It’s that time of the year once again. Here are my DVD/Blu-ray gift ideas for all the movie fans in your family. Best Mom Movie – “Nanny McPhee Returns“ (PG) (Out on DVD Dec.14) This movie is really not about NMcP. It’s about the mother and how she deals with her kids and their cousins […]

The line-up for next year’s Sundance Film Festival is coming together. For me, two of the more interesteing films that have been chosen are: – “Homework” – One of the 16 seiected in the US Dramatic category (out of over 1100). It stars Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts (a personal favorite), Rita Wison and Blair Underwood, […]

Anne Hathaway and James Franco will be co-hosting the 83rd Academy Awards in February. Yes, you read that correctly. Nothing against these talented actors, but I’ve got to ask: Couldn’t they come-up with anybody better? Is this what hosting the Oscars has come to – just pick two of the current hot, young Hollywood stars […]

“Toy Story 3” is going for the ultimate Oscar story, as Disney/Pixar is campaigning for the film to not only be nominated for Best Picture, but to win the most important of all the Academy Awards. The way I see it, there’s more “buzz” surrounding performances than actual movies this year, so that should help. […]

Here’s wishing you get to see a good movie or two over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend… – “TANGLED” – “UNSTOPPABLE” – “MORNING GLORY” …and NO TURKEYS! And thanks to all of you who have visited this website and followed my reviews, on-line, on TV, on the radio and in the newspaper throughout the past year. I […]

Yes, Disney got hurt by the last year’s “The Princess and the Frog” flop. I didn’t like it either. And yes, it probably wasn’t smart to do ANOTHER fairy tale/princess film again, right away. Everybody knows that, which is why “Rapunzel” got changed to “Tangled” , and why the studio is desperately trying to market […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the list of the 15 movies eligible for this year’s Best Documentary Feature Oscar. Among those on the list (no surprise) is “Waiting for Superman”, a film I liked very much. It’s what isn’t on the list really surprised me. “Joan Rivers: A Piece of […]

I was worried that there wouldn’t be enough animated movies released this year to have a full five nominees in the Academy Award Best Animated Feature category this year. And now it’s official. The Academy has released the list of qualifying films and only 15 movies have been submitted and deemed eligible. That means that […]

Both of my parents are big fans of Pee Wee Herman and “Pee Wee’s Playhouse”, the Saturday morning TV show from the late 80’s and early 90’s. I had seen one of Pee Wee’s movies – “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure” – on TV, but it was a few years ago and I’m not really sure […]

Every first weekend in November for the last six years an animated movie has been released, with “Megamind” continuing the tradition in 2010. Here’s a look back at those films. One interesting note: Even though they all helped kick-off the holiday movie season, only the first one won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. November […]