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THE POP EXPOSE – John Candy’s ‘Canadian Bacon’!

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffCanadian Bacon, John Candy, Movies, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Hello everyone, today I’m taking a look at one of John Candy’s final movies “Canadian Bacon.” This is another gem that gets forgotten a lot. The cast included among Candy are Rea Perlman, Alan Alda, Micheal Moore, Kevin Pollak, Jim Belushi, Keven O’Connor, Wallace Shawn, Bill Nunn, and late great Rip Torn, who I may have to do a single story on him soon. This is a comedy released in 1995 the year after Candy passed away at the young age of 43. The basic jest…

Remembering Lisa Marie Presley!

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffLisa Marie Presley, Music, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Good Sunday Morning to everyone. Today we say goodbye to Lisa Marie Presley at the young age of 54. She is the only daughter of the late great Elvis Presley. Born into the spotlight she inherited her fathers estate in the eighties. She pursued a career in signing and songwriting and put out a few albums in the 2000’s. Presley was just at the 80th Golden Globe Awards in January 10th and it was a shock to everyone to learn of her passing. Presley’s marriage to…

THE POP EXPOSE – Ford V Ferrari!

January 8, 2023January 8, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffMovies, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith The 2019 film “Ford V Ferrari “, is a great movie based on the true story of Ford putting their name back as one of the top car companies in the world. The cast includes Christian Bale as Ken Miles race car driver, engineer, and innovator that helped build one of the fastest cars in the sixties the GT40. Along side Carroll Shelby played by Matt Damon, Shelby helped design the fastest car to compete with Ferrari. If you are a car guy you will love…

REMEMBERING CHEERS LEGEND KIRSTIE ALLEY!

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffCheers, Kirstie Alley, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Hello everyone. Kirstie Alley born January 12, 1951 in Wichita Kansas has passed away. Alley who was the star of the hit sitcom Cheers, was recently diagnosed with cancer and she lost a short battle. Alley was in many movies in the eighties including some of my favorites like “look Who’s Talking”, “Star Trek”, and “Summer School”. She was on dancing with the stars and recently on the Masked Singer. I think it was a shock to everyone she passes at such a young age. Alley was an icon in…

Remembering Sesame Street Icon Bob McGrath!

December 5, 2022December 7, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffBob McGrath, Sesame Street, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Hello everyone. Sunday Dec 4th we said good by to long time Sesame Street actor Bob McGrath. Born June 13, 1932 in Ottawa, Illinois, Bob was a main character on Sesame Street from 1969 – 2016, but also appeared in the 2019, 50th anniversary Sesame Street TV special and the 2021 Sesame Street documentary. I can remember Bob as far back as I can remember. Back in my day we only had a few stations so as a 3 year old there wasn’t many choices but honestly Sesame Street was…

Remembering Clarence Gilyard!

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffClarence Gilyard, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, Top Gun, TV, Walker, Walker Texas Ranger0 comment

Hello everyone. This week I’m taking a look back at the life of Clarence Gilyard Jr. Born Dec 24, 1955 in Moses Lake, WA. Gilyard Sr was an Air Force Officer, so they moved around some while he was growing up, but he ended up in Long Beach, CA as a young adult and ended up getting his masters in fine arts from SMU in 2003, but already had a long list of tv and movies he had been in. Gilyard started acting on tv in the early eighties. He…

THE POP EXPOSE – Michael J. Fox!

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffBack to The Future, Michael J. Fox, Movies, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Hello everyone! This week I’m taking a look at Michael J. Fox. Born in Edmonton Alberta June 9th 1961. Fox took off onto the big screen as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. Fox’s career exploded after that as he made movies such as Teen Wolf, Casualties of War, and Doc Hollywood. Fox’s life would take a challenging turn in 1991 when he went to get a twitching finger checked out by doctors. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. A disease that…

THE POP EXPOSE – Top Gun Maverick!

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffMovies, The POP-EXPOSE, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick0 comment

Hello everyone, this week I’m taking a look at Top Gun: Maverick. Growing up in the eighties the original Top Gun was an awesome movie. Those who grew up watching G.I. Joe had a strong pull toward the movie do to the F-14 Tomcat that the Skystriker was based on. The original was done so well with a beautiful mesh of drama and action. My brothers and I used to play Top Gun on our Big Bear ATVs. We used to chase each other around and pretend to blow each…

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Remembering Our Batman Kevin Conroy!

November 13, 2022November 15, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffBatman, Batman: The Animated Series, Kevin Conroy, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Hello everyone. Kevin Conroy was born in 1955 in Westbury, NY and passed away Nov 10th 2022 do to complications from intestinal cancer. Conroy best known as voicing Batman in various Batman animated series had many other rolls throughout his career and he was still working in 2022. Conroy went to Juilliard where he worked with actors such as Robin Williams and Kelsey Grammar. He works as a stage actor and in 1980 Conroy got is first gig on the day time soap opera “Another World”. He also made a…

THE POP EXPOSE – Remembering Angela Lansbury!

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffAngela Lansbury, Movies, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Hello everyone. Today I’m taking a look at Angela Lansbury. Lansbury was born in London in 1925 and passed away last week in her sleep days before her 97th birthday on Oct 16th. Lansbury is best known for her long running show Murder, She Wrote but, had a number of other rolls spread over 8 decades. Lansbury started out in the forties taking on rolls in movies such as “National Velvet” and “Tenth Avenue Angel.” Lansbury would find many other rolls throughout the coming decades and…

THE POP EXPOSE – The New MLB 3 Game Wild Card Format!

October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffBaseball, MLB, Sports, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Story By Mitchell Smith Hello everyone. Today I’m taking a look at the fall classic MLB. Baseball ain’t what it used to be. Now the playoff’s are extended which means more games, more green, and a chance for a team to squeak in and make some noise. Of course the past few weeks have been all about Arron Judge and his home run race against Roger Maris and the Babe’s single season record. Now it’s a whole new season. Many professional sports have long been set up so an unlikely…

“Blonde” on Netflix a Marilyn Monroe Movie!

October 2, 2022October 3, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffBlonde, Marilyn Monroe, Netflix, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Hello everyone, Today I’m taking a look at the Netflix movie about Marilyn Monroe, “Blonde”. I have always been a fan of Marilyn Monroe and knew there was a darker side to the beautiful, glamorous, American icon that many still adore today. “Blonde” based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates. The movie starts off in her troubled childhood where she ends up in an orphanage. Although she always looked glamorous on screen backstage was a different story. Monroe struggled with her past. It put a strain on many of…

The Pop Expose – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Review!

September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffMONSTER: The Jeffery Dahmer Story, Netflix, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Story By Mitchell Smith It is Sunday, and that means it is time for the Pop Expose! Over the weekend I started watching the Netflix series “Monster : The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” I was in high school and remember this story when he was caught. I haven’t finished the series yet but this is an interesting series so far. First off we get to time travel through the the seventies and eighties and see a different side of the track then some of the recent series that we have seen…

THE POP EXPOSE – The Mighty Thor!

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffMarvel, Mighty Thor, The Mighty Thor, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, Thor0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome everyone. In 1962 the late great Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the superhero Thor Odinson. Thor the God of Thunder has had a strong run. There have been countless comics, cartoon, and movies made around the character. As a kid I never got into the comics as there were no places close to me that sold them. There were animated Marvel series in the eighties and nineties but I never got into them either. Then in 2011 Thor was brought alive on the big…

Rick Moranis Set to Return to the Big Screen in ‘Shrunk’!

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022 Serpentorslair StaffDisney, Honey I Shrunk The Kids, Movies, Rick Moranis, SHRUNK, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Story By Mitchell Smith Welcome everyone, today I’m checking out one of my favorite actors from the eighties and nineties, Rick Moranis. Rick was born in 1953 in Toronto Canada. According to Wikipedia he went to grad school with Geddy Lee, frontman for the band Rush. Rick Married Ann Belsky and had 2 children. In 1991 Ann sadly lost a battle with cancer and Rick opted to take a break from acting and focus on raising his children. He is set to make his big comeback on the big screen…