It’s beginning to be that time of year, and I’m not talking about the holidays. Awards season kicked off with today’s Gotham Awards nominations. The Gotham Awards give recognition to independent film and nominate the best indies, along with breakout…
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Not Only Gamers
This month of August has been one of the most frustrating in a long time for a number of reasons. One of those reasons has been a Twitter trend dubbed #GamerGate, which in recent weeks has been a conflict between…
Top Ten Bizarre Movie Musicals
Many movie musicals have become enduring fixtures of Western pop culture. Masterpieces like Singin’ in the Rain (1952) and The Sound of Music (1965) have been lauded not only as triumphs of musical storytelling, but as pieces of cinema able…
Hercules Retrospective: The Biggest One Yet
Son of Zeus, the great demigod of Greek mythology, Hercules returns to the big screen in a blaze of fire and brimstone in a multimillion dollar special effects-laden spectacular. Former rock-and-roll wrestling superstar with the signature eyebrow raise, The Rock,…
The Film Canon: The Producers (1968)
Genre of the Day: Black Comedy “Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder have a scene in “The Producers” where they roll on the floor so ferociously we expect them to chew on one another. Mostel is so manic and barbarian, Wilder so panicked…
Paramount Pictures and Pathé Announce the Start of Principal Photography on “Selma”
PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND PATHÉ ANNOUNCE THE START OF PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON “SELMA” HOLLYWOOD, CA (May 20, 2014) – Paramount Pictures and Pathé today announced that principal photography has commenced on “SELMA,” directed by Ava DuVernay (“MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.”) The film is…
First trailer for ‘The Homesman’ with Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones is known for his interesting roles and films. This time around, he not only stars but takes the director and producer seat for The Homesman. The first trailer for this upcoming western drama was released this week.…