I am officially declaring this to be “The Awards Season of the Short Title”. In fact a majority of the major contenders can actually be summed-up in one word. So don’t be surprised if this year’s Best Picture lineup is thin – and by that I mean thin in letter-count. Bradley Cooper has two shots […]

ABC has the prestige of Kermit and Miss Piggy kicking-off their Tuesday night lineup. But with mixed reviews of the first few episodes of “The Muppets” (the “Pilot” was loaded with celebrity cameos, adult references and a quirky, off-putting tone) and a 35% viewership drop from Week 1 to Week 2, things aren’t looking so […]

British actor Daniel Craig broke through to American audiences when he secured the iconic role of James Bond for the 2006’s “Casino Royale”, which re-vamped the decades-old franchise. Two years later he returned for “Quantum of Solace”, which diehard 007 fans regard as cool visually but dull in the story department. Then one word changed […]

In 2013’s “Gravity”, Sandra Bullock played a rookie astronaut who, in less than 90 minutes, alone and against all odds, did everything she possibly could to get back home. In 2014, Bullock’s haircut was then styled for Anne Hathaway, who joined space explorer Matthew McConaughey on a groundbreaking “Interstellar” adventure from the mind of Christopher […]

Awards Season is upon us, which means every movie opening between now and the end of the year will fight for recognition. And, it also means, in true “out of sight, out of mind” tradition, that practically every quality film and all the performances from earlier this year will get overlooked. Here are four fantastic […]

As Chris Rock bluntly and sarcastically put it on David Letterman’s final “Late Show”: “I’m just glad your show is being given to another white guy.” In this case, that gentleman is comedian and actor Stephen Colbert, who is stepping into Letterman’s rather large shoes this week. Colbert’s best known as the host of Comedy […]

In just a couple of years, Kevin Hart has gone from relatively unknown comedian to Hollywood heavyweight. Even though he’s starred in blockbuster comedies “Ride Along” and “Think Like a Man”, Hart still loves doing stand-up, and he wanted to make his latest tour, “Kevin Hart: What Now?”, his biggest and boldest one yet. So […]

Summer 2015 at the Movies will be remembered for many things: dino domination, Minion mayhem, sensational stunts, and a torrential Tweet. Here are the Best of the Best and a few other honorees from the past four months of film: Best Supporting Actor: Jason Segel (“The End of the Tour”) Best Supporting Actress: Rachel McAdams […]

It’s one of the wackiest movie rollercoaster stories of the decade. The Grace Kelly biopic “Grace of Monaco”, starring Nicole Kidman as the Academy Award-winning movie star who became royalty when she married Monaco’s Prince Rainier (Tim Roth), was originally supposed to open in November 2013 as a prime Awards Season contender. One of Director […]