I knew Legolas was going to be in the movie, but should he really be that involved? Blech. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, trailer #2 Plot Summary: From IMDb: “The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get…
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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…
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New This Week By the end of the Great War, subsequently known as World War I, audiences were tired of films and plays about the war. In 1924, however, war stories were once again popular fodder. Broadway saw three plays that had opened in rapid succession, the most famous and popular of them being Lawrence…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Received two screeners today: Mud and Stories We Tell. I expect there may be more coming from Lionsgate later in the season.
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Return Links Poll Archives Now That You’ve Seen Gravity…? Cinema Sight Asks: Now that you’ve seen “Gravity,” which Alfonso Cuaron film is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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The Academy has announced that 76 countries have submitted films for consideration for this year’s Academy Awards. As always, the list features a number of prominent films and many that critics and audiences in the U.S. are entirely unfamiliar with. Some of the most prominent submissions this year are: “Neighbouring Sounds” from Brazil, “The Hunt”…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: November 8, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An exposition of cyclist Lance Armstrong as he trains for his eighth Tour de France victory.” Poster: C+ The producers deftly avoided the use of yellow, Lance Armstrong’s central color, though they may have missed out on an interesting comparison of the LiveStrong hue…
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We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Gravity It’s been a long time since a science fiction film has so grabbed the collective imaginations of both audiences and critics that it is entirely conceivable that Gravity could become the first of its genre to win Best Picture, though…
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Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Poll Archives What’s the Best of October 2012, Wide? Cinema Sight Asks: Which October 2012 wide release is best? 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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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 11, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A group of high-schoolers invite Mandy Lane, a good girl who became quite hot over the summer, to a weekend party on a secluded ranch. While the festivities rage on, the number of revelers begins to drop quite mysteriously.” Poster: B Review: The reason…
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