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Before you watch a new movie, you may turn to the internet to find out what others have to say about it first. No one wants to waste their time on a poor quality film. When you read movie reviews, however, you may wonder how these opinions originate. Everyone has different tastes in movies, so […]
I have never been much of fan of an animated type movie but today when I got this one and watched the trailer for it, I knew I just had to write something about it since it was just so cute. This is a sequel to DreamWorks animation’s Oscar-nominated blockbuster comedy, The Templeton Brothers, Tim […]
OK what would any sixth-grader boy hate the most. If he is like most 6th graders he loves his gaming, hanging out with all his friends and of course he loves his pair of Air Jordans. Now this normal 6th grader thought he had it all until one day when he was told his recently […]
The sequel to MGM’s 2019 box-office smash hit, The Addams Family has rounded out its stellar voice cast with the additions of Bill Hader as all-new character “Cyrus,” and Javon “Wanna” Walton taking on the role of the youngest Addams sibling, “Pugsley.” Hader and Walton join returning Addams Family film stars Charlize Theron (Morticia), Oscar Isaac (Gomez), Chloë Grace Moretz […]
From the creators of 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Shallows, HORIZON LINE is a thrilling survival story about two former lovers, Sara (Allison Williams) and Jackson (Alexander Dreymon) who discover new altitudes of fear aboard a single-engine Cessna plane. Imagine being in an airplane thinking it was supposed to be a routine and casual 99-minute […]
Earlier today I received an email from an author, my review copy of his book has been delayed because of a typo. He also asked if I would have downgraded my review because of the typo. I chuckled and told him that I don’t care about a few typos. That got me thinking about typos […]
I was bored today, there was nothing interesting on the $180 a month Cable TV a 1000 channels, but nothing to watch. On the free pluto.tv I stumbled upon two cracking documentaries, A Patent Scam and A Dangerous Game. Two very different subjects, or are they? A Patent Scam is an interesting look at at […]
The movie hits theaters on Jan 4 and I really hope it does well.I don’t know what the budget for the movie was, but it was far less that the misery “Mortal Engines” that is currently tanking at the box office. Big and sweeping is not always better than small and personal. Before we get […]
I like action movies. A movie that has Jean-Claude Van Damme is sure to get a look. Even if what they are doing has been done to death. Black sites and escapes from them have all been the action movie rage the last couple of years in between the flood of cartel drug gang violence […]
The title seemed so harmless. What could possibly go wrong? So I agreed to do a review. I don’t generally do horror movies, I think the wicked witch in Snow White is about my limit. It took less than 2 minutes for me to realize that The Song Of Solomon was not a musical with […]
I like movies from far flung places. An oft dismissed source of movies is Australia. If you ask anyone to name their fav Australian movies they will say Mad Max and Crocodile Dundee. Yes they are fun romps but not reflective of the very vibrant Australian movie and TV industry. Goldstone is a very fine […]
I read a lot, I love news, and I love history. History is what makes us, it defines us, and yes sometimes it divides us. I grew up in the UK, Grammar School history lessons were about the Romans, the Vikings, and the pesky French. It was not until 1981 that I escaped on a […]
I really enjoy Alamo Drafthouse’s AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) project. In fact I like almost everything connected with Alamo Drafthouse. This Austin based specialty cinema chain always amazes me. Some 6 or 7 years ago the showed a movie from Belgium, Bullhead went on to become an Oscar contender. Not too shabby for an […]
The Tome is currently in pre-production with shooting set to start in October and release set for 2019. In part the press release says: Award winning screenwriter Adrian Roman will direct the film and is also Producing along with Executive Producer Scott James and Associate Producer Abby Sensenbaugh. The screenplay is locked, and a […]
Here is part of the press release Alamo Drafthouse’s American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive in the world, and Something Weird are excited to announce an July 10, 2018 release date for the GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS Blu-ray. After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, AGFA purchased a 4K film scanner […]
This documentary has been kicking around for several years, I am glad that IFC and Sundance have decided to give it another push. In part the Press Release reads: Directed and produced by Christopher Quinn (Sundance award winner God Grew Tired of Us), Eating Animals tells the story of the beginning of the end of […]
Liza Treviño hails from Texas, spending many of her formative years on the I-35 corridor of San Antonio, Austin and Dallas. In pursuit of adventure and a Ph.D., Liza moved to Los Angeles where she compiled a collection of short-term, low-level Hollywood jobs like script girl, producer assistant and production assistant. Her time as a […]
I am a big fan of indie movies, they have something that is sadly lacking in the endless remakes and series that Hollywood produces. I hate to say it, but the big studios have not had a creative thought in 30 years. They are happy to spent $200 million making drivel, but unwilling to spend […]
I have to admit that I enjoyed the 1996 movie Independence Day, so much so that I have lost count of the number of times I have watched it. I likely can ‘talk along’ with much of it. It is without doubt in my top 5 movies of all time. Other members of this lofty […]
This TV series took the world by storm. It was not like anything else on the market. It was mysterious, it was edgy, it pushed the limits. Oh when I say pushed the limits, I do not mean profanity, sex, or gratuitous violence. It was a physiological thriller with a sci fi touch of pixie […]
In my opinion it was only a matter of time before the movie industry reacted to Google Glass. While most people view the technology as merely creepy and an invasion into personal privacy, it offers a serious headache for copyright holders. Gone are the days of smuggling a video camera into a theatre to make […]
I think it would be fair to say that the filming technique was somewhat similar to The Blair Witch Project. And much like Blair Witch it is steeped in mystery. From time to time I do get strange packages in the mail, books and DVD’s. I have no clue where they come from. I guess […]
I know the strangest darn folks, even worse they introduce me to their friends. My good buddy, author Sam Moffie decided that my life was not complete, I needed to meet Jack N. Young. Throwing caution to the wind, I said OK. So began a curious, yet delightful friendship. Jack Young is 85 years young. […]
The plot sound absolutely boring: PJ Travers goes to Hollywood and fights with just about everyone over Disney’s plan to make a film about Mary Poppins. Yet the film is surprisingly gentle toward it’s characters, and via flashbacks slowly gives us a complex picture of how creation of how and why art is able to […]
The Desoation of Smaug is a film full of chases, heroics, fighting, and great visual design. Very enjoyable, and I suspect it will even be better when seen in 3D (which hasn’t yet hit our area in the rural Philippines). The bad news: It will be confusing for those who didn’t see movie one and […]
So the big “british” film this year is about an Irish mother forced by the evil catholic nuns to give her child up for adoption. One ex catholic atheist at the NYPost said it was an anti catholic bashing film, which is the impression one gets from the British newspaper reviews. Fair enough. But I […]
Recently, Bob Farnsworth, President of Nashville, Tenn. based Humingbird Productions, told Hollywood trade publication Variety that he had a sequel in the works for Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”, the uber Holiday classic made in 1946. Those of you who are not familiar with this movie should all be taken to Area 51 and […]
If your tween daughter is asking for a bow and arrow for a holiday gift, blame Katnis. For “Hunger Games Part II” is now a movie, and it is better than part one. The premise of the Hunger Game triology is that there is a “reaping” of children to fight to the death in the […]
The good news is that Percy Jackson is back. The bad news is that the movie will be confusing if you aren’t into the story, or if you can’t remember who Hermes or Athena are. My granddaughter enjoyed the Percy Jackson book series, but partly because I tell her stories, including stories from mythology, so […]
In the book The Hobbit, Bilbo was given a short contract that included “funeral expenses” and a right to one fourteenth percentage of the treasure. Peter Jackson in his usual fashion did Tolkien one better, so Balin gives Bilbo a long intricate paper contract with a lot more details, written in a satire of legalese. […]
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