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…
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 18, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.” Poster: B Review: Overly simplified isn’t necessarily a great concept and while the design work is stellar, its lack of background detail…
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: October 25, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.” Poster: B / C (5) / D Review: Although it reminds me of dallas, the design works to highlight all five leads without…
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: September 1, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website’s growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.” Poster: C /…
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: June 13, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “It’s been five years since Hiccup and Toothless successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite…
This is one film that won’t be on my to-do list. The To Do List Plot Summary: From IMDb: “Feeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Clark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.” Release Date: July 26, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C…
Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…
Time for another week of the Friday Face-Off. It’s a simple affair in which you are given a choice between two Oscar winners in specific categories. You choose which of the two is best. When the game concludes, we’ll have the ultimate winner in each category. For example: If you were to choose between Oscar…
Which? The grand ones? I’m doubtful. The Canyons Plot Summary: From IMDb: “When Christian, an LA trust-fund kid with casual ties to Hollywood, learns of a secret affair between Tara and the lead of his film project, he spirals out of control, and his cruel mind games escalate into an act of bloody violence.” Release…