Roger Ebert was simply the best. A great writer and also a great TV personality. Many before and after have tried to combine those two, but no one has or ever will do it as well as Roger. He loved movies and loved sharing his opinions of them. He was the reason I became a […]

Disney/Pixar has announced that “Finding Nemo 2” has been officially re-titled “Finding Dory”. The release date has also been moved-up from 2016 to Wednesday, November 25, 2015 – so it’s a sure-fire blockbuster for the five-day Thanksgiving Weekend. Ellen DeGeneres herself was the first to make the announcement by posting the film’s logo online. This […]

This has the makings of a BIG April at the Box Office. And it actually shouldn’t be difficult to top April ’12 since the highest-grossing movie that month, “Think Like a Man”, only made $91.5 million – and even that was a big surprise. Here are the highly anticipated releases that should fill seats at […]

When I was out in LA for Oscar week, I saw A TON of billboards for “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”. Apparently, they didn’t help as the magician-themed comedy only made $10.3 million at the Weekend Box Office. It still shocks me that a very funny film with such a star-studded, likeable cast (Steve Carell, Jim […]

UPDATE: “Oz” easily wins Friday with $11.4 million. Here’s where it gets interesting: “The Call” came in second with $6.2 million, crushing “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” which only efforted $3.7 million. Early Weekend Estimates show just $11 million for “Wonderstone”, putting the magician comedy at “Bomb” status. “The Call” is set to make $17 million […]

2012 was, among other things, the Year of the Animated Horror Movie (with “ParaNorman”. “Frankenweenie” and “Hotel Transylvania”). The first theme emerging so far this year “appears” to be Magic. Three major releases are magician-related, including two out this month: “Oz: The Great and Powerful” is a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz”. The Wizard, […]

It wasn’t that long ago that, for fans to see a movie before it’s scheduled release date (unless there was a preview screening) they had to go to a midnight show the night before. Yes, technically, midnight is really the next day, but you get the idea. Thursday Midnight showings for blockbusters, especially during Summer […]

Once is an event. Twice is a pattern. Each of the past two Best Picture Oscar winners has featured John Goodman in a memorable supporting role. Many people are writing this week about the possible 2014 Oscar contenders and their lists are long and varied. But for me it’s not that difficult – since Goodman’s […]

Here are my predictions for Sunday’s “85th Annual Academy Awards” in all 24 categories. The winners will kind be spread-out this year: “Lincoln” will lead with 4 Oscars, followed by “Argo” and “Les Miserables” with 3 each: Best Picture – “Argo” Best Director – Steven Spielberg – “Lincoln” Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln” […]

We’re just a week away from The 85th Annual Academy Awards and that means it’s time for the 2nd Annual LCJ MOVIE AWARDS. This year, I’ve added 5 new categories for a grand total of 30! Who gets to add this award to their resume? The envelopes please: 2013 LCJ MOVIE AWARDS WINNERS AND NOMINEES […]