostface. Guess what ? The next untitled Jordan Peele film arrives in theaters December 25, 2024 . John wick returns to theaters for his fourth film a Smash tv musical is coming to broadway and calling all 90s tv fans ! Good burger 2 Is officiall...

On today’s News and Flashback Fun mini episode Gina Rodriguez is now a first time mom while Succession’s Sarah Snook is about to become one. Guess what Jordan Peele fans? His next film is coming out at Christmas 2024. Plus Good Burger, home of the Good burger. May I take your sequel order? Rejoice 90s kids- an official Good Burger sequel is coming to Paramount+ later this year. And in honor of Mat...

On this week’s News and Flashback Fun mini episode , alas the world had to suddenly say goodbye to actor Lance Reddick today. So sad. But in much better news Denzel Washington has joined the Gladiator sequel and , l have information about a famous returning villain for the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th anniversary Netflix special. And in honor of st. Patrick’s day I take a look back a...

On today’s Midday Movie Madness Weekly Weekend Warrior .. Scream VI slashed up a scarily great debut for the long running slasher series. Yahoo Wicked Musical fans! Wicked Part 1 will be opening a month early next fall. Plus I’ve got the Oscar highlights and winner recap ( don’t worry .. nothing like .. last year’s incident happened though countless tears of joy were definitely shed) , Shazam’s se...

On today’s very unplanned breaking news.. you know how Lady Gaga wasn’t going to be able to preform Top Gun: Maverick’s Oscar nominated theme song “ Hold My Hand” at tonight’s ceremony due to to filming the Joker sequel? .. well unexpected surprise! She is performing the song. However the film’s star and one of its producers Tom Cruise will NOT be there. Plus Yabba-Dabba- Doo Flintstones fans I ha...

On this week’s Midday Movie Madness’ Weekly Weekend Warrior .. I say goodbye to the Israeli actor who brought Teyve to life in 1971’s Fiddler on the Roof. Sorry Star Waters fans .. it looks like Kevin Feige and Patty Jenkins’s Star Wars films are dead. In better news, Creed III delivered an massive powerful punch in its debut and a new standalone Eragon is flapping its wings to book stores this No...

On today’s News and Flashback Fun Mini episode , I have the second wave of Oscar presenters for Sunday’s ceremony. Sorry Rachael ray tv show fans but .. the show is cooking up its last meal err season. Cowabunga! I have the voice cast for August’s upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot and speaking of TMNT let’s take a look back to when they first crawled out of the sewers to the silver scre...

On today’s Weekly Weekend Warrior, yikes! Despite keep the top spot the third Ant-Man film dropped drastically leading to a horrible record for the MCU . Let’s get ready to rumble as Creed III enters the theater boxing rings. I have the first wave of Oscar presenters and news that RRR fever will reach the glorious award ceremony with its Best Original Song nominee Naatu Naatu getting performed. An...

On today’s News and Flashback Fun mini episode , I say goodbye to three recently passed celebs including the man who co-created TV’s Flipper tv show and played the Gill-man in the underwater defense of the Creature From The Black Lagoon. But in better news actress Keke Palmer has a new role: first time mother. Thanks to cocaine bear, the world will be seeing the “ Attack of the Meth Crocodile” thi...

On today’s breaking news… it looks like totally disgraced former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is spending the rest of his life locked up in jail. Attention lord of the rings fans- we’re headed back to Middle-Earth… eventually. Warner brothers and New line cinema have made a deal to make more Lord of the Rings based films. Gadzook! The Grinch is getting is own sequel book? And I’m sorry to say...

On today’s Midday Movie Madness Weekly Weekend Warrior the third Ant-Man film buzzed to the top ( despite harsh reviews) kicking off Marvel Studios’ Phase 5. Raaawr! Ray Liotta’s final film claws it’s way to theaters. Elvis pelvic -swivels his way to the Best Picture Feature Spotlight stage and next Tuesday Naomi Ackie brings the incredible story of Whitney Houston to life on dvd. Opa! A third Bug...