“Green Lantern” opens nationwide a week from Friday. Warner Bros. has done a great job promoting the DC Comic adaptation, starring Ryan Reynolds. But in one location in New York City they’ve taken the film’s marketing plan to a whole new level: the lower level. Inside Penn Station – “In brighest day, in darkest night, […]
Academy Award winner Meryl Streep can pretty much do it all. Last year she’s sang ABBA songs in “Mamma Mia” and played a nun in “Doubt”. This year she took on the role of Julia Child in “Julie and Julia” and turned-in a masterpiece. The movie is based on two true stories. Streep’s Child is […]
Last week I went to see “Live with Regis and Kelly” in New York City and I actually got to meet them after the show. I’m a huge fan of the show (and Regis) and had been waiting 5 years to go (you have to be 10 years old to be in the audience). As […]
“Bolt” was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Film and I think it should have won. Bolt is a dog, who is the star of a popular crime/action TV show. But he thinks the show is real-life…so when he leaves the set and accidentally gets shipped from Hollywood to New York City…Bolt has […]
Well, the Holiday Season is just around the corner. That means cheer, gifts and lots a money taken in at the box office for movies. Here are some of the family films to check out over the next 6-weeks: Opening Nov. 21 is Disney’s “Bolt.” John Travolta stars as the voice of the title character, […]
“Madagascar” (2005) was one of the best animated movies of that year. “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” is not as good as the original because, for one thing, it’s a little too serious. Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman, and the rest of the characters from the original, return in this highly anticipated sequel. The story begins […]
One of my favorite award shows of the year – The Golden Trailer Awards (or the Movie Preview Awards as they are now called) – were held a few weeks ago but they finally showed them on TV (on the My TV Network for the first time) Monday night. The show was hosted by Sinbad, […]
Disney’s 2007 Christmas gift to moviegoers is out on DVD just in time to get into Easter baskets everywhere! “Enchanted” begins as a cartoon in Fairytale Land. Princess Giselle (voiced and played by Amy Adams) is looking for a handsome prince. Soon she meets one, but before they can get married the Princess gets dumped […]
“No Reservations” stars Catherine Zeta Jones as a chef of a New York City restaurant. Her sister is killed in a car accident so Jones’ character has to take care of her niece, who’s played by Abigail Breslin. This isn’t easy for the chef, who is used to living alone and working crazy hours. And […]
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back! This movie picks up several years since we last saw them on the big screen…with the brothers no longer a crime-fighting team. However…when a new villain emerges with plans to take over New York City and then the world…Leonardo…Donatello…Michelangelo and Raphael reunite to battle some nasty monsters and […]