I’ve seen a raft of films of late—some float, some I’d push overboard. Here’s a list, sink or swim: INSIDE OUT: Disney/Pixar’s latest is among its greatest animated offerings, a 3D computer-generated, comedy/drama. We get to see, literally, inside 11 year-old Riley’s head as her various thoughts and emotions battle for control, with an all-star cast as [...]
The blockbusters and the hidden gems are battling it out this summer, and here are the winners and losers according to my calculations. I bit the bullet and saw the number one movie in the country: JURASSIC WORLD-- the JURASSIC PARK sequel that's tearing up the box office, with the biggest opening of all time anywhere, ever, on [...]
The summer blockbuster season is upon us-- superhero sequels, animated adventures, and crazy comedies. My tastes are somewhat different from your average 14 year old boy, so keep that in mind as you peruse the list below. Here's what I can't wait to see as the summer kicks off in PART I of my Summer Movie Preview: MAY 1: [...]
Fathom Events invites you to see the Royal Ballet Series’ LA FILLE MAL GARDEE which will be screened in select cinemas nationwide on Tuesday May 5! Enter to win one of 5 pairs of tickets to this event! WHEN: May 5th at 7PM WHERE: Lowell Showcase Cinema. HOW: Email fathomeventsboston@gmail.com with JOYCE’S CHOICES in the subject line [...]
The Royal Opera Ballet Cinema Series one night showings at a Boston area theater: SWAN LAKE on Thursday March 19, and La Fille Mal Gardee on Tuesday May 5! TO ENTER-TO-WIN TICKETS PLEASE E-MAIL FATHOMEVENTSBOSTON@GMAIL.COM WITH YOUR FULL NAME, AGE, MAILING ADDRESS AND “JOYCE-BALLET ” IN THE SUBJECT LINE. Swan Lake March 19 Swan Lake, surely [...]
BOYHOOD: Richard Linklater's extraordinary "12 years a film" feat! He directed the same cast over a dozen years and captured the ephemeral truth about one boy's childhood and growing up in a broken home. It's a "meta" experience for filmgoers who watch the actors and the characters they play, age on camera over time, while the boy played by the soulful Ellar Coltrane--expressive and [...]
Who cares about the OSCARS-- right now. In fact, regional groups like the BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS have been known to have a major influence on which way the wind blows at Oscar time. So listen up fans, cinephiles and Oscar-ites: WE HAVE SPOKEN. We met today at the hippest hotel in town the REVERE HOTEL [...]
It's one of the most talked about movies of the year and almost universally praised:BOYHOOD--and it's mesmerizing. Oscar-nominated writer/director Richard Linklater has once again focused on the evolution of characters over time. Linklater, who gave us the "Before" trilogy ("Before Sunset," "Before Midnight," "Before Sunrise") has here traced the growing up of a young Texas [...]
We knew him first as Michael "Meathead" Stivic--Archie Bunker's liberal son-in-law on Norman Lear's iconic TV series ALL IN THE FAMILY. The actor, writer, producer, director eventually went on to helm Oscar-nominated movies THE PRINCESS BRIDE, THIS IS SPINAL TAP, and his masterpiece STAND BY ME, as well as WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, THE AMERICAN [...]
So many screens-- so little to see. GODZILLA is godawful. And put a big X through X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. Coasting on the devotion of diehard fans who remember the back stories, this latest installment suffers from franchise burnout and never breaks a sweat. How about MALEFICENT? What could be better than Angelina Jolie [...]
