TV Review: SMASH
February 2, 2012 – 10:05 pm | 7 Comments

Yeah, yeah, it’s exec produced by Steven Spielberg, stars Anjelica Huston and Debra Messing, has big musical numbers…but is it any good? Well, it’s technically impressive, but after finishing the pilot episode of Smash (premiering Monday, …

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Movie Review: SUPER 8
June 8, 2011 – 1:24 am | 9 Comments
Movie Review: SUPER 8

*No spoilers*
When I read this article on Deadline.com yesterday that reported J.J. Abrams’s Super 8 is tracking softly because he’s being so secretive about it, I found it ridiculous. Moviegoers are supposedly not eager to …

Nerdy Links
June 2, 2011 – 9:25 pm | 13 Comments
Nerdy Links

Got lazy busy this week despite (because of?) the short week so I’ll just post or link to a few things I found interesting around the web.
Here’s the international poster for David Fincher’s adaptation of …

Trailer: ONE DAY
May 7, 2011 – 10:13 pm | 4 Comments
Trailer: ONE DAY

Last summer, I reviewed David Nicholls’s book, One Day, which follows the relationship between friends Dexter and Emma by dropping in on them on the same date every year, from the time they meet on …

Movie Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
April 26, 2011 – 11:29 pm | 14 Comments
Movie Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS

It’s always hard for me to write a review for something that I neither loved nor loathed. Such is the case for the movie adaptation of Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants (which I haven’t read), …

Hot Trailers: COWBOYS & ALIENS, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
April 15, 2011 – 12:29 am | 10 Comments
Hot Trailers: COWBOYS & ALIENS, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

In case you weren’t watching the American Idol results show last night, the second Cowboys & Aliens trailer premiered and the movie, opening July 29, continues to look gooood. I can’t embed the video but …

Beverly Hills Film Festival
April 6, 2011 – 10:53 am | 2 Comments
Beverly Hills Film Festival

L.A. folks, did you know the Beverly Hills Film Festival starts today and runs through this Sunday, April 10th? The festival showcases independent films and tonight has the West Coast premiere of Conception, which was …

Behind the Scenes at the Oscars 2011
February 28, 2011 – 3:06 am | Add Comment
Behind the Scenes at the Oscars 2011

I have a friend who went to the Oscars and as usual, she called me after the Governors Ball. She shared the following anecdotes, things you didn’t get to see on TV. She also took …

Oscars 2011 Reaction: Nerdies for Best & Worst Moments
February 28, 2011 – 2:18 am | 9 Comments
Oscars 2011 Reaction: Nerdies for Best & Worst Moments

Watching the Oscars is akin to how people describe childbirth to me—it’s painful but after some time passes you forget about the pain and want to do it again. I don’t think I’ve really enjoyed …

Movie Challenge: Best Picture Hybrids
February 22, 2011 – 12:07 am | 12 Comments
Movie Challenge: Best Picture Hybrids

There’s been a lot of ink leading up to the Oscars this Sunday and last week I realized I was bored with the nominees being discussed the same way over and over again: Who will …

Movie Review: UNKNOWN
February 21, 2011 – 1:04 am | 17 Comments
Movie Review: UNKNOWN

Back in 1987, I reviewed for my school paper the movie Suspect, starring Cher, Dennis Quaid, and Liam Neeson in one of his first American features. I remember writing that even though Neeson was mostly …

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