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MCU: New Year, New Movies, Brave New World

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“Captain America: Brave New World” was supposed to be released in theaters last May. The Hollywood strikes delayed the Marvel Cinematic Universe action film, starring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford, to this Valentine’s Day, February 14th. (Unfortunately, McDonald’s couldn’t change the production timeline on its tie-in toys, which were still in Happy Meals in May. […]
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Most Anticipated 2025 Movies

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There are a lot of films I’m looking forward to in 2025. And there will probably be many more movies (including animated films, docs and awards season contenders that haven’t been officially announced or dated yet) that I’ll add to this list. But right now these are my Top 11. “PARTHENOPE” (A24; In Select Theaters […]
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The Best Performances of 2024

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As 2024 winds down, awards season heats up. Some of these performances are already garnering awards attention, while others deserve it and unfortunately may get overlooked. But the Oscar nominations are still a month away, so you never know! In alphabetical order, here are my picks for the best performances of 2024: LEAD PERFORMANCE Kingsley […]
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The Lasting Impact of ‘A Ghost Story’

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I recently spoke with acclaimed director David Lowery about his new Disney+ animated short film “An Almost Christmas Story”. His credits include Disney features “Pete’s Dragon” and “Peter Pan & Wendy”, as well as the 2017 A24 drama “A Ghost Story”. It’s had a lasting impact on me and many other moviegoers, so I had […]
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The Sequels of Disney Animation

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“Moana 2”, in theaters November 27th, will be the first of several new sequels coming from Walt Disney Animation Studios. “Zootopia 2” opens in in Nov. 2025 and “Frozen III” will arrive in Nov. 2027. (“Frozen IV” doesn’t have a release date confirmed yet.) Disney Animation has had an interesting relationship with sequels. There have […]
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Career Highs and Lows of Robert Zemeckis

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Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis is re-teaming with the stars of the 1994 film that won him the Best Director Oscar — “Forrest Gump”‘s Tom Hanks and Robin Wright — for his latest drama “Here”. It opens November 1st. And if you’ve noticed online, the posters of “FG” and “Here” have plenty of similarities, from […]
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Woodstock Film Festival 2024 Preview

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New York’s 25th Annual Woodstock Film Festival is shaping-up to be one of the biggest ever for one of the state’s largest and most popular fall attractions for entertainment. The lineup is filled with awards season contenders, including Cannes Palme d’Or winner “Anora” (NEON) from director Sean Baker, Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” starring Saoirse Ronan (AppleTV+) […]
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The Directorial Features of Jason Reitman

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Jason Reitman, son of “Ghostbusters” director Ivan Reitman, has been behind the camera for nearly 20 years. His directorial debut was “Thank You for Smoking”, which earned Best Comedy Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nominations. Follow-up “Juno” received writer Diablo Cody the Best Original Screenplay Oscar. And 2009’s “Up in the Air” put Reitman […]
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