There isn’t much out during the early days of January, but a rousing sword-and-sandal-type action drama should do decently well at the box office, even if it is the only new wide release. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: I’m not interested in seeing the version of Hercules starring The Rock. Why would I want to see…
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Not a lot of surprises from the Costume Designers Guild, with Dallas Buyers Club being the most modern piece on the Period slate. Several costume dramas, including The Invisible Woman weren’t included, but most of the expected Best Picture contenders are here. The Nominations Best Period Costume Design 12 Years a Slave American Hustle Dallas…
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August 2, 2013 2 Guns Box Office Prediction: $60 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Unknown. The two stars have been box office draws in the past, but the concept isn’t terribly fresh or interesting which could cause it to fall on the dud side. And releasing in August is never promising.” Box Office…
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With two extra categories to compete in, it wouldn’t seem that Gravity would be able to turn one acting nomination into a commanding lead, but it did. Topping two bigger Oscar contenders, Gravity brought in 11 nominations (not including its one nomination for Best British Film) topping both 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle.…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: February 28, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An air marshall must spring into action aboard an international flight.” Poster: C- Review: It’s actiony. It’s got Liam Neeson. That’s all they really needed for this. Of course, artistically, much more is needed, especially a creativity that seems anathema to these designers. Trailer:…
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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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Nary a shock to the system with the choices for this year’s DGA nominations. This pretty much guarantees that all five films will be on the Best Picture list at the Academy Awards. It also means that barring a failure to get nominated, if the Academy picks all five films, you will have the five…
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New This Week 2014 is the 75th anniversary of films released in 1939, often cited as the greatest year in the history of the movies. It is also the 50th anniversary of films released in 1964 and the 25th anniversary of films released in 1989. Will we see very many anniversary edition DVDs and Blu-rays…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Return Links Poll Archives Now That You’ve Seen Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones…? Cinema Sight Asks: Now that you’ve seen “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones,” which Paranormal Activity film is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: March 7, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.” Poster: B- / B+ / C Review: The first design…
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We had zero films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
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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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Frozen Rating Director Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Screenplay Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, Shane Morris (story “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen) Length 102 min. Starring Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk, Ciaran Hinds, Chris Williams, Stephen J. Anderson, Maia Wilson, Edie McClurg, Livvy Stubenrauch, Eva Bella, Spencer Ganus…
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