The trailer for Hot Tub Time Machine 2 looks good enough to give us hope that it won’t be a mere retread of the original. Now we have a new poster that suggests that the sequel might just be taking the mickey out of the whole sequel concept. Soak Harder? Absolutely! Check it out after […]
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DGA Awards Nominations for TV and Documentary films Announced!
The last of the Directors Guild of America’s DGA Awards nominations were unveiled today. Once again, network television was shut out. Homeland directors were nominated for two episodes, Game of Thrones one and House of Cards one. The complete list of nominees follows the jump.
Can South Africa Take On Hollywood?
The last decade was indeed an excellent one for the South African creative and media industries. Alongside a bounty of musical treasures, the nation’s film industry came out on top, films such as “District 9”, “Tsotsi” and “Invictus” garnering worldwide attention and attracting the consideration of the Academy Awards, among others. This decade is shaping […]
2014 PGA Awards Nominees Unveiled!
The Producers Guild of America has released their nominations for best film and longform comedy and dramatic television productions of 2014. For a complete list of niominees, follow the jump.
2014 Movies: The Not-So-Fabulous Fifteen Bottom Feeders!
2014 might not have been the best in terms of box office grosses or bums in seats, but there were a lot of really great movies across every genre. These are not them. These are the fifteen movies that had me wanted my ninety-to-a-hundred-and-forty minutes back. A few did big box office; a few got […]
Michelle Finally Reviews Intersteller and thinks its a Mess!
Christopher Nolan what am I going to do with you? Your movies are always big on ideas and concepts but somehow manage to fall apart in the 3rd act – usually when it calls for you to direct an action scene. I’m almost always glad I went on the journey but ultimately disappointed when I […]
The 2015 Golden Globe Awards!
This morning, while the sensible among were sleeping (and I am nothing if not sensible), Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Peter Krause and Paula Patton revealed the nominations for the 2015 Golden Globe Awards. Given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, The Golden Globes are not generally considered particularly relevant, but still a first rate party […]
Special Writing Team Announced for 87th Oscars®!
Craig Zadan and Neil Maron, producers of the 87th Oscars® have announced the special material writing for the Neil Patrick Harris-hosted event. Harris and two-time Emmy®-winning head writer Dave Boone, a veteran of eight Oscar® telecasts will head the team which includes: Paul Greenberg (Emmy-winner, 63rd and 64th Tony Awards®), Mason Steinberg, (three-time Emmy Award nominee), Derek […]
Washington DC Film Critics Names Boyhood the Best of 2014!
Everyone who reads this site knows that for one month every year I go down the deep hole known as Award season where I have to cram 40 or 50 movies into a short 3 week period. As a member of the Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association, I’m sort of proud to say we have a […]
Controversial Documentaries That Never Aired!
A lot of the time, documentaries don’t quite make it on to our screens. Whether it be security reasons or public complaints, these informative films are produced but fail to be broadcasted. Here’s a list of a few examples of such cases.
The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 1: A Lifeless, Limp Noodle
I won’t lie; I walked into The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 knowing that I would hate it. I liked the first two films well enough, but really don’t like Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and I’m sorry but I’m sick to death of watching movies that don’t seem to end. I miss the days when movies […]