“Jerry Maguire” and “Almost Famous” writer/director Cameron Crowe has brought together, possibly the best ensemble of the year for his new romantic dramedy “Aloha”, which hits theaters on Friday. It’s Crowe’s first big-screen film since 2011’s “We Bought a Zoo”, a family drama that was so emotionally manipulative it made me emotional: angry. I’ve been […]

Fathom Events, best known for their in-theater simulcasts of opera and ballet stage performances, concerts and classic films, has something rather unique on next month’s schedule. On Tuesday, June 16, Fathom will screen Disney/Pixar’s latest animated adventure, “Inside Out”, in select movie theaters across the country – three days before it opens nationwide (Friday, June […]

This Wednesday night, after 33 years on Late Night TV, David Letterman will say “so long” from the Ed Sullivan Theater. He will deliver one last monologue and give one final Top 10 list. So I thought I would make one of my own, on why Letterman was a pioneer in television: 10. Letterman started […]

That’s the definitive line from two-time Oscar winner George Clooney in the teaser trailer of “Tomorrowland”, opening next week. The sci-fi adventure is one of the rare films of Clooney’s career that’s rated PG, and this is also the first time he’s starred in a film from Walt Disney Pictures. The same statement doesn’t apply […]

It’s only May, but already five legitimate, albeit “commercial”, contenders have surfaced that should be in contention for the Best Documentary Feature prize at the end of the year: “I Am Big Bird”, opening in select cities this week, centers on the career of “Sesame Street” actor Caroll Spinney, who has played the iconic character […]

MAY 4 UPDATE: Like the original “Avengers”, “Age of Ultron” had a higher opening weekend than initially estimated: $191.3 million. MAY 3 UPDATE: “Avengers: Age of Ultron” opens to an estimated $187.7 million. While this is the second biggest opening weekend of all-time, “Ultron”‘s $187.7M is nearly $20 million less than the 2012 start of […]

Monday, May 11th will mark the return of “Celebrity Jeopardy!”, with TV, film, stage and fashion stars competing on one of America’s most popular game shows, to win money for charities. This year’s week-long event, the first since 2010, is packed with a strong, pop culture heavy line-up of contestants: Among those ready to test […]

“Spider-Man” was the highest-grossing film of 2002 and is still considered to be one of the best comic book to big screen adaptations of all-time. “Spider-Man 2” (2004) won critics and audiences over and took home the Visual Effects Oscar. Director Sam Raimi’s third and final chapter, 2007’s “Spider-Man 3”, was part of that year’s […]

Much like that famous horse race held at Churchill Downs the first Saturday in May, my domestic box office predictions for the major May releases has become a rite of Spring. 2013’s lineup, which included “Iron Man 3”, “Star Trek Into Darkness” and “Fast & Furious 6” grossed a combined $1.4 billion. Last May, blockbusters […]