First-ever SAG Awards host Kristen Bell opened the show with a brief monologue: a couple jokes, a few important statements and a not-too-early “Frozen 2” plug. She and Maya Rudolph then presented the first award of the night. Bell appeared a few more times during the night, including with a well-written bit midway through featuring […]
Here are My Predictions for this Sunday’s 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Stunt Ensemble SHOULD WIN: “Wonder Woman” WILL WIN: “Wonder Woman” COULD WIN: Any other movie in the category There’s been a lot of love and support for “Wonder Woman”, which earned Best Action Movie honors at the Critics Choice Awards. Fellow […]
The 23rd Annual Critics Choice Awards, which took place a few days ago, was the 6th I’ve attended. Each ceremony has had a slightly different feel to it. This year, though it seemed like there were more attendees at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA than ever before, I felt the most relaxed I’ve ever been. Everyone […]
Here are the 11 most anticipated movies I’m most looking forward to seeing during the second half of 2018: “MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN” (July 20) Released almost 10 years to the day after the original, it’s the all-star Abba musical sequel and prequel to the 2008 mega-hit Broadway adaptation. Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, […]
Here are the 7 films I’m most looking forward to seeing during the First Half of 2018: “THE COMMUTER” (Friday) Liam Neeson’s latest action thriller was actually on my list of Most Anticipated Films of 2017, since its release date was originally last Fall. But then Lionsgate pushed it to 2018. So it’s also on […]
Unlike last year, when “La La Land” earned a record-breaking 7 Golden Globes, there will not be a dominant film at this year’s 75th awards, hosted by Seth Meyers. The honors will be spread around, though some films with multiple nominations (including “The Post” with 6 and “Call Me by Your Name”, “Dunkirk” and “The […]
The P.T. Barnum musical starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya, is nominated for 3 Golden Globes and the Best Original Song Critics Choice Award. I rank the film’s 9 songs (no spoilers for those who haven’t seen it): 1. “THE GREATEST SHOW” – The perfect opening production number 2. “THIS […]
2017 had plenty of highs and lows at the movies. Here are my honorable mentions and 3 special achievement honors: HONORABLE MENTIONS “Get Out” – Jordan Peele’s smart, multi-layered thriller. “Ingrid Goes West” – Modern, intelligent script on social media and obsession. “Kedi” – A deeply moving documentary on Istanbul cats. “Mudbound” – Netflix historical drama […]
The commercials for FOX’s new midseason comedy “L.A. to Vegas” prominently feature Dylan McDermott’s charismatic Captain Dave. He was also in a Funny or Die video giving some tips on how to enjoy Las Vegas. And McDermott even dressed and acted as his character for a recent press junket, in which he promoted the show […]
These are my 29 favorite scenes and most memorable moments from 2017 movies: “All the Money in the World” – Climactic ransom/pick-up sequence. “Battle of the Sexes” – Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) meets Marilyn (Andrea Riseborough) at a beauty salon. “The Big Sick” – Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani) gets frustrated at a fast-food drive thru. […]