Why is it that every time John Travolta plays a bad guy, instead of looking evil and menacing, he looks like he’s a mid-level douche bag executive in the mid- to late-1990s experiencing a textbook mid-life crisis? It’s always the standard play-by-play for how to enter your 50s in complete denial. He either shaves his [...]
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Whenever John Travolta Plays a Bad Guy He Looks Like a Tool Ad Executive in 1990
February 3rd, 2010
maxlance1 When John Travolta Plays a Bad Guy He Looks Like a 1990s Executive in a Midlife Crisis
September 22nd, 2009
maxlance1 Why is it that every time John Travolta plays a bad guy, instead of looking evil and menacing, he looks like he’s a mid-level executive in the mid- to late-1990s experiencing a textbook mid-life crisis? It’s always the standard play-by-play for how to enter your 50s in complete denial. He either shaves his head to [...]
Technology Has Killed the Intelligence of Caper Films
June 11th, 2009
maxlance1 Taking of the Pelham 1 2 3 opens tomorrow and it has the feel of one of those movies that you know is going to suck before you hear anything about it. It won’t suck just because John Travolta sucks, but because it is impossible to remake a 1970s caper film with 2009 technology and [...]

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Max Lance is a writer, producer and performer. He was nominated for a Student Emmy, Humanitas Fellowship and was a finalist for the Page Screenplay Award. He writes features, TV and syndicates his blog while hosting the travel show The Trip Next Door and working at Chernin Entertainment. A New York City native, Max graduated the USC film school and now lives in Los Angeles.