R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman
I can’t believe that I have to start the week with such devastating news. The great Philip Seymour Hoffman died over the weekend at the age of only 46.
Tag Archives: Ides of March
Weekend Roundtable: Most Overrated Movies of 2011
It’s awards season, a time when everyone in movie-land looks back on the previous year to congratulate themselves for all the awesome films they made. The Golden Globes just wrapped up, and Oscar nominations will be announce...
Blu-ray Highlights for 1/17/12 – Beware the Ides of January
Welcome back from another long weekend. We needed the extra day to rest up from the Golden Globes live-blog, but we’re ready to get back into the swing of things today with a look at this week’s Blu-ray releases. Unfor...
New to VUDU: Week of January 8th, 2012
Maybe I just never noticed it before, but I only recently realized that VUDU has a wishlist feature both on the web site and within VUDU-enabled devices that tie together with each other and your account. Has this been there the w...
Weekend Box Office: No Surprise, ‘Twilight’ Still on
Without a single nationwide opener, this weekend’s box office Top 10 isn’t all that far off from last week’s. Some films moved up, some slid down, and some stayed right where they were. When you look at the per-s...
Weekend Box Office: A Light Opening for the Newcomers
During this odd weekend, all three major openers either played softly or bombed miserably. Most moviegoers attended older releases, while two-, three- and four-week-old movies dropped no more than 30% from last weekend’s num...
Weekend Box Office: Robots Give Clooney a Beating
It’s little surprise that a big dumb popcorn movie gave the beatdown to a smart and thrilling political drama this weekend, but it’s absolutely astonishing that the three-week-old ‘Dolphin Tale’ has grossed...
Weekend Movies: Politcal Psyche-Outs, Robot Punch-Outs and Horror
It’s awesome when the award-contending titles start rolling out. The best time of the year, for film lovers, is upon us. This week we get to see Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Paul Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman all stru...
Now Playing: ‘Ides of March’ Earns Your Vote
Young campaign staffer Stephen Myers (Ryan Gosling) wholeheartedly believes in the power of politics and democracy. He believes that if the right candidate can make it to the Oval Office, the power can be restored to the people. A...
TIFF 2011 Winners Announced, Confound
The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival wrapped up with a final day of screenings on Sunday. I still have some reviews to publish, so I’ll roll those out over the next few days. The festival also announced its winners y...
The Trailer Park: An Ensemble Cast Playing a Board Game
The last few weeks have been flooded with new trailers. A good chunk of them feature ensemble casts likely intended to drive up the box-office numbers. In the fall, we’re getting a comedy heist to tickle your funny bone and ...