I am not in any way shape or form an Oscar pundit who meticulously follows the statistics of who will and won’t be nominated for an Oscar. I take guesses and much of the time my guesses align themselves with…
Weekend B.O.: ‘Taken 3’ Ends Trilogy with a Bang
Box office estimates are in for the weekend of Jan 9-11th, 2015. #1 – Taken 3: Never doubt the Taken franchise. Liam Neeson alone? Yeah, you can doubt him. But when he’s playing Bryan Mills? Bow down. The final, and…
Weekend B.O.: ‘Woman in Black 2’ Can’t Scare Off Competition
Box office estimates are in for the weekend of Jan 2-4th, 2015. #1 – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Though it’s certainty not a post-Christmas slump, the final Hobbit had a not-so-great fall to bring in $21.9M…
Weekend B.O.: A Profitable Christmas Weekend for All
Estimates are in at the box office for the weekend of December 26-28th 2014. #1 – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: It looks like fans of the original Lord of the Rings Trilogy are showing up to…
Movie Review: Into the Woods
Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods is one of those great rarities of the stage: an introspective musical. There aren’t any big song-and-dance numbers with complex choreography and tons of extras. Catchy melodies are practically de-emphasized in favor of intricate wordplay…
Interview: Costume Designer Colleen Atwood Talks ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘Big Eyes,’ & Career
As a thorough critic, I look at absolutely everything when deconstructing a movie – including the costumes. Over the years I have mentioned Colleen Atwood on many occasions in reviews, all in a good way because she is brilliant. Among her…
Movie News: First Teaser Trailer for “Into the Woods”
I can’t help but be a little hesitant to jump on any new musical movie adaptation bandwagon after feeling so slighted by 2012’s Les Miserables. Remember how amazing the first trailer was? Remember how we all sat in the dim theater and…