The 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival has added some more big names to its lineup. Following the screening of Lenny (1974) Dustin Hoffman will sit down with Alec Baldwin, former co-host of TCM’s The Essentials, for an extended discussion of the film for which Hoffman received an Oscar® nomination for his portrayal of legendary, groundbreaking comedian […]
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Jack Sparrow Is Back In Action!
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales has begun production in Queensland, Australia. Johnny Depp returns to the role that made him a box office giant . On Dead Men Tell No Tales, the ghost of an foe returns to plague Jack even s his luck is in a downward spiral. Javier Bardem, Kaya […]
Tom Hanks Returns As Robert Langdon In Dan Brown’s Inferno!
It was only a matter of time, of course, before this happened, but Sony has officially announced that Dan Brown’s Inferno is being adapted as a movie by director Ron Howard and his producing producer, Brian Grazer. Tom Hanks will reprise his role as symbologist extraordinaire, Robert Langdon and will be joined by an all-star […]
Mission: Impossible 5 To Be Released in IMAX®!
After the success of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, in which several scenes were filmed in IMAX, the Christopher McQuarrie -directed fifth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise will also be digitally remastered for IMAX. Mission: Impossible 5 reunites stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames. New to the series are Alec Baldwin, Rebecca Ferguson and Sean […]
Movie Review: 50 Shades of Grey Beats Michelle into Submission
I’m sorry, but I can’t get past the idea that 50 Shades of Grey started off as god awful pornographic Twilight fanfiction: no, really, you morons turned Twilight FANFICTION about Bella and Edward bondage into a worldwide phenomenon. Now because of all of you jag-offs, I’m going to have to live with this never-ending film […]
Movie Review: Kingsman: The Secret Service Brings The Fun back to Spy Flicks!
When a movie starts with an opening shot of a Helicopter battle with Dire Straight’s “Money of Nothing” playing over the opening credits, you know you are in for something a little different. One of my favorite Directors, Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, Stardust) brings his unique sensibilities and a breath of fresh air to the stagnate […]
Jordan Hayes chats about SyFy’s Helix
The team of scientists from the CDC are back for season 2. They left the blistery cold Artic and the Narvak virus behind them, only to be thrown in the trenches 15 months later when they are once again summoned to investigate a new virus in the remote island of St. Germaine. Meanwhile, the elusive […]
Backcountry: Nature Is A Horror!
One of the more interesting movies I saw at the Calgary International Film Festival last fall, was Backcountry – an unusual horror story in which nature is the real horror. Backcountry is the first film from Canadian writer/director Adam MacDonald and stars Missy Peregrym (Rookie Blue),Jeff Roop (Heartland) and Eric Balfour (Haven). Check out the […]
31 Days of Oscar® – TCM Unveils Lineup!
TCM’s annual 31 Days of Oscar® begins on Sunday, February 1st – this year featuring two recent additions to the Oscar® roll call: The Artist and The King’s Speech. 31 Days of Oscar® begins with a screening of And the Oscar Goes To… at 8/7c on February 1st. Each night through March 3rd, TCM will […]
Video: Boyhood’s Richard Linklater and Ellar Coltrane On Making A Movie Over Twelve Years!
Richard Linklater’s critically acclaimed film Boyhood is tearing up the awards circuit – in large part due to its innovative approach to telling the story of a family, with scenes shot across twelve years. IFC Films has released video of an interview with Linklater and Ellar Coltrane, the boy in Boyhood, and it’s fascinating stuff. […]
The Sound of Music, Appearances by Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, To Open 6th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival!
A newly restored The Sound of Music – in IMAX – will open the Sixth Annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, California for the festival’s Opening Gala on Thursday, March 26th. Stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer will appear live at the screening, to introduce the film with TCM Host, Robert Osborne. The Sound of Music […]