Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: The Royal Tenenbaums When Wes…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Sep. 2014, Limited) Cinema Sight Asks: Which September 2014 limited release film are you most anticipating? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Every week, I get several press releases, screening invitations and other notifications from a handful of studio contacts. While I won’t be sharing any information regarding my screening invites, some of the press releases might be of interest to my readers, so I thought I’d start sharing them in toto with all of you. These…
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Below are the winner, runner-up and one alternate (only 3 entries were received) for the contest posted here. Winner: Mike Furlong (whose favorite Elmore Leonard film adaptation is Jackie Brown.) Runner-Up: Anna Zed (whose favorite Leonard film is Get Shorty.) First Alternate: Margo C (whose favorite is also Get Shorty.) Send your full name, mailing…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: September 5, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Friends gather at a wedding, but the celebration is shattered by terrifying apocalyptic events forcing them to examine life, love and faith as they must choose between redemption and survival.” Poster: B- Review: Many poster designs go for the creative and most of the…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: September 5, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Kelly, a punk-rocker turned suburban mom, is nostalgic for a life she can no longer have and uncertain of a future she doesn’t yet fit in. Seventeen-year-old Cal is frustrated at his lack of control over the hand he’s been dealt. When the two…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: September 5, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “As Eve begins writing songs as a way to sort through some emotional problems, she meets James and Cassie, two musicians each at crossroads of their own.” Poster: B / C- Review: (#1) Taking us back to the days of 60’s and 70’s melodramas,…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: September 5, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A former Arizona sheriff’s wife is killed while riding on their ranch property. It would appear a Mexican man illegally crossing into the US is at fault. As the former and the current sheriff search for answers, lives are changed forever.” Poster: C Review:…
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Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: September 5, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Twin brothers are unknowingly separated at birth; one of them becomes an iconic rock ‘n’ roll star, while the other struggles to balance his love for music and pleasing his father.” Poster: B- / B /…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: June 27, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Berkeley record store clerk Nick Brady (Jonathan Scarfe) begins to experience strange visions from an entity he calls VALIS that cause him to uproot his family and move to Los Angeles where he becomes a successful music company executive. With the help of best…
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Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…
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