When Robin Williams died in August 2014, the many tributes recognized his award-winning performances and beloved family films. Few mentioned his first big screen starring role as the title character in Popeye (Robert Altman, 1980). Since its release critics have dismissed Altman’s adaptation of E.C. Segar’s comic strip about the spinach-eating sailor as a catastrophic […]
Author: Christopher McKittrick
Chris McKittrick grew up during the peak of Spielbergian popcorn films
and has been devouring films (and popcorn) ever since. Being an
unabashed overachiever, Chris double-majored in Film and English in
college because he loves to read, write, and watch movies. Since then
Chris has become a published author of fiction and non-fiction, a
contributor to entertainment magazines and websites, and has spoken
about literature, film, and comic books at various conferences across
the United States.