Category Archives: Previews

1
Dec

Oscar Picks – 1 December 2013

BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave American Hustle August: Osage County The Butler Captain Phillips Gravity Inside Llewyn Davis Nebraska Saving Mr. Banks Falling off: Fruitvale Station, The Wolf of Wall Street Rising star, still: Dallas Buyers Club The skinny: … Continue reading →

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27
Nov

The Weekender: ‘Frozen’ custard

IN THEATERS: Frozen (PG) Starring the voices of Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad Screen story by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee and Shane Morris Screenplay by Jennifer Lee Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee Is Disney back? Pixar’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged black nativity, breaking bad, bridgegroom, calvin and hobbes, dear mr watterson, frozen, gay marriage, homefront, jason statham, jennifer hudson, josh brolin, judi dench, kristen bell, oldboy, philomena, spike lee | Comments Off

21
Nov

The Weekender: I’m on ‘Fire’

IN THEATERS: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG-13) Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth Written for the screen by Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt Directed by Francis Lawrence The sequel to the massively popular original, which made more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged armstrong lie, book thief, bruce dern, catching fire, christmas candle, delivery man, geoffrey rush, hunger games, jennifer lawrence, lance armstrong, max lucado, nebraska, samantha barks, vince vaughn | Comments Off

15
Nov

Oscar Picks – 15 November 2013

BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave American Hustle August: Osage County Captain Phillips Fruitvale Station Gravity Inside Llewyn Davis Saving Mr. Banks The Wolf of Wall Street Falling off: The Monuments Men Rising star: Dallas Buyers Club The skinny: We’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 12 years a slave, all is lost, american hustle, august, august: osage county, blue jasmine, butler, captain phillips, dallas buyers club, epic, ernest and celestine, frozen, fruitvale station, gravity, her, inside llewyn davis, monsters university, philomena, rush, saving mr banks, wind rises, wolf of wall street | Comments Off

14
Nov

The Weekender: All You Need is ‘Kill’

IN THEATERS: The Best Man Holiday (R) Starring Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan Written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee Surprisingly, this belated sequel is the only wide release this weekend. The first film was a fine hangout film: nothing … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged best man holiday, daniel radcliffe, kill your darlings, nia long | Comments Off

7
Nov

The Weekender: I’ll prepare you for a sick ‘Dark World’

IN THEATERS: Thor: The Dark World (PG-13) Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston Screen story by Don Payne and Robert Rodat Screenplay by Christopher L. Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely Directed by Alan Taylor I was pleasantly … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged chris hemsworth, dallas buyers club, great expectations, helena bonham carter, matthew mcconaughey, muscle shoals, thor | Comments Off

31
Oct

The Weekender: Wicked ‘Game’

IN THEATERS: Ender’s Game* (PG-13) Starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Harrison Ford Written for the screen and directed by Gavin Hood Despite feeling a little rushed, because it has to cram so much mythology in less than two hours, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Reviews | Tagged about time, all is lost, blue is the warmest color, capital, costa-gravas, diana, ender's game, free birds, harrison ford, last vegas, lea seydoux, morgan freeman, naomi watts, orson scott card, owen wilson, rachel mcadams, robert redford | Comments Off

24
Oct

The Weekender: ‘Slave’ to rhythm

IN THEATERS: The Counselor (R) Starring Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem Written by Cormac McCarthy Directed by Ridley Scott I could not have anticipated this movie more earlier this year, but the buzz has ranged from good-not-great to WTF. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged 12 years a slave, bad grandpa, birth of the living dead, blood brother, chiwetel ejiofor, christopher lee, counselor, george a romero, jackass, johnny knoxville, michael fassbender, wicker man | Comments Off

17
Oct

The Weekender: ‘Carrie’ on

IN THEATERS: Carrie (R) Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Portia Doubleday Written for the screen by Lawrence D. Cohen and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Directed by Kimberly Pierce I totally believe in Chloë, but as with all horror remakes, this one’s wholly … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged arnold schwarzenegger, benedict cumberbatch, beyond the farthest star, carrie, chloe grace moretz, escape plan, fifth estate, i'm in love with a church girl, julian assange, luiso berdejo, snitch cartel, wikileaks | Comments Off

15
Oct

Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 15 October 2013

BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave American Hustle August: Osage County Captain Phillips Fruitvale Station Gravity Inside Llewyn Davis The Monuments Men The Wolf of Wall Street Falling off: The Counselor, Labor Day Rising star: Nebraska The skinny: The Counselor … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 12 years a slave, all is lost, american hustle, august, august: osage county, before midnight, blue jasmine, butler, captain phillips, dallas buyers club, epic, ernest and celestine, frozen, fruitvale station, gravity, inside llewyn davis, monsters university, monuments men, nebraska, philomena, rush, wind rises, wolf of wall street | Comments Off