For the second year in a row, the first weekend of October has proved to be a Box Office bounce-back. Last year, 7-Oscar recipient “Gravity” opened on Oct. 4-6 to a huge $56 million, and Sony previewed the Tom Hanks drama “Captain Phillips” in more than 800 theaters nationwide. Now, following a disappointing September, Oct. […]

ABC felt confident enough to release the pilot episodes of two of their new Fall shows online and On Demand weeks before their premiere nights. I’ve already reviewed the inaugural installment of the drama “Forever”. Now it’s time for my thoughts on Episode 1 of the romantic comedy “Selfie”, which airs this Tuesday, September 30th […]

“The Boxtrolls”, the latest animated creation from Focus Features and Laika Animation, opens this weekend. Believe it or not, it will be only the 12th major stop-motion animated film ever released. While I didn’t see 2001’s “Monkeybone”, directed by Henry Selick, I have seen the other 11 – some of them multiple times. Here’s my […]

The Fall TV Season is here, and that means a new crop of shows set to vie for big ratings. ABC felt confident enough to release pilot episodes of two new programs, the comedy “Selfie” and the drama “Forever”, online and On Demand weeks before their respective premiere nights. My thoughts on the inaugural episode […]

The Academy Awards are only five months away, and two crucial elements are still missing: a host and some legitimate contenders. By this time last year (it was August 2nd, 2013 to be exact), Ellen DeGeneres had been named host of the 86th Oscars. For some reason the Academy is taking its time with this […]

Last year, the British actor with the great name, Benedict Cumberbatch, was in five high-profile movies: “August: Osage County” (alongside Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts), “Star Trek Into Darkness” (as you know who), “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” (as the voice of the dastardly dragon), and Best Picture Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave”. […]

Morgan Freeman is one of the most respected actors in Hollywood, with more than 100 credits over a career that is celebrating its 50th year. Three of Freeman’s five Oscar nominations were in the Best Actor category (“The Shawshank Redemption”, “Driving Miss Daisy”, and “Invictus”). But in the last 15 years or so, Freeman has […]

Joan Rivers has died at the age of 81, a week after what should have been a routine medical procedure which turned tragically wrong. The night before she was doing what she did best – making people laugh with her live stage act. And the night before that she hosted what turns out to be […]

Last year, Tom Hanks had the potential of scoring Oscar nominations for two high-profile roles: the title character in “Captain Phillips” and Walt Disney in “Saving Mr. Banks”. While many experts, including myself, thought Hanks was at-least a lock for “Phillips”, it turned out he failed to snag either nomination. This awards season, a fellow […]

Once again, Labor Day Weekend is a bare one at the movies, with just two new releases, neither of which will light the box office. They are Relativity Media’s Pierce Brosnan action film “The November Man” and Universal’s horror/thriller “As Above, So Below”. Because of this, other studios are trying to take advantage and attract […]