‘Prometheus’ actor Logan Marshall-Green to play Tennessee Williams in ‘Lonely...
Logan Marshall-Green has been generating some nice career momentum with parts in The Devil and starring in the highly anticipated blockbuster Prometheus. He poised to take on his biggest role yet,...
View ArticlePhilip Seymour Hoffman and Jena Malone will be ‘Catching Fire’ next year!
I freely admit that I don’t expect ‘Catching Fire’ to be nearly as good as ‘The Hunger Games’ (which pleasantly surprised me), but the recent casting news announced here by The Playlist has done a bit...
View ArticleFor Ellen (**½)
As deliberately paced a film as you’ll likely see this year, ‘For Ellen’ is a flawed yet somewhat compelling character study that is buoyed by what may very well be Paul Dano’s best performance yet....
View ArticleComic-Con: ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ debuts an epic new trailer!
Today is a big movie day at Comic-Con and the Lionsgate Summit panel is currently underway. Thankfully, they recognized that not everyone could be in attendance and have released the full length...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire (★★★)
An almost all around improvement on the already solid film that The Hunger Games was, Catching Fire (or officially The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) is a very well made and enjoyable flick that only has...
View ArticlePaul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Inherent Vice’ will hit theaters on December 12th
Mark down Inherent Vice for Oscar contention folks. At the very least, Warner Brothers must be feeling good about their chances with Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest flick, as it’s going to be coming out...
View ArticleOSCARS 2014: Films With the Strongest Chance at Acting Nods
TOP TEN TUESDAY: As Cannes gets more and more press (and I get more and more jealous), I’ve decided to focus this edition of Top Ten Tuesday to the remaining slate of films set to open later this year....
View ArticleOSCARS: Where are the “Suffering” Women in Best Supporting Actress?
It’s time to look at the supporting ladies that may or may not have the goods to take on each other during this upcoming awards season. The Academy Awards (or the Oscars) are a functioning salute to...
View ArticlePaul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Inherent Vice’ is the Centerpiece Selection for the NYFF
Wow. The decision makers at the New York Film Festival have really outdone themselves so far. Hot on the heels of David Fincher‘s Gone Girl being announced as the Opening Night selection, today we...
View ArticleFirst Teaser Trailer for ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’
Besides being a highly anticipated conclusion to a successful franchise, the two part sequel The Hunger Games: Mockingjay is also noteworthy for being the late Philip Seymour Hoffman‘s final part. As...
View ArticleNYFF: ‘Time Out of Mind’ rewards patience while ‘Jauja’ puzzles
NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL: This was the final day of pre screenings at the festival, so from now on the P&I (Press and Industry) screenings will be taking place during the official NYFF days, so...
View ArticleNew “Inherent Vice” Trailer Starring Joaquin Phoenix
FINALLY! Apple has just dropped the first “teaser” trailer for the much-anticipated Paul Thomas Anderson film, Inherent Vice. Some Oscar prognosticators have 3-time nominee Joaquin Phoenix in their...
View ArticleFilm Review: Inherent Vice (★★★)
NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL: Let’s start this off with a reward offering. I’ll pay anyone $20 if they can explain to me, in detail, the full plot and synopsis of “Inherent Vice,” front to back. That’s a...
View ArticleFilm Review #2: Inherent Vice (★★★)
There are very few times when a film seems to consider its own plot pretty much besides the point while also making said plot as dense as possible, but then again Inherent Vice isn’t your average film....
View ArticleNicolas Winding Refn’s “The Neon Demon” Begins Production Today
Space Rocket Nation announced today the start of production in Los Angeles on NWR’s The Neon Demon: When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of...
View ArticleWATCH: First Trailer for Oren Moverman’s ‘Time Out of Mind’ starring Richard...
Back at last year’s New York Film Festival, I saw Oren Moverman‘s film Time Out of Mind and was very fond of what I saw, particularly from star Richard Gere, who absolutely shines playing a homeless...
View ArticleTime Out of Mind (★★★½)
Despite a host of very good work on his resume to date, Richard Gere gives what I feel to be the performance of his career so far in Oren Moverman‘s rather simple yet incredibly powerful film Time Out...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Jena Malone talks ‘Time Out of Mind’
For almost as long as I’ve been a fan of film, I’ve been a fan of Jena Malone. An actress who rarely gets the credit that she deserves, Malone is almost always a supporting player highlight in whatever...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (★★★)
The franchise has finally come to an end. What began in The Hunger Games and begun wrapping up with the unnecessarily bifurcated The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is now over. The Hunger Games:...
View ArticleFilm Review: “The Neon Demon” is constant style and only sporadic substance
There’s no denying that filmmaker Nicholas Winding Refn has a consistently unique style to his work. The thing is, sometimes it results in a breathtakingly good time at the movies, like with Drive,...
View ArticleHistorical Review: ‘Donnie Darko’ Remains a Thought-Provoking and Satirical...
Richard Kelly’s first film, “Donnie Darko” (2001), is among cinema’s more impressive debuts. Though the then 26-year-old writer and director’s film was a box office failure at first, it was critically...
View ArticleTribeca Film Review: ‘Lorelei’ Showcases Strong Turns From Jena Malone and...
2020 Tribeca Film Festival: One of cinema’s tragedies is that too few storytellers know how to utilize Jena Malone properly. Early work like “Contact,” “For Love of the Game,” “Life as a House,” and...
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