Author: Clayton Davis March 31, 2012
Use this post to include your own predictions for the following year. Also, the official pages by myself will be updated throughout the weekend so watch out for that. Enjoy! Read more on Awards Circuit Staff Unveils Their 2013 Oscar Predictions!… Comments: 21 Comments |
Mirror Mirror (**½)"Snow White" gets her first live action treatment...Author: Michael Ward March 31, 2012
Singh’s approach to the story, Mirror Mirror features a fair amount of alterations made to the original Brothers Grimm fairy tale, but essentially this is a simple take on the classic tale; one which seems to have an eye towards a possible franchise moving forward. The evil queen (Julia Roberts) is “raising” her orphaned step-daughter, the beautiful and kind-hearted Snow White (Lily Collins), who is banished to her bedroom. Snow White’s father left her the gift of a dagger and promised to return as he set off to battle, but he never came home and his wife, the queen, controls his and his daughter’s kingdom. The opulent palace they call home is bathed in a stunning colorful palette with its architecture and is an extraordinary backdrop to the queen’s expensive and lavish parties and galas. Just outside the queen’s palatial estate however, the neighboring towns are bleak, dark, and destitute. Read more on Mirror Mirror (**½)… Comments: 2 Comments |
Author: Clayton Davis March 31, 2012 Check it out the trailer for the film starring Kathleen Turner after the jump. The film opens in New York and Los Angeles on May 4th and May 11th. A national rollout for “The Perfect Family” will follow. Read more on Trailer for Variance Films’ “The Perfect Family”… Comments: 1 Comment |
Author: Joey Magidson March 31, 2012
Read more on Take This Waltz gets a new Trailer!… Comments: 7 Comments |
Author: Joey Magidson March 30, 2012
Read more on First Look at Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables!… Categories: News
Tags: first look, Hugh Jackman, image, Les Miserables, Oscar hopeful, play adaptation, remake Comments: 7 Comments |
Author: Joey Magidson March 30, 2012
Read more on The Human Centipede in danger of not becoming a trilogy!… Comments: 7 Comments |
Author: Robert Hamer March 30, 2012 This weekend, the odds will not be in favor of the two opening titles vying against The Hunger Games at the box office. Strong word-of-mouth and momentum of ticket sales throughout the weekdays could see it score a jackpot that may even challenge Avatar’s record for second-weekend grosses.
That’s not to say its take won’t fall a little, primarily due to competition from films like Wrath of the Titans. This sequel to Clash of the Titans finds Hollywood butchering Greek mythology yet again, with the Austrailian-accented Perseus leaving his quiet life as a fisherman once more to save the world when the Titans overthrow Zeus. Despite expressing a desire to continue this franchise, Louis Leterrier is not returning for this installment, instead ceding to Jonathan Liebesman of Darkness Falls and Battle: Los Angeles…which, you know, whatever. At least according to critics the special effects are an improvement, even if most of them say it is just as soulless and incoherent as the first film. Audience enthusiasm seems to be weaker than the last one as well, with online activity relatively weak and advance ticket sales being swamped by The Hunger Games, though it does have the advantage of being in more 3D and IMAX theaters. I’m expecting a $35-40 million weekend take. Categories: Weekend Openings
Tags: Bully, Goon, Harvey Weinstein, Mirror Mirror, MPAA, Tarsem Singh, The Hunger Games, Weekend Openings Comments: 1 Comment |
Author: Joey Magidson March 30, 2012
Read more on Trailer for ‘People Like Us’!… Comments: 2 Comments |
Author: Joseph Braverman March 29, 2012
Categories: TV/Music
Tags: american idol, american idol recap, American Idol Season 11, american idol top 9, Colton Dixon, Deandre Brackensick, elise testone, Heejun Han, Hollie Cavanagh, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips, Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest, skylar laine, Steven Tyler Comments: 16 Comments |
Author: Joey Magidson March 29, 2012
Cast: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Sam Shepard, Garret Dillahunt, and Slaine Synopsis (from Coming Soon): Adapted from George V. Higgins novel and set in New Orleans, “Cogan’s Trade” (now entitled Killing Them Softly) follows professional enforcer, Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt), who investigates a heist that occurs during a high stakes, mob-protected, poker game. The film also features Scoot McNairy (“Monsters”), Ben Mendelsohn (“Animal Kingdom”), Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins (“The Visitor”), with James Gandolfini, Vincent Curatola, Max Casella, Sam Shepard and Bella Heathcote among others. Read more on Awards Profile: Killing Them Softly… Categories: Award Profile
Tags: Andrew Dominik, book adaptation, Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Killing Them Softly, Oscar hopeful, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, Sam Shepard Comments: 7 Comments |
Author: Joey Magidson March 29, 2012
Read more on The slate of films for the Cannes Film Festival may be emerging…… Comments: 4 Comments |
Author: Joey Magidson March 29, 2012
Read more on Get ready for ‘Anchorman 2′…… Categories: News
Tags: judd apatow, paul rudd, sequel, Steve Carell, upcoming projects, Will Ferrell Comments: 4 Comments |
Author: Clayton Davis March 28, 2012
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Author: Joey Magidson March 28, 2012
Read more on ‘The Master’ is officially headed to theaters on October 12th!… Categories: News
Tags: Amy Adams, Joaquin Phoenix, Laura Dern, Oscar hopeful, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master Comments: 4 Comments |
Author: Joey Magidson March 28, 2012
Read more on The Dictator gets a new Trailer!… Comments: 3 Comments |
Author: Anna Young March 28, 2012
Read more on Dancing with the Stars: Week 2 Results… Comments: 4 Comments |
Author: Michael Ward March 27, 2012 
Elizabeth Banks and Jennifer Lawrence in Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games" Banking on broader appeal than the Twilight franchise and delivering the third-largest opening weekend of all time, Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games surpassed even the most optimistic of expectations, with a $152.5 million opening weekend. In a snap of one’s fingers, Jennifer Lawrence will forever be associated with Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson will likewise forever be linked to Peeta Mellark. Their anonymity is gone. Next November 2013, Liam Hemsworth will likely join them in being branded as Gale, with his role exponentially increased in the sequel Catching Fire, and the lives of these three young actors have been irrevocably changed forever. Most who saw the film were in favor of Gary Ross’ adaptation, with yours truly giving it, admittedly, one of the strongest reviews of the lot. Audiences were thrilled, the record books rewritten and Lionsgate’s all in gamble on the franchise rivals that of New Line’s investment in “Lord of the Rings” and Summit’s daring risk on “Twilight”. Everyone knew this franchise would be a success, but third-biggest-opening-of-all-time success? Lots of jaws are still falling open as numbers are continually crunched.
Uh oh… Read more on Box Office Final: A “Hunger” Burns Inside (March 23-25, 2012)…… Author: Joey Magidson March 27, 2012
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Giovanni Ribisi, Nick Nolte, Frank Grillo, Robert Patrick, Michael Pena, Anthony Mackie, Josh Pence, and Mireille Enos Synopsis (from Warner Brothers): Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and—if he has his way—every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop…except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart. Read more on Awards Profile: The Gangster Squad… Categories: Award Profile
Tags: Anthony Mackie, Awards Profile, book adaptation, emma stone, Giovanni Ribisi, Josh Brolin, Nick Nolte, Oscar hopeful, Robert Patrick, Ruben Fleischer, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, The Gangster Squad Comments: 24 Comments |
Author: Joey Magidson March 27, 2012
Read more on The Weinstein Company is releasing ‘Bully’ Unrated!… Comments: 10 Comments |
Author: Joseph Braverman March 27, 2012
Categories: TV/Music
Tags: blake shelton, cee lo green, christina aguilera, james massone, karla davis, matthai, Moses Stone, naia kete, nbc, nbc mondays, The Voice, the voice battle rounds, the voice battle rounds part 4, the voice battle rounds part 4 recap, the voice battle rounds recap, the voice recap, tony vincent Comments: 3 Comments |
Author: Joey Magidson March 27, 2012
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close I maintain that this movie has a lot of issues (mainly in terms of the script), but even the first time around I admitted that it had some real emotional power to it. I gave it a second chance after that and found that my issues were diluted somewhat (I still think the screenplay is the weak link and things get pretty monotonous in the 2nd act), but the power of the story wasn’t (especially in terms of the acting and some of the visuals). The flick still isn’t as good as I’d hoped it to be when predicting it to win Best Picture last summer, but it’s not as flawed as I found it to be on that first screening. Now that it’s out on home video, those who didn’t bother with it can see for themselves and make up their mind as to whether or not the pseudo surprise Best Picture nomination was a just decision by the Academy or not. I gave it another chance, so why don’t you do the same as well! Read more on Joey’s DVD Picks of the Week (3/27/2012)… Categories: Blu-Ray/DVD
Tags: blu ray, DVD, Joey's DVD Column, joeys dvd pick of the week, weekly DVD column Comments: 16 Comments |
Author: Clayton Davis March 27, 2012
Also, we’re starting a phenomenon now: Who do you Geek? There are the directors, movies, actors, that put us on the film bandwagon. We have some specialty shirts for great directors like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Alfred Hitchock (with more coming in the near future!). Buy it HERE! Read more on Love the Awards Circuit? We Have Merchandise Now!… Comments: 8 Comments |
Author: Anna Young March 27, 2012
Read more on Dancing with the Stars: Week 2… Comments: 3 Comments |
Author: Anna Young March 26, 2012
Cast: Winona Ryder, Christopher Lee, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Atticus Shaffer, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Robert Capron, Tom Kenny, James Hiroyuki Liao Synopsis: Tim Burton’s 1984 Short Film, Frankenweenie, is being brought back to life on the big screen. Read more on Awards Profile: Frankenweenie… Categories: Award Profile
Tags: Awards Profile, batman, Best Animated Feature, big fish, danny elfman, Dark Shadows, Frankenweenie, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Oscar hopeful, planet of the apes, remake, sweeney todd, the nightmare before christmas, Tim Burton, Walt Disney Pictures, winona ryder Comments: 4 Comments |
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