Born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund on September 22, 1895 in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine), Chicago reared Yiddish stage actor Muni Weisenfreund became one of Hollywood’s greatest stars after changing his name to Paul Muni. He married actress Bella Finkel after appearing with her on the Yiddish stage in 1921. Segueing from the Yiddish theater to…
Page Revisions: (November 22, 2015) Original (March 27, 2016) New Trailers (#2 & #3) / New Posters (#7-#9) (April 17, 2016) New Poster (#10) Release Date: April 22, 2016 Synopsis: The Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) must ally himself with a prominent Warrior (Jessica Chastain) in an effort to stop the Evil Queen (Charlize Theron) when she…
Who will triumph, the dinosaur or the boxer? While both may come in second to Katniss Everdeen and the second weekend of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, the top new release will either be Pixar’s second film this year or Sylvester Stallone’s latest Rocky franchise feature. I’m giving the edge to Pixar simply…
Page Revisions: (November 22, 2015) Original Release Date: January 9, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An anesthesiologist must awaken her animal instincts when she, her husband and her brother-in-law become the quarry of unseen hunters who want to turn them all into trophies.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A simple design that sets…
Here are some highlights of the recent releases to the Warner Archive Collection. DVD’s and Blu-rays are manufactured on demand. Visit Warner Archive to discover their offerings.
Todd Haynes’ film about a lesbian couple fighting against social mores, Carol, earns the top spot in the nomination tally for this year’s Spirit Awards. That’s all thanks to the double Best Female Lead nomination for Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, a feat Harvey Weinstein didn’t seem inclined to want happening. Beasts of No Nation…
Page Revisions: (November 22, 2015) Original (March 20, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#1-#13) (June 5, 2016) New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#14-#19) Release Date: June 10, 2016 Synopsis: From IMDb: “One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, The Four Horsemen resurface…
New This Week Nostalgia reigns supreme with the Blu-ray and DVD release of Guy Ritchie’s update of the classic 1960s TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and the new-to-Blu-ray upgrades of films originally released from eleven to sixty years ago. The original TV version of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ran for four seasons beginning in…
What irritates me about this is that it’s a week earlier than my educated guess, largely because when I went to PGA’s website, I couldn’t find the information. Yet, here they are, a week earlier than expected. Regardless, the nominations are an interesting lot with Amy and The Look of Silence being the only ones…