Whether they take you to the danger zone or send you back in time to World War I (or WWII), these airplane battle scenes are ...

In addition to getting you where you want to go, those hours spent on a plane — or trapped at the airport — are a guilt-free opportunity to catch up on or revisit great movies and shows.

This past weekend, I slid into an assigned seat on what I think was the biggest airplane I have ever been on. Stuck between a window and a stranger for a flight over the Atlantic, I decided to seize ...

A curious trend (with an even more curious name) has emerged in which travelers opt out of any in-flight entertainment whatsoever, instead staring at the seatback in front of them for the entirety of ...

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Some of Leslie Nielsen's best jokes are in the original The Naked Gun movie, which continues to be revered as a classic of a bygone era. Known for his incredible comic timing and ability to deliver ...

Liam Neeson's action era may be ending, but his comedy run is just starting in the newly released film The Naked Gun. Priscilla Presley proved she had great comedic chops of her own as Frank's love ...

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the wacky disaster movie parody Airplane!, a film that changed the face of comedy as we know it. Wait, Airplane! was released 45 years ago? Surely you can’t be ...

Surely it’s been a moment since you last checked in on Airplane!, the progenitor of the relentless film genre known as the spoof comedy. I know I was surprised, on a recent rewatch, to be reminded of ...

Liam Neeson's action era may be ending, but his comedy run is just starting in the newly released film The Naked Gun. Fortunately, most of the films by Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker are readily ...