A flurry of fine films has just descended on the big screen in the last few weeks, almost too many to take in; but I did my best and here are my TOP FIVE FILMS of the year, some of which aren't due out until Christmas! 1) THE REVENANT-- A stunning 156 minute saga by award-winning Mexican director Alejandro G. Inarritu (BIRDMAN) starring Leonardo DiCaprio [...]
The scandal broke on January 6, 2002 the Feast of the Epiphany-- and what a revelation. On that Sunday, The Boston Globe Spotlight Team released the first in a series of articles that would earn them a Pulitzer Prize, and cast light on a story that had been festering in the dark corners of Catholic parishes around Massachusetts for decades: priests had been [...]
The race is on! Actor Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs have let loose the 2015 Oscar nominations! Who's in? Who's out? Here are the top five categories and my very preliminary two cents worth! BEST PICTURE (including total number of nominations for each) Birdman (9) The Grand Budapest Hotel (9) The Imitation Game (8) Boyhood [...]
It's a sad, strange story, and it's hard to believe it's true: FOXCATCHER is a tale of three men-- two Olympic wrestling brothers, and the very rich man who covets them. Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo play Mark and Dave Schultz who won Olympic gold medals in wrestling, Dave also acting as trainer to his younger brother Mark. Enter Steve Carell as John [...]
It's time for the stars of summer --Godzilla, the Guardians of the Galaxy, those rebellious apes, and Tom Cruise-- to make way for the more adult pleasures of FALL. Things are getting serious now as movies designed to jolt the brain as much as the blood pressure are set to hit the big screen, many of [...]
You are cordially invited to a FREE ADVANCE SCREENING for a Weinstein Company release set to open in theaters on 7/2/14: “BEGIN AGAIN” Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 7:00PM in Boston. (Theater will be named on your ticket.) Rated: “R” Running Time: 104 Minutes Synopsis: The latest film from writer-director John Carney (ONCE), BEGIN AGAIN is [...]
You are cordially invited to a FREE ADVANCE SCREENING for a Summit Film’s release set to open in theaters on 5/31/13: “NOW YOU SEE ME” Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 7:30PM in Boston. (Theater will be named on your ticket.) Rated: “PG-13” Running Time: 116 Minutes Cast: JESSE EISENBERG, MARK RUFFALO, WOODY HARRELSON, MÉLANIE LAURENT, ISLA [...]
