It's been fifteen years since Warren Beatty acted in a film and eighteen years since he directed one. It's extremely cool that I get to include him for both in my March to 100. Rules Don't Apply isn't the first film to feature a major Hollywood actor portraying eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio prominently tackled... Continue Reading →
Allied got a fair amount of attention in recent months as it was rumored that Brad Pitt cheated on Angelina Jolie with his co-star, Marion Cotillard during the filming of the movie. I don't know and I don't care if that's true (though it would be ironic if, after meeting Jolie on the set of... Continue Reading →
Disney has been on quite a roll, both creatively and financially, since Wreck-It Ralph arrived in theaters in 2012. They proved it wasn't a fluke with Tangled and then cemented themselves, once again, as the leaders in animation with the absolute gem that was Frozen. Things aren't slowing down anytime soon for the Mouse House as they... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: June 17, 2011 Production budget: $55,000,000 Worldwide gross: $187,361,754 From comedy director Mark Waters (best known for Mean Girls) comes Mr. Popper's Penguins, an adaptation of the 1938 children's book of the same name by Richard and Florence Atwater. I am unfamiliar with the book, myself, but I remember being a... Continue Reading →
The Edge of Seventeen was the release from last weekend that I was truly looking forward to most (which makes sense, seeing as how it was number six in my list of 10 Fourth Quarter 2016 Films to Be Excited About). Due to the schedules of my local theater, it made more sense for me... Continue Reading →
As you all probably know, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the new attempt at extending J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe. Serving as a prequel to the Potter saga, Fantastic Beasts brings back long-time Potter director David Yates and introduces the Academy Award-winning Eddie Redmayne (Best Actor in a Leading Role, 2015, The... Continue Reading →
My Top Five Favorite Comedies Okay, so the headline is slightly misleading. Wait, come back! Only "slightly"! While I often enjoy comedies, I really only have three "favorite" comedies, and then a bunch of others that I enjoy on various levels. But nobody is going to click on a Top Three list. And I really... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: June 26, 1987 Production budget: $20,000,000 Worldwide gross: $66,673,516 With all of the success that Tom Hanks has achieved in the world of film due to his dramatic roles, it can be easy to forget that he started out as a comedian. Twelve of his first fourteen films were flat-out comedies,... Continue Reading →
I mentioned, yesterday, that Amy Adams - the star of Arrival - is my favorite actress. Well, I got a cinematic treat, this weekend, because Naomi Watts is my second-favorite actress (along with Elizabeth Olsen) and she has a new movie this weekend, as well, with Shut In. Watts won me over, time after time after... Continue Reading →
And here we are, burning through my list of 10 Fourth Quarter 2016 Films to Be Excited About. This is the fifth film on that list, meaning that we're halfway through it, already! Arrival was a can't-miss movie for me, personally. Amy Adams is my favorite actress and good, sophisticated sci-fi à la Ex Machina has been... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 