This Holiday Season is jam-packed with choices. From Awards Season contenders, to guaranteed blockbusters, there’s something for everyone. I’ve made the list – and checked it twice: FAMILY FARE “Penguins of Madagascar” (PG) The DreamWorks Animation spinoff to the highly-successful “Madagascar” trilogy is the final animated release of 2014. New voice cast members include Benedict […]

The first Drive-In movie theater opened in 1933 and, at one time, there were over 4,000 operating in the US. Today, sadly, there are fewer than 300 Drive-Ins still open. However, the Johnny Rockets restaurant chain wants to change that. Johnny Rockets has announced plans to build up to 200 new Drive-In theaters, each with […]

A three-hour space epic vs. an animated superhero adventure. The first weekend of November is going to be one of the biggest of 2014, with the first legitimate big budget box office battle since “22 Jump Street” defeated “How to Train Your Dragon 2” in June. Two GIANT releases are competiting for the top spot. […]

“The Simpsons” is Primetime TV’s longest-running scripted series. Now in its 26th season on FOX, the 31-time Emmy-winning animated comedy shows no signs of slowing down, since the showrunners have made 2014 one of the most memorable years in “Simpsons” history by crossing over…A LOT: To celebrate the 550th Episode in May, “The Simpsons” crossed-over […]

E. Max Frye is the Emmy-nominated screenwriter of the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers”. He and Dan Futterman (Oscar nominated for 2005’s “Capote”) co-wrote the Steve Carell/Channing Tatum sports drama “Foxcatcher”, out November 14th. But as Frye explains to me in this LCJ INTERVIEW (link here), the two never worked together on the film. He […]

Tyler Perry has spent much of his acting career in ladies clothing, playing his on-screen alter-ego Madea. There have been six movies centered around the feisty, opinionated old woman, and the character has also made guest appearances in other Perry movies over the years. However, “A Madea Christmas”, which was released last holiday season, made […]

I used to love movie trailers. But that was before the studios decided to turn each preview into a mini-movie, giving too much of the film away. And now we’re getting multiple trailers of the same movie, making things even worse. I’ve been complaining about this problem for years now, and the situation is not […]

Practically everyone has dreamed about seeing their name on the big screen during the closing credits of a movie. How cool would that be! Well, now you have your chance. But it’s going to cost you. Exactly one dollar!!!! Academy Award-winning Producer Barrie Osborne (“The Great Gatsby”, “The Lord Of The Rings” trilogy, “The Matrix”) […]

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As a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, I’m pretty excited with the news that the 2015 and 2016 Critics’ Choice Movie and TV Awards have a new home. In fact – TWO new homes! The Movie Awards show – The 20th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards – will air live on Thursday, […]