Earlier this year, I went with my sister and brother-in-law to take my nieces to see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus as it made its final rounds throughout America. A longstanding tradition dating back to the year 1919 (formally, but initiated long before that in the mid-1800s), much had changed for the... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: December 25, 2012 Production budget: $61,000,000 Worldwide gross: $441,809,770 I was just talking about this movie, a few weeks ago, when I did a #ThrowbackThursday post for 2004's The Phantom of the Opera by Joel Schumacher. Like that one, Les Misérables is a beloved musical (though probably more highly-regarded than Phantom... Continue Reading →
Last night, I had a dream. It was an intensely personal dream, taking the two most emotional aspects of my life, thus far - one a former job, one a woman I once knew, both things long in the past - and throwing them back into the midst of my existence, complete with their best and worst components. ... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: May 2, 2003 Production budget: $110,000,000 Worldwide gross: $407,711,549 Not too long ago, I did a #ThrowbackThursday column that took a look back at the original X-Men film. Now I'm back to reflect upon the much-lauded follow up, X2: X-Men United. This sequel saw Bryan Singer return to the director's chair to continue... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: July 14, 2000 Production budget: $75,000,000 Worldwide gross: $296,339,527 Ahh, the good old days. Don't get me wrong. I thoroughly enjoy the landscape of comic book movies, these days. But when Bryan Singer's original X-Men was released in 2000, the film was the realization of a lifelong dream for comic book... Continue Reading →
Going about this crazy crusade of mine to see 100 2016 releases in the theaters is bound to result in my seeing some movies that I otherwise wouldn't have. Eddie the Eagle is one of those. For the most part, the film is probably what you think it is. There are a lot of sports/underdog movie... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 