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 Writer-director Jeff Nichols’ third film, Mud is his best film to date and the best new film I’ve seen so far this year. A coming-of-age story in the tradition of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the film’s main characters are two fourteen year-old Arkansas boys who live along the banks…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Return Links Poll Archives Now That You’ve Seen Elysium…? Cinema Sight Asks: Now that you’ve seen Elysium, which Jodie Foster performance is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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I wonder if this means that Idris Elba and Morgan Freeman are related? Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.” Release Date: November 29, 2013 Poster…
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We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Elysium The weak box office paired with the weaker critical support suggests the film that could have been a second Best Picture nominee for neophyte director Neill Blomkamp, has pretty much pushed the film out of the playing field. While Best…
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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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Since You Went Away Rating Director John Cromwell Screenplay David O. Selznick (Book by Margaret Buell Wilder) Length 130 min. Starring Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple, Monty Woolley, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Walker, Hattie McDaniel, Agnes Moorehead MPAA Rating Approved (PCA #9990)
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World War Z Rating Director Marc Forster Screenplay Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof, J. Michael Straczynski (Novel: Max Brooks) Length 116 min. Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken, Matthew Fox, Fana Mokoena, David Morse, Elyes Gabel, Peter Capaldi, Pierfrancesco Favino, Ruth Negga, Moritz Bleibtreu, Sterling Jerins, Abigail…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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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: September 20, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she’s interested in learns he’s her new friend’s ex-husband.” Poster: C- Review: If you can tell me that this poster actually makes you want to see this movie, then I’m going to accuse you of…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: December 18, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly-purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need.” Poster: B Review: There isn’t much to this poster, which is why my rating isn’t as high as it could be. Still, it’s a captivating…
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: February 7, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An unlikely World War II platoon are tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their owners.” Poster: B-/ B Review: It reminds me a bit of Inglourious Basterds, which isn’t a bad comparison, but it might lead to identity…
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