New This Week For me, two intriguing, if greatly different, films were the highlight of the 2004 Oscar year. They were Alexander Payne’s sly comedy, Sideways and Clint Eastwood’s modern tragedy, Million dollar Baby. Sideways entered the Oscar race with five nominations and won one. Million Dollar Baby came in with seven nominations and went…
If it’s bad, all you’ll probably hear is “‘Quoth the raven, Nevermore’”. The Raven Plot Summary: A serial killer, aping the works of famed novelist Edgar Allan Poe attempts to gain his attention through mimickry, but eventually invades his life and puts him on the frontline of tracking down the killer. Release Date: March 9,…
Every week from now until the critics groups start giving out their prizes for the best of the year, I’m going to be spotlighting the big Oscar players and their chances at Oscar glory this year. Although the French New Wave is over, their Oscar domination is not. In the 55 years as a competitive…
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…
July 1-3, 2011 Larry Crowne Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None” Box Office Prediction: $75 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Solid. Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts seem a potent combination and could propel a higher box office than even I project. The film does look like a crowd pleaser even if Hanks hasn’t…
Return Link Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen Real Steel… Now that you’ve seen Real Steel, what’s your favorite Hugh Jackman performance? Public OpinionView Results
Oscar News The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced this week that they are constructing an Academy Museum. The museum will focus on cinema as an art form and its impact on culture. David Poland tried to get to the bottom of the new Best Picture voting system this week. Review Round-Up Oscar…
This may be the first time Ryan Reynolds has not had a box office hit with an action film. Fireflies in the Garden Plot Summary: After a childhood of mental abuse by a seemingly careless father, a grown son returns home to tragedy as he must confront his father alone while his beloved mother lies…
On Sundays, we list the weekend’s upcoming films along with previews of trailers and posters. On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll now tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their…