The last four months of every year are dedicated mostly to the analysis of Oscar contenders and their chances at year-end awards, box office crossover appeal and the ultimate prize handed out the following February. There are always films contending for the holiday dollars, but many of those films, unless they are blockbusters, won’t be…
Intrigue. Sex. Dependable actors. It could be good. The Woman in the Fifth Plot Summary: A writer finds himself trapped in the web of an older woman who uses his daughter to keep sexual control over him. Release Date: June 15, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: You would never be able to tell this…
Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. If you want to take a look…
New This Week Whit Stillman has made only four films in a twenty-three career. His first three, Metropolitan; Barcelona and The Last Days of Disco were made four years apart in 1990, 1994 and 1998 respectively, with the fourth, Damsels in Distress made thirteen years later in 2011. That title will be released on Blu-ray…
Return Link Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen Total Recall… Cinema Sight Asks: Now that you’ve seen Total Recall, what’s your favorite Colin Farrell performance? Public OpinionPoll Results
We had one film releasing this weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Total Recall In the end, the weekend only saw one film with any real shot at Oscar nominations and that film was such a box office disappointment that unless the tech branches are particularly excitable about it, look for it to be…
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…
Total Recall Rating Director Len Wiseman Screenplay Kurt Wimmer, Mark Bomback, Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon, Jon Povill (Short Story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick) Length 118 min. Starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine, Bill Nighy, John Cho MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of…
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…
Return Links Best of…? Poll Archive What’s the Best of August 2011? Cinema Sight Asks: What’s the best film from August 2011? Public OpinionPoll Results