We had four films releasing this weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Brave Another of Pixar’s gems and if Disney can get trifles nominated, there should be no problem giving a slot to Brave. Where the questions come up are categories outside of Animated Feature. Could this be another Best Picture nominee for Disney…
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…
Haywire Rating Director Steven Soderbergh Screenplay Lem Dobbs Length 93 min. Starring Gina Carano, Michael Angarano, Channing Tatum, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Ewan McGregor, Eddie J Fernandez, Maximino Arciniega, Michael Fassbender, Anthony Brandon Wong, Bill Paxton MPAA Rating R for some violence
The Cabin in the Woods Rating Director Drew Goddard Screenplay Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard Length 95 min. Starring Kristen Connelly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Brian White, Amy Acker, Tim De Zam MPAA Rating R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, language, drug use and some sexuality/nudity.
John Carter Rating Director Andrew Stanton Screenplay Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, Michael Chabon (Story “A Princess of Mars”: Edgar Rice Burroughs) Length 132 min. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Bryan Cranston, Polly Walker, Daryl Sabara MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense…
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…
Oscar News The Artist, last year’s Best Picture winner, will finally get a home video release this Tuesday. Review Round-Up Brave premiered this week with a 68 score on Metacritic, a positive assessment but low on the scale for a Pixar film. Woody Allen’s To Rome with Love opened to luke-warm reviews, picking up a…
Now that you’ve (hopefully) had a chance to watch Irma Vep, please join us in discussing this film by posting your comments below. And don’t forget, participants, you need to make your selections today for the future. You can send it by e-mail or PM on UAADB.
On Sundays, we list the weekend’s upcoming films along with previews of trailers and posters. On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll now tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their…