I've seen it--the film of the year: THE SESSIONS. I know it's only October, but the bar is now set extremely high. THE SESSIONS makes everything else I've seen lately look fake and showy. The premise is simple and unusual, based on the true story of 39 year old Mark O'Brien (Boston born?) poet/journalist living [...]
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 [...]
Looking for something fun to do with the kids this weekend? I just found out Radio Disney is hosting a party to celebrate the DVD/BLU-RAY™ release of MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED-- and they're doing it at the STONE ZOO this Saturday October 20! Music, dancing, games, activities, and the first 100 kids in line [...]
Ben Affleck has done it behind the camera again-- directed a first rate thriller! It's sleeker, sharper, and surer than his previous directorial work-- and it's already being touted as a possible Best Picture nominee: ARGO. It's a movie about making a movie, a story within a story, and as such is a great cinematic [...]
CHECK THIS OUT!! Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, and Scarlett Johansson in that shower scene from PSYCHO! Here's a preview of the movie about auteur Alfred Hitchcock! The film opens 11/23!
The silly season is over. Now it’s time for some serious fun—and that means FALL MOVIES with Oscar in mind. Here's what I can't wait to see! (Check out the link to my article on Page 68 of EXHALE Magazine!) ARGO is directed by and stars Boston's own Ben Affleck! (I recently chatted [...]
Tom Brady take notice-- and all those aspiring to play his game. Getting hit in the head repeatedly can kill you--it's a no-brainer, that is, it can literally destroy your brain. From Oscar-nominated HOOP DREAMS director Steve James and Harvard defensive tackle Chris Nowinski who wrote the book, comes a shocking, powerful, and bluntly effective [...]
Here's a FIRST LOOK at Universal Pictures epic LES MISÉRABLES. The motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation Les Misérables hits theaters on Christmas Day! Helmed by The King’s Speech’s Academy Award®-winning director, Tom Hooper, the film features an all-star cast that includes Hugh Jackman, Oscar® winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie [...]
If Richard Gere is up on the big screen--I'm watching. I've been smitten since his Armani-clad turn as an AMERICAN GIGOLO. In ARBITRAGE, he's grayer, still a sharp dresser-- and still playing fast and loose with his personal and professional life. Technically "arbitrage" is defined as "the possibility of a risk-free profit at zero cost." [...]
Last night I interviewed Boston's own Ben Affleck in person before a live audience at the AMC BOSTON COMMON CINEMAS immediately following a 7PM special screening of his latest film, ARGO! Ben stars in and directs this taut thriller about a little known chapter in the Iranian hostage crisis that put the nail in the [...]
