Month: September 2016
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The DVD Report #482
New This Week Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection on Blu-ray, Universal has released Blu-ray compilations of Frankenstein: Complete Legacy Collection and The Wolf Man: Complete Legacy Collection, which expound on two of the classic monster characters. The Frankenstein collection, in addition to the original 1931 Frankenstein and 1935 Bride of Frankenstein included in the…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 20 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Snowden”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Snowden…?
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Film Preview: Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Page Revisions: (September 18, 2016) Original (October 30, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#5) Release Date: December 9, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband’s novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.” Poster Rating: C- (4) / D+ SEE…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Sep. 16-18, 2016
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Snowden There was a time when controversial filmmaker Oliver Stone was an Oscar mainstay. Today, he’s seen more as a fringe filmmaker who’s lost his way than as a serious Oscar threat. For the first time in years, he has a…
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The Morning After: Sep. 19, 2016
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. I didn’t get to the movies this week and a lot of other stuff…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 19 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Oct. 2016, Wide)
Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Oct. 2016, Wide)
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Trailer Watch: Goat (2016) Updated
New Trailer (#2) Goat, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Weekend Preview: Sep. 23-25, 2016
Below are nine previews for films opening next weekend. The Magnificent Seven (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Storks (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Age of Shadows (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Beauty and the Beast (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Closet Monster (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Dressmaker (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview …
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Film Preview: New World Order (2016)
Page Revisions: (September 18, 2016) Original Release Date: September 23, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The film is proposing new themes, of current interest, strong and of impact, united with a poignant story of love and pain. Manages to combine in a single work controversial points of reflection on economic crisis, policy, ideology of the Freemasonry,…
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Film Preview: Made in France (2016)
Page Revisions: (September 18, 2016) Original Release Date: September 23, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After the horrible terrorist attacks that rocked Paris, this daring investigation thriller plunges you inside the extremist muslim groups that grow inside western countries and can strike at any moment.” Poster Rating: C+ / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1)…
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Film Preview: Closet Monster (2016)
Page Revisions: (September 18, 2016) Original Release Date: September 23, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A chaotic, colorful design that says little about the film itself while reminding the…
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Film Preview: Beauty and the Beast (2016)
Page Revisions: (September 18, 2016) Original Release Date: September 23, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted.” Poster Rating: B / C / C+ / B- /…
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Film Preview: The Age of Shadows (2016)
Page Revisions: (September 18, 2016) Original Release Date: September 23, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop…
