Month: January 2014
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Precursor: 21st Cinema Audio Society Nominations (2013)
It was a good day for Lone Survivor and Iron Man 3, but a not-so-good day for every other blockbuster out there. Gravity and Iron Man 3 were fairly certain, as has Lone Survivor become, but Inside Llewyn Davis and Captain Phillips weren’t guarantees. Llewyn‘s appearance is a continuing trend for the soundscapes the Coens…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 14 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Lone Survivor”
Return Links Poll Archives Now That You’ve Seen Lone Survivor…? Cinema Sight Asks: Now that you’ve seen “Lone Survivor,” which Peter Berg film is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Film Preview: Tyler Perry’s Single Moms Club (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: March 14, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Brought together by a vandalism incident at their children’s school, a group of single mothers from different walks of life bond, and create a support group that helps them find comedy in the obstacles of life.” Poster: B- / C+ Review: The first design…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Jan. 10-12, 2014
We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
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The Morning After: Jan. 13, 2014
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…
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Review: G.B.F. (2014)
G.B.F. Rating Director Darren Stein Screenplay George Northy Length 92 min. Starring Michael J. Willett, Paul Iacono, Sasha Pieterse, Andrew Bowen, Xosha Roquemore, Molly Tarlov, Derek Mio, Megan Mullally, Rebecca Gayheart, Jonathan Silverman, Evanna Lynch, Natasha Lyonne, Joanna Levesque, Taylor Frey, Brock Harris MPAA Rating R for sexual references
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 7
As the precursor awards continue unabated through the month of December, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar Preview”. Most of the major guilds announced this past week, so there’s…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 13 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Precursor: 71st Golden Globe Awards (2013)
The Golden Globes may have shocked observers by creating one of its highest quality nomination slates in history, but they proved to be the glorified star-lovers they always have been. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams. All are big names around the globe and whether they deserved their awards or not (most of…
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Poll: Best of January 2013 Wide
Return Links Poll Archives What’s the Best of January 2013 Wide? Cinema Sight Asks: Which January 2013 wide release is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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The Inbox (Jan. 4-10, 2014)
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…
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Weekend Preview: Jan. 17-19, 2014
Below are nine previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: Generation War (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: January 15, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Berlin, 1941. Five friends eager to become heroes in an adventure that will change the face of Europe – and that will forever change them as well. Level-headed, highly decorated officer Wilhelm is off to the eastern front with his younger brother Friedhelm, a…
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Film Preview: Life of a King (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: January 17, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Ex-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.” Trailer: D Review: There are some very interesting possibilities with a film like this, so going utterly and blandly convention is probably not the best course. Trailer: C+ Review: Bobby…
