Trailer of the week: ’7500′
Take note: airplane overhead storage compartments are deadlier than they appear.
‘Chronicle’: The perfect recipe for a found footage movie
Ladies and gentlemen, I have some big news for you: Chronicle is the first movie of 2012 that I would actually recommend for people to watch without hesitation. The Max Landis-scribed movie about a trio of high school buddies (played by Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell, and Dane DeHaan) who discover they have superhero telekinetic...
8 tips to prepare you for ‘The Woman in Black’
The Woman in Black is basically a ghost story about — you guessed it — a woman in black. She lives in a creepy house and terrorizes a quaint little town whilst wearing her glamorous black veil. Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a lawyer, is visiting the town to settle some business with the aforementioned creepy...
Reviewing a review of ‘Coriolanus’
Immediately after watching Ralph Feinnes Shakespeare-to-screen film, Coriolanus, I thought, “I kind of liked Maid in Manhattan better. I am totally joking…kind of. As I was talking with a fellow movie writer about the film, he was commenting on how the movie wasn’t that great. He was venting about how it is so difficult and...
OMG! A new trailer for ‘The Hunger Games’!
With the reaping right around the corner, the new trailer for The Hunger Games gives us a taste of more EXCITEMENT! Actually, there’s really nothing new. There’s no new footage accept for a focus on the mockingjay pin. Nonetheless, I am squealing with delight on the inside. I am such a teenage girl when it...
Wes Anderson has a fetish for shooting overhead
Oh Wes Anderson… you’re so quirky with your quirky movies and your quirky characters and your quirky way of storytelling and your quirky ’60s-hued coloration and your quirky way of shooting things from above. If you can name which Wes Anderson movies each of these shots are from, then you are a really good person....
Finer Feed: Bueller is back, MacLaine goes ‘Downton’, Farmiga as Mac’s McVie
Ferris Bueller is back! And he’s in a Super Bowl commercial, naturally. [Best Week Ever] Shirley MacLaine is set to stir things up at Downton Abbey. Dowager Countess best watch her back! [Cinema Blend] Vera Farmiga is about to make lovin’ fun as Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie in Dennis Wilson biopic. [Empire] Matthew Vaughn is...
Holy Crap! Flying Humans Are Promoting ‘Chronicle’
In honor of Chronicle, a documentary-style movie about a bunch of delinquents with superhero powers (including flight), 20th Century Fox created a viral video with flying people. Yes, you read that right. FLYING PEOPLE! FOOLED YA! LOL. The viral video marketing agency, Thinkmodo created this promotion with remote control “flying people” to make it seem...
Your Friendly Guide to DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 31
More Gosling for the gander. Drive Timberlake. Seyfried. They run a lot in this movie. In Time Remember these movies? I do. Barely. The Big Year Dream House The Thing Just in time for Awards season, check out these Blu-ray re-releases of high-brow flicks: Cold Mountain The English Patient Frida Malcolm X The Piano Shakespeare...
The Magic of Booty Poppin’ and Unrequited Love Continues in ‘Step Up 4′
I am not going to lie. I get excited when another Step Up installment hits the streetz. I mean, this franchise did launch the career of Channing Tatum. Solely based on the ’80s font of the title card, I thought this teaser trailer was a parody. But alas, it was not. This time, we go...
Tweets About the 18th Annual SAG Awards
It was kind of difficult to find tweets about the SAG Awards last night. I don’t think many people tweet about them because the award statuette is scary. It has no face. NO. FACE. It’s like The Blank from Dick Tracy. Anyways, I did manage to round up some REALLY good reactions from some of...
Late to the Party: A Complete List of SAG Award Winners
I didn’t live tweet the SAG Awards this year because I was hosting a Muppets-themed dinner party. I am totally serious. That said, I just now finished the awards ceremony. Here is the complete list of winners. (I am sorry to say this, but Bad Teacher didn’t win ANY awards.) MOVIES Outstanding Performance by a...
