Caroline Madden

New Jersey

Author of Springsteen as Soundtrack & Virginity On Screen @McFarlandCoPub | Writer @slashfilm | Managing Editor @BOSSEditors

Articles

Kevin Costner Helped Launch A Near-Billion-Dollar Hollywood Movie Trend

5 days ago | slashfilm.com | Caroline Madden

Nicholas Sparks writes the kind of books you're likely to find on your mom's nightstand. His romances have captivated (mostly women) readers around the world for nearly 30 years, with over 130 million copies sold according to his website. Many of his novels follow the same formula, but clearly, he's found a winning one: stories of star-crossed lovers, often set in picturesque coastal American small towns, where a profound and enduring bond is tested by a tragic twist.
Dennis Quaid Turned Down A Major Role In One Of Kevin Costner's Best Sports Movies - SlashFilm

1 week ago | slashfilm.com | Caroline Madden

Kevin Costner and Dennis Quaid are like two sides of the same coin. They have winning smiles and frequently portray the all-American, wholesome, letterman-jacket type — the kind that starred in the popular genre films of the 1990s: rom-coms and sports movies.
The White Lotus Season 3 Almost Took Place In These Other Countries - SlashFilm

1 week ago | slashfilm.com | Caroline Madden

"The White Lotus" was one of the few good things to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, now thriving with three great seasons. HBO's head of programming, Casey Bloys, asked Mike White if he had any ideas for a show that could be filmed within a lockdown bubble (via The Wall Street Journal). In response, Mike White dreamed up a sexy, thought-provoking whodunnit set in a luxury hotel chain.
Yellowjackets' Most Disturbing Moments So Far, Ranked

2 weeks ago | kotaku.com | Caroline Madden

Ever since the plane crash, Coach Scott (Steven Krueger) was really going through it. First, he lost his leg and had teen Misty (Samantha Hanratty)—who has a giant crush on him—as his nurse. He was surrounded by mostly hormonal teenage girls who were getting into petty fights and conjuring mystical stories about the wilderness controlling them. They also abandoned all sense of morality and ate their teammate.
Why Stephen King Didn't Let Anyone Else Write His Apple TV+ Series Lisey's Story

2 weeks ago | slashfilm.com | Caroline Madden

Stephen King has only occasionally written film or television adaptations of his own stories, including the 1989 "Pet Sematary" movie, the 1994 miniseries version of "The Stand," and the 2016 film "Cell" (which is King's lowest rated movie on Rotten Tomatoes). Be that as it may, King was adamant that only he would be allowed to adapt "Lisey's Story" for the small screen. Advertisement"Lisey's Story" is one of King's most unique books.
Before Becoming A Horror Icon, Saw's Tobin Bell Showed Up In Seinfeld

2 weeks ago | slashfilm.com | Caroline Madden

With over 100 IMDb credits to his name, Tobin Bell first debuted in an uncredited role in Woody Allen's "Manhattan" in 1979, and has been consistently performing in film and television for more than four decades. But his legacy and most memorable performance is with the "Saw" series thanks to his role as the maniacal trap architect and retribution seeker Jigsaw, aka John Kramer.
Why Jeffrey Dean Morgan Left Shameless So Quickly

3 weeks ago | slashfilm.com | Caroline Madden

Season 4 of "Shameless," which /Film ranked as the best of the series, has some of the darkest moments for the parentified older sister, Fiona (Emmy Rossum). On the night of her birthday, Fiona sleeps with her boss/boyfriend's brother, Robbie (Nick Gehlfuss). Robbie is a reckless bad boy who gives Fiona a baggie of cocaine for her party, which Fiona gladly snorts.
Linda’s Last Trip

1 month ago | videolibrarian.com | Cyndi Elliot |Caroline Madden

Imagine spending the last days of your life with an incurable disease. It’s not a matter of whether it will snatch your life, but when. You only have a few months to live. Linda’s Last Trip documents such a story. The film is about 63-year-old Linda Ann Patchett, diagnosed with an incurable cancer. Adam films Linda as she courageously lives through her last months and comes to terms with her terminal condition. Family support stands out. She spends her last days playing and talking to her grandsons.
My Father's Glory

1 month ago | videolibrarian.com | Cyndi Elliot |Caroline Madden

Yves Robert’s My Father’s Glory is an adaptation of Marcel Pagnol’s novel, which has the same title. The biography film is in the sequel that includes another film, “My Mother’s Castle,” also authored by Marcel. Both films are memoirs of Marcel’s childhood. My Father’s Glory tells the story of a little boy, Marcel, born in a village in southern France and raised in Marseilles, who looks up to his father. The film’s setting is before the First World War. It’s packed with moments of warmth and charm.
Yellowjackets Season 3 Finally (And Violently) Shatters The Prestige TV Glass Ceiling

1 month ago | slashfilm.com | Caroline Madden

Warning: This article contains spoilers for season 3 of "Yellowjackets."Shauna Sadecki (nee Shipman) was originally our window into the "Yellowjackets" world as the protagonist, but now she's become more of an anti-hero. In the first season, we felt for her as if she were a character in a John Hughes teen movie — rebellious, insecure, living in the shadow of her best friend. In the present day, she was a bored, stifled housewife.