It’s dangerous to use adjectives in your titles, especially ones that can be used to describe the quality of a production. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Plot Summary: Two washed up magicians must come to terms with the changing dynamics of stage magic versus performance magic. When the two attempt to infuse their routine with new…
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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 Sometimes you just have to ignore the critics and watch a movie they don’t like on instinct. Such is the case with Trouble With the Curve, the new Clint Eastwood film that numerous influential critics have slammed, one of them even going so far as to name it one of the five…
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Return Links What Are You Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (Dec. 25-30, 2012) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Dec. 25-30, 2012) Public OpinionPoll Results
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Return Link Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen Jack Reacher… Cinema Sight Asks: Now that you’ve seen Jack Reacher, what’s your favorite Tom Cruise performance? Public OpinionPoll Results
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It looks like it might be great, but who knows for sure with Baz. The Great Gatsby, trailer #2 Plot Summary: The classic American novel gets the Baz Luhrmann treatment in this dizzying spectacle of Roaring Twenties decadence and obsession. Release Date: May 10, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: N/A Commentary: See Previous Preview Rating: B+…
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We had three films releasing this weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Amour Michael Haneke’s latest Oscar import may be his most successful with the Academy to date. The White Ribbon picked up two Oscar nominations three years ago. Its nominations for Cinematography and Foreign Language Film were not honored with statuettes by the…
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This week, we’re looking at the weekend a couple of days early since we’re including two Christmas Day releases coming to theaters on Tuesday. While our thoughts include the subsequent weekend, this is almost a weeklong look at what’s coming. Next weekend, depending on how Christmas audiences like either Les Misérables or Django Unchained will…
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It’s hard for me to assess the OFCS picks being a member, but I’ll try my best to be even. The Master garnered the most nominations this year, but that was largely due to its large swath of nods in the acting categories. Argo and Zero Dark Thirty also did well with only one nomination…
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In our fourth week of precursors, we’re heading into the holidays, which means nothing much new will be coming out, but after that, we start getting into the guild nominations and awards, which will be a lot more interesting. But, before we get into this week’s winners and losers, let’s take a look at what’s…
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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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Below are five previews for films opening Christmas Day and the following weekend.
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