‘Twas the Night Before the Oscars
In 1999, after many years on Monday night, the Academy Awards moved to Sunday night. It’s stayed that way for my entire life. In fact, I can’t imagine the Oscars *not* being on a Sunday night. It’s the Super Bowl for movie buffs. We have parties and pools with co-workers and friends, turning it all […]
‘What to Watch at Home’ Ep. 7
It’s a big week for new movies and TV show episodes & specials. Here are my picks on Ep. 7 of my ‘What to Watch at Home’ series. ———————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 […]
Movies Helping TV
So far, CBS and ABC have gone into the vault and dug out some classic Paramount and Disney movies (respectively) to air. The “CBS Sunday Night Movies” series has already done well with “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (5.3 million viewers) and “Forrest Gump” (5.6 million). It will continue throughout the month of May with […]
Marvel at the Movies
“Captain America: Civil War” is the 13th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And the comic book mega-giant, with Disney and Sony distributing, have nearly as many films – 12 (both origin stories and sequels) – scheduled from now through 2020. So before this superhero saga really gets (Doctor) “Strange” in November, let’s see how […]
Great Summer at the Movies
It was a great summer for Hollywood. The summer movies made over $4-billion. That’s a new all-time record! I hope you got to see all the movies you wanted to see. If you missed some…most of the big summer movies will be out on DVD in time for the holidays. As for my favorites…I have […]