EXCLUSIVE: It’s Official! Upstart movie theater chain Cosmic Cinemas is moving into the former Madison Theatre on Madison Avenue in Albany. Madison Theatre owner Gunther Fishgold confirmed the sale exclusively to me this morning. He says the deal will be finalized in a week or so, at which time an official announcement will be made. […]
“Sherlock Gnomes”, opening next weekend, is the follow-up to 2011’s “Gnomeo & Juliet”. Many of the characters from the original and their real-life counterparts are back: James McAvoy’s Gnomeo, Emily Blunt’s Juliet, as well as characters voiced by Michael Caine, Maggie Smith and Stephen Merchant. But the new, main focus this time around is on […]
The next 12 months will be actress Emily Blunt’s biggest yet. Next Friday, March 23, she reprises her role as the voice of Juliet in “Gnomeo & Juliet” spinoff/sequel/follow-up “Sherlock Gnomes”. Fellow original castmates James McAvoy and Michael Caine return, joined by Johnny Depp as the voice of the title detective. “Gnomeo”, released by Disney […]
Last Thursday, Marvel Studios and Robert Downey, Jr. announced on Twitter that they’re moving the U.S. release date of “Avengers: Infinity War” up a week, from May 4 to April 27. The highly-anticipated third title under the ‘Avengers’ name will now open the same weekend around the globe, rare these days for a Marvel movie. […]
As I watched Michael Strahan interview Oscars presenter Matthew McConaughey on the red carpet Sunday Night, a thought crossed my mind: I think McConaughey would make a pretty good Oscar host. Here’s why: 1.) He’s a Previous Oscar Winner. He knows how Awards Season goes and how this specific show runs, following his win for […]
3/4 UPDATE: Correct Picks are Bolded. I got 20 out of 24 Right! “Get Out” Your Ballots! Here are My 2018 Oscar Predictions in All 24 Categories: Best Picture – “Get Out” Best Director – Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water” Best Actor – (TIE) Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour” AND Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread” […]
Wth 4 wins each, two star-studded true-story films lead The 2018 LCJ Movie Awards. “The Post” earns top honors, with Best Picture, Best Director (Steven Spielberg), Best Drama and Best Original Screenplay, and “I, Tonya” is the recipient of Best Actress (Margot Robbie), Best Supporting Actress (Allison Janney), Best Comedy and Best Film Editing. Sci-fi sequel “Blade […]
Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ premiered in theaters one year ago this week (February 23, 2017 at 7pm ET). The first time I saw the trailer for “Get Out” was at a showing of “The Birth of a Nation” in Oct. 2016. I didn’t really know that Jordan Peele was writing and directing a movie – […]
Sci-fi sequel “Blade Runner 2049”, true story drama “The Post” and family film “Wonder” lead The 2018 LCJ Movie Awards nominations, with 9 each, including Best Picture. Musical “The Greatest Showman” and sports biopic “I, Tonya” follow with 7 nominations each. For the first time in the 7-year history of The LCJ Movie Awards, there […]
Sunday’s BAFTA Awards mark one of the final major awards shows before The Oscars. Will the winners have an impact on who takes home Oscar gold? It’s quite an interesting year. BAFTA only has 5 nominees in their Best Film category. They are “Call Me by Your Name”, “Darkest Hour”, “Dunkirk”, “The Shape of Water” […]