Born July 9, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, Christopher Walton (Chris) Cooper was the son of a cattleman and internist who served as a doctor in the U.S. Air Force, and his wife, a homemaker. Raised in Texas, where his parents were from, Cooper was educated at the University of Missouri school of drama. Cooper…
Page Revisions: (May 17, 2020) Original Release Date: Synopsis: From IMDb: “Reeling from a one-sided breakup, heartbroken Karen breaks into her ex’s lake house. There, she strikes up a complicated relationship with provocative younger woman Lana.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There’s nothing particularly interesting about this design. The figure positioning does…
Like last month, it’s possible, even probable, that theatrical business is not back up and running by the end of May. If I feel that we will indeed have new movies, then I’ll post an update.
Jumanji: The Next Level Rating Director Jake Kasdan Screenplay Jake Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg Length 2h 3m Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Awkwafina, Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Madison Iseman, Ser’Darius Blain, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Rhys Darby, Colin Hanks, Rory McCann MPAA Rating PG-13 for adventure action, suggestive…
Page Revisions: (May 17, 2020) Original Release Date: June 19, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.” Poster Rating: B- / C- / C / C+ / C+ / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) It…
New This Week Thunder on the Hill, Douglas Sirk’s 1951 film, was the director’s first for Universal, the studio where he would make such classics as Magnificent Obsession, All That Heaven Allows, and Imitation of Life over the next eight years. He was the perfect choice for this female-driven murder mystery based on a successful…
Page Revisions: (May 17, 2020) Original Release Date: June 5, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A teenager’s weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.” Poster Rating: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one…
Page Revisions: (May 10, 2020) Original Release Date: May 8, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Based on the novel by Camilla Gibb, Lilly is an English child abandoned in Africa, forced to flee Ethiopia for England amid civil war. There she befriends Amina, an Ethiopian refugee, and they begin a mission to reunite scattered families.” Poster…
Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as a section looking…