We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Much Ado about Nothing Reviews are good, but not great. Joss Whedon’s success as director of The Avengers has earned him the ability to do more intimate projects. While I think the modest reaction from critics will ultimately keep the film…
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…
Now You See Me Rating Director Louis Leterrier Screenplay Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin, Edward Ricourt Length 115 min. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Mélanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Michael J. Kelly, Common MPAA Rating PG-13 for language, some action and sexual content
The Great Gatsby Rating Director Baz Luhrmann Screenplay Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce (Novel: F. Scott Fitzgerald) Length 142 min. Starring Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Amitabh Bachchan MPAA Rating PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language
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…
Helen Mirren returns to the stage as Queen Elizabeth II. You won’t likely have another opportunity to see it. National Live Theater: The Audience Plot Summary: Helen Mirren reprises her role as Queen Elizabeth II who brought 12 Prime Ministers to her home weekly for private chats. This is a live broadcast of a West…
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…
Time for another week of the Friday Face-Off. It’s a simple affair in which you are given a choice between two Oscar winners in specific categories. You choose which of the two is best. When the game concludes, we’ll have the ultimate winner in each category. For example: If you were to choose between Oscar…
