Born June 2, 1946 in Stockholm, Sweden to a dentist father and a famous writer mother, Lars Sven (Lasse) Hallstrom’s maternal grandfather was Sweden’s finance minister from 1926-28 and again from 1930-33. Having studied music in Stockholm, the future award-winning film director learned his craft making music videos for ABBA in the 1970s. His first…
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New Trailer (#4) / New Posters (#2-#12) The BoxTrolls, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here.
For a full list of rules, click here: 2014 Summer Box Office Predictions Game Rules. Submit Your Predictions for This Week Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least. Individual monetary predictions for each film. Final box office tally for all new wide releases. #…
The blundering oaf that is The Rock should have no problem topping the box office. For some reason, people can’t get enough of his action antics. Lucy might do ok, but will probably come in under the third week of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: I have no desire…
There are no two bigger months at theaters. While the Summer may provide box office swing, both box office and Oscars dominate the final two months of the year with November likely the biggest of them all. This year, a number of top notch films will compete for audience dollars and critics’ appreciation going into…
You can read more about this project in the article at this link. Below is our first poll, covering the best starting point there could be: Best Picture. As a refresher, here is where we obtain the titles will be included in the polls that will be conducted: Four-Field Categories: The actual Oscar nominees in…
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#3) Big Hero 6, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here.
Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. If you want to take a look…
Here are some highlights of the recent releases to the Warner Archive Collection. DVD’s and Blu-rays are manufactured on demand. They also have a streaming service. Before you visit Warner Archive to check out their selection, check out the selections below an a few of my thoughts.
New This Week From the 1930s through the early 1960s, film distribution was different than it is now. Instead of major films opening in wide release, all major films, not just a select few, would have limited initial releases followed by wide distribution in neighborhood theatres. In New York City, neighborhood theatres were primarily owned…
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