While the trailers and clips of “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” look surprisingly unfunny, every other marketing idea for promoting Will Ferrell/Ron Burgundy and the rest of the Channel 4 News Team’s return has been genius. It began back in May 2012 when the first teaser trailer for “Anchorman 2” was released, with several follow-ups […]

This weekend’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is expected to be one of the biggest films of the year. But, considering we’re in the early stages of the most crowded holiday season ever, will it be able to surpass the original’s $303M take at the box office? “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” opened to […]

Attention: This is a Spoiler-Free Blog Final scenes can make or break a movie. These are the standout conclusions (the extraordinary and the epic failures) of 2013: The Best “12 YEARS A SLAVE” – The culmination of Chiwetel Ejiofor’s fine performance. “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” – Tom Hanks at his best (and most emotional). “DESPICABLE ME 2” […]

Last year, I walked out of “Lincoln” having a pretty good feeling that Daniel Day-Lewis was going to walk away with every Best Actor award. Check! After watching “Silver Linings Playbook”, I predicted Jennifer Lawrence would be the year’s Oscars darling. Check! And practically everyone could see that Anne Hathaway’s Best Supporting Actress dream would […]

It’s been a tremendous year for African-American films and performers. “12 Years a Slave” is the current frontrunner for Best Picture of the Year and star Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o are top acting contenders. “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” has grossed $116 million and could see stars Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey walk the Oscars […]

ABC’s hit show “Shark Tank” is one of the biggest success stories in modern TV history. After being on the air and practically unnoticed for three seasons, the quintessential “American Dream” reality series finally caught-on last year and is now a national phenomenon and must-see TV every Friday – or, for those of us who […]

One of my favorite awards season categories is the one which honors the film with the best group of actors, performing at the highest level. Most call it “Best Ensemble”. The Screen Actors Guild Awards call it “Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.” This year there is a tremendous number of movies […]

By this time next month, we’ll be able to wave goodbye to “Iron Man 3” as the highest-grossing film of 2013. “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” will undoubtedly claim that title. But just how big will this second installment in the “HG” series be? Here’s a breakdown: Last year’s “The Hunger Games” opened with a […]

I have officially seen all the major contenders for this year’s Best Animated Feature Oscar. It’s time for my nomination picks: THE THREE LOCKS: “FROZEN” – Disney’s spectacular musical comedy inspired by The Snow Queen is an animated triumph. With songs destined for Broadway, memorable characters, and two fantastic twists, it’s truly the best of […]