We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Godzilla The classic disaster film was once a mainstay of the technicians in the Academy. Films from Earthquake to The Towering Inferno to Independence Day, the destruction of vast cityscapes frequently leads to recognition. In the last few years, that tendency…
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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 Purge My interest in…
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The Family Rating Director Luc Besson Screenplay Luc Besson, Michael Caleo (Book: Tonino Benacquista) Length 111 min. Starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, John D’Leo, Tommy Lee Jones, Jimmy Palumbo, Domenick Lombardozzi, Stan Carp, Vincent Pastore, Jon Freda MPAA Rating R for violence, language and brief sexuality
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100 Bloody Acres Rating Director Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes Screenplay Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes Length 91 min. Starring Damon Herriman, Angus Sampson, Anna McGahan, Oliver Ackland, Jamie Kristian, John Jarratt, Chrissie Page, Paul Blackwell, Ward Everhaardt MPAA Rating Not Rated
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Wish You Were Here Rating Director Kieran Darcy-Smith Screenplay Kieran Darcy-Smith, Felicity Price Length 89 min. Starring Joel Edgerton, Felicity Price, Teresa Palmer, Anthony Starr, Nicholas Cassim, Otto Page, Isabelle Austin-Boyd, Tina Bursill, Wayne Blair, Valerine Bader, Pip Miller MPAA Rating R for language, some drug content, brief sexuality and violence
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Poll Archives What Are You Most Anticipating? (June 2014, Wide) Cinema Sight Asks: Which June 2014 wide release film are you most anticipating? Public OpinionPoll Results
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TWIX Brand is sponsoring a giveaway and one lucky respondent could win the prize. The contest winner will win a TWIX Bites Movie Prize Pack. It includes a $15 Fandango gift card, 2 sharable bags of TWIX Bites and one larger, re-sealable bag of TWIX Bites. About Twix Bites Sharing is the ultimate way of…
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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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Patreon is a site that acts as an intermediary between artists and their supporters. As a writer, it’s imperative to ensure there is an inflow of funds to help operate the website and, eventually, pay our contributors who’ve been very gracious to work for years for free. You get benefits depending on how much your…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 23, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.” Poster: C- Review: Words and a picture do not a sales tool make. Neither…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 23, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “This is an unashamedly opinionated film. In Gore Vidal’s America, the political coup has already happened. The right have triumphed and the human values of the liberals have been consigned to history. But how did this happen and who organized it? In this film…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 23, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In 1980s East Texas, two fathers pitted against each other in revenge must band together to uncover a darker truth.” Poster: C Review: How many times have we seen this poster or those like it? Simplicity doesn’t have to mean derivative. I understand wanting…
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