There are hundreds of movie screenings held across the country every week. AdvanceScreenings.com is a website that lists the majority of them, with links to codes and pass giveaways on various sites, including Gofobo. These are for free screenings – simply first come, first served. But with this piece, I’m going to specifically focus on […]
In the midst of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, The Weinstein Company has decided to push the drama “The Current War”, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon to 2018. It was originally scheduled for a prime awards season limited start on Nov. 24. This is far from the first time TWC has made a significant release […]
More than ever before, Hollywood’s A-list actors aren’t in just 1, but 2 major Awards Season contenders. In the past, competing with two films hasn’t gone so well. Tom Hanks was Oscar snubbed in 2014 for both “Captain Phillips” and “Saving Mr. Banks”, and Amy Adams was shut-out of the Oscar ballot last year for […]
Many believe “Blade Runner 2049” is a much better film than the original, 1982 “Blade Runner”. I liked the first “BR”, but you can’t deny the story and character improvements in the long-awaited sequel. Here are some other recent sequels I think are better than their first chapters (Note: Strictly comparing the first and second […]
He dominated the 70s, 80s and 90s – with the original “Blade Runner”, “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” films, as well as “Witness”, “Working Girl” and “The Fugitive”. But at 75, Harrison Ford may be more popular than ever. And this past decade may be his most noteworthy yet. May 2008 – Ford returned to […]
This month, to celebrate All Hallow’s Eve, we are being treat-ed to three new animated Halloween specials: First, on Friday the 13th (how appropriate), Nickelodeon will air “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-kini Bottom”, the second stop-motion animation episode in the show’s history (following a very successful holiday special that aired on both CBS and […]
This week, singer and actress Hilary Duff turns 30. Duff currently stars on the TV Land rom-com series “Younger”, which just finished its fourth season (and has already been picked up for a fifth). But she’s still best known for her role on the phenomenon Disney Channel series “Lizzie McGuire”, which launched her career to […]
Craig Robinson and Adam Scott had breakthrough roles on NBC comedies “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation”, respectively. They teamed-up for 2015’s disappointing “Hot Tub Time Machine 2”, and now they’re together again for the surprisingly entertaining new FOX TV comedy “Ghosted”. Scott plays Max, an astrophysicist and former Stanford University professor who lost his […]
This weekend, the highly-anticipated dramedy “Battle of the Sexes” hits select theaters (and it expands nationwide next Friday, Sept. 29). Emma Stone, fresh-off her Best Actress Oscar win for “La La Land”, is getting “career-best” praise for her performance as Billie Jean King, who faced-off against Bobby Riggs in a prolific tennis match on Sept. […]
On Wednesday September 19, 2007, FOX debuted a new comedy series starring Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier”) and Patricia Heaton (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) in their highly-anticipated TV returns. “Back to You”, celebrating 10 years this week, only lasted a season, but it’s left a lasting impression on me – as one of my all-time favorite TV comedies. […]