You’ve seen him in “Independence Day”, the “Dolphin Tale” films and on “Will & Grace”. You may have also seen him in concert performing his chart-topping hits. And he helped carry the final three years of “American Idol” as a member of the judging panel. Now, two-time Emmy winner Harry Connick, Jr. has joined the […]
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have made their mark in the movie industry as directors of “The LEGO Movie” and the “Jump Street” films. This dynamic duo is also the main production team behind FOX’s hit comedy “The Last Man on Earth”, starring Will Forte. Now they’ve brought us one of the network’s new Fall […]
This Wednesday, September 14, Fathom Events will be screening the new thriller, “Snowden”, in select theaters nationwide one day before its regularly-scheduled release (Thurs. Sept. 15 at 7pm). The highly-anticipated biopic on the infamous U.S. government contractor who, in 2013, leaked stunning, classified NSA information and immediately became a wanted criminal, stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene […]
At the age of 12, she received a Tony nomination for her performance in “High Society”. At 24, she earned a well-deserved Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for “Up in the Air”. This Fall, “Pitch Perfect” star Anna Kendrick, now 31, is involved in several high-profile entertainment projects: She’s among the star-studded ensemble of director […]
I’ve been doing some pre-Awards Season examining of the categories and potential candidates. A handful of websites are already posting “Top 30” lists for most of the categories. Of course, such rankings are pure speculation at the moment, and they’ll drastically change each week between now and December. I’m going in a different direction: For […]
The Highs & Lows, Winners & Losers, Successes & Failures of Summer ’16 at the Box Office: Hits ANIMATION DOMINATION…AGAIN – “Finding Dory” topped the season (and is No. 1 for the year to date) with $480 million. “The Secret Life of Pets”, from “Despicable Me” studio Illumination Entertainment, earned more than $350M. And Sony’s […]
There’s only one thing you need to know heading into Fall: Tom Hanks is The Movie Man for This Season. In 2013, the two-time Oscar winner aimed to score two more nominations, in the Lead Actor category as “Captain Phillips” in the Paul Greengrass-directed thriller, and in the Supporting Actor race as the iconic Walt […]
With Summer winding down, here are mini-reviews of three films released earlier this year that I recently caught-up with: “Eye in the Sky” focuses on the popular usage of drones as high-tech military surveilance. Helen Mirren stars a British military Colonel who oversees global activities and, on this particular day, seeks the opportunity to take-out […]
With this weekend’s release of “Florence Foster Jenkins”, I’ve decided to rank Meryl Streep’s 10 Best Performances of The Past 10 Years – from her role as Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006) to her work as the title Opera singer in “Florence”. The countdown also includes a witch, a rock singer, a […]
Summer is winding down but Awards Show buzz is heating-up. Here are the latest updates: Golden Globes – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced that Jimmy Fallon will host the 74th Globes telecast, airing live Sunday, January 8th on NBC. Fallon has presented at the show several times before but has never hosted. However, […]