Alan Arkin

Date of Birth

1934-03-26

Date of Death

2023-06-29

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Edward Scissorhands, The Last Unicorn, Little Miss Sunshine, Gattaca, The Rocketeer

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TV Reviews

American Hostage TV Review: Jon Hamm and Giovanni Ribisi face off in this darkly comic true crime series

Posted 3 weeks ago

Another take on the Tony Kiritsis hostage drama, this time from the vantage point of reporter Fred Heckman.

A deep dive into Gattaca, the 1997 sci-fi film that bombed at the box office but became a prophetic study of genetics, identity, and class

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Gattaca Explained: The Box Office Bomb That Became a Sci-Fi Classic

Posted 3 months ago

A deep dive into Gattaca, the 1997 sci-fi film that bombed at the box office but became a prophetic study of genetics, identity, and class

JoBlo Originals

Why the Rocketeer Failed to Take Off

Posted 4 months ago

Looking back on Disney's The Rocketeer, we question why the film failed to take off and how the studio shortchanged the character.

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WTF Happened to John Cusack?

Posted 6 years ago

WTF Happened To This Celebrity? – The JoBlo series that examines the careers of stars and filmmakers who may have fallen out of the spotlight, and tells where they are now! From early favorites like Say Anything to cult classics like...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Creepshow, Ghostbusters, Thriller

Posted 6 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Alan Arkin won’t be returning for the final season of The Kominsky Method

Posted 6 years ago

Netflix officially renewed The Kominsky Method for a third and final season earlier this year, but when the show returns, it will be without one of its major stars. Deadline has reported that Alan Arkin, who stars in the series...

Peter Berg says Spenser Confidential sequel is definitely happening

Posted 6 years ago

Director Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg continued their long-running collaboration with SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL, an action comedy that debuted on Netflix earlier this year. The film was a huge success for the streaming service as they reported that 85 million households...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Candyman, Metroid, The Wizard Of Oz

Posted 6 years ago

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Indiana Jones, IT, Parasite, X-Men

Posted 6 years ago

Spenser Confidential, Ozark & Love is Blind huge for Netflix last quarter

Posted 6 years ago

Quarantine has pushed many of us towards the various streaming services made available to us but according to their findings from last quarter, no one is killing it quite like Netflix which continues to be firing on all cylinders. Per...

Netflix’s Spenser Confidential most streamed content as streaming surges

Posted 6 years ago

It should come as no surprise that streaming would be at an all-time high right now as we're all forced to self-quarantine amid COVID-19. Mark Wahlberg and company can claim the most streamed content as now with SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL but...

Minions: The Rise of Gru pulled from release amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Posted 7 years ago

I don't know about you, but I can't get Queen's classic track "Another One Bites the Dust" out of my head whenever I hear about another film being postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis. Unfortunately, Universal and Illumination have announced...

Review: Spenser Confidential

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: Spenser (Mark Wahlberg), an ex-cop turned ex-con, is released from jail after serving five years for the brutal assault of his former captain. When the man turns up dead, Spenser, to prove the innocence of another detective in his...

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