We had one film release this weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Trance A lot of big name directors whose niche work has frequently left them off of Oscar’s shortlist, find themselves newly favored after they break through for the first time. Recent examples were the likes of David O. Russell, David Fincher, Darren…
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…
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…
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: September 27, 2013 Synopsis: After leaving his food-based weather-creating device running, Flint Lockwood must stop the device before it continues to wreak havoc on the world, morphing plants and animals into vicious, edible hybrids. Poster: C+ Review: A generic poster whose mouth-gaping expressions are the most expression-filled element of the…
Where’s the beef? And Now a Word from Our Sponsors Plot Summary: A prominent advertising executive collapses in front of a bank of television screens and wakes up able to speak only in noted advertising catchphrases. Release Date: March 10, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: A film about advertising at least gets their poster…
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…
Tomorrow You’re Gone Rating Director David Jacobson Screenplay Matthew F. Jones Length 93 min. Starring Stephen Dorff, Michelle Monaghan, Willem Dafoe, Tara Buck MPAA Rating Not Available