Mike Nichols may have died this week, but he’s left behind a reputation as a wonderful human being and a trove of superb motion pictures to guarantee he will never be forgotten. On Saturday, December 6th, TCM will run a triple feature of films that speak to his ability to do vastly different things really, […]
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Turn Your Cellphone Into a Movie Theater: 5 Best Movie Streaming Apps
There is nothing quite like viewing a movie in a theater. The lights are dim, surround sound kicks in and the story comes to life on the big screen in front of you. However, most of us now live life on the go, and two hours in the theater is often too much time to […]
Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke: The First Story Out Today!
The inspiration for the anime masterpiece Princess Mononoke, Princess Mononoke: The First Story is an ecological fable written and illustrated, in gorgeous watercolors, by the legendary director, Hayao Miyazaki. Published in North America by VIZ Media, the oversized (11¾ x 11¾ inch) hardcover – which also features an afterword by Miyazaki – is released under its Studio […]
It Will be Legen – wait for it -DARY! NPH Will Host The 2015 Oscars®!
Master of Ceremonies specialist Neil Patrick Harris, veteran of many Tony Awards shows; star of stage, screen and television and singer-dancer-actor triple-threat par excellence, has been selected to host the 2015 Academy Awards. I am officially so tickled I could just PLOTZ! Follow the jump for details. The 87th Annual Academy Awards® will air on […]
Skepticism Colors Hollows Groves!
Hollows Groves, a movie about a behind-the-scenes look at a Ghost Hunters type of reality series, was spawned by writer/director Craig Efros’ skepticism – not of the supernatural, but of the hi-tech ‘smoke and mirrors’ that can be used to make the audience believe that those kinds of paranormal investigators are actually encountering paranormal activity. […]
CIFF: The Real Deal!
After seeing twenty films in eight days, I can confirm that Movie Maker got it right. The 15th Calgary International Film Festival was definitely an crowd pleaser. Featuring World, North American and Canadian premieres (in the case of The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, pictured above – both the 2D and 3D North American premieres), as […]
Clip: Apropos of Nothing–POPEYE!!!
What you are about to see is not a trailer, nor will it appear in Sony Animation’s Popeye 3D next year. What it is is a little animation test that director Genndy Tartakovsky has chosen to share with us. It certainly looks like he nailed it! Check it out after the jump. Popeye 3D is […]
Calgary International Film Festival Celebrates Its Fifteenth Run And I Get To Be There!
I am about to do something crazy – over the course of eleven days, between September 18th and 28th, I am going to try to see way too many movies from around the world and tell you about them. Why? Because the Calgary International Film Festival is about to begin – and because, although it […]
Crowdfunding Meets Movie-Making (And Changes Everything)
In an era when banks are loathe to make loans and wealthy investors are about as friendly as the “Shark Tank” gang, creative people are turning to the masses for support. Since filmmakers usually love to share their vision with anyone even half-interested, crowdfunding has become a useful vehicle to raise cash, even if it’s […]
10 Movie-Based Video Games That Got It Right
Adaptations can be a straight-up crapshoot. Whether it’s a movie or television series based on a novel, a comic book based on a movie, a movie based on a video game—or any flipside of those examples—you’d be right to feel apprehensive going into the experience. Too often, we’re left wondering why (aside from money) screenwriters, […]
Is Colin Firth The Next James Bond?
October will see the release of Colin Firth’s latest sure-to-be blockbuster, Kingsman: The Secret Service. Firth will star alongside Hollywood legends Samuel L Jackson and Sir Michael Caine in the role of Secret Service agent Harry Hart, who’s tasked with turning a juvenile delinquent into a ruthless killer.