I'm finally catching up with films that got away from me during the last few weeks. Here's my take on two out now, beginning with the latest from Woody Allen: A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK. The film comes trailing significant baggage. Allen sued Amazon for refusing to release the film in 2019 because of [...]
A pair of movies now playing at a cineplex near you wear their agendas on their sleeves: each re-tells a true story, skewers its villains, and brings its audience right up close to the imagined scenes of the action whose outcome we already know. Director/co-writer Oliver Stone's SNOWDEN comes with a careful central performance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden, computer wiz and infrastructure analyst for the National [...]
Hurry! You can enter a drawing to win 2 tickets to run-of-engagement screenings for âSNOWDENâ, an Open Road Filmsâ release set to open in theaters on 9/16/16: Tickets are FREE but you must enter for a chance to win! 1) TO ENTER GO TO:  https://goo.gl/forms/cnJDdd69Ay0GqzMP2 2) YOUâLL BE NOTIFIED BY MAIL IF YOU ARE A WINNER!  âSNOWDENâ Rated: [...]
HURRY! FREE ADVANCE SCREENING for a Columbia Picturesâ upcoming release âTHE NIGHT BEFOREâ For the chance to receive two tickets to the screening please visit www.sonyscreenings.com/DDvKj65664 Monday, November 16, 2015 at 6:30PM in Boston (Theater will be named on your ticket) âTHE NIGHT BEFOREâ Running Time: 141 Minutes Rated: âRâ Opening Date: November 20, 2015 [...]
HURRY! FREE ADVANCE SCREENING for a Tristar Picturesâ upcoming release âTHE WALKâ For the chance to receive two tickets to the screening please visit www.sonyscreenings.com/wPZNE42540 Monday, September 28, 2015 at 7:00PM in Boston (Theater will be named on your ticket) âTHE WALKâ Running Time: 2-hours 3-minutes Rated: âPGâ Opening Date: September 30, 2015 Cast: Joseph [...]
HURRY!! FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of a Dreamworks Pictureâs upcoming release: âLINCOLNâ THE FIRST 30 PEOPLE TO RESPOND (via âContact Joyceâ on home page) WITH THEIR FULL NAMES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF A PASS FOR TWO! Monday, November 5, 2012 at 7:00 PM at a Boston Theater. (Theater will be named when notified.) âLINCOLNâ Running Time: [...]
THE PAPERBOY--OMG. This is the darkest thing I've seen in years. I'm calling it "swamp noir." Written and directed by Lee Daniels who gave us the acclaimed PRECIOUS, THE PAPERBOY gets even murkier. The film held me in its terrible grip for more than two hours. Evocatively shot and compellingly told, THE PAPERBOY features an A-list [...]
You are cordially invited to a FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of Columbia Pictureâs release set to open in theaters on 9/28/12: âLOOPERâ Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 7:00PM in Boston. (Theater will be named on your ticket.) The film is rated âRâ  Running Time: 118 Minutes Synopsis: In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will [...]
If you missed Matthew McConaughey in MAGIC MIKE one of the best films this summer, look for him at Oscar time. Now, a few words about a few flicks still out there as the season slips away: THE BOURNE LEGACY-- Jeremy Renner is no Matt Damon, and can only go through the motions --which are [...]
You are cordially invited to a FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of Columbia Pictureâs release set to open in theaters on 8/24/12: âPREMIUM RUSHâ Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 7:00PM in Boston. (Theater will be named on your ticket.) The film is rated âPG-13â  Running Time: 91 Minutes Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez and Jamie [...]
