I recently polled various groups of people, including a movie-centric forum, a Facebook group of people who are fans of a local theater that screen cult favorite movies every other Saturday at midnight, my...
What do you think? Do we need a new origin story? How do you think the casting worked out? Will we keep paying to see the same story retold?
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth installment in the film franchise based on the Disney theme park ride, became the first of two movies so far in 2011 to gross $400...
Pixar’s first cinematic fantasy tale featuring a female lead debuted its new teaser poster today. The film centers around a Scottish princess (Kelly Macdonald) who is an unruly, but skilled archer. When she accidentally...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiAHlZVgXjk[/youtube] The first trailer for Moneyball, that movie about baseball statistics starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, was just released by Yahoo! Movies today and I’m going to call it a standing double in...
For the first time since 1944, in 2009 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced there would be 10 Best Picture nominees. This year, they’re changing the category again, in ways that...
This is a bit of a companion piece to another article I wrote about movies I don’t love, despite containing some great scenes. In this case, I have movies that I do love, despite...
As the Oscar telecast creeps up on us again, it begs the question: How many times has the Academy really gotten this “Best Picture” thing right, anyway? Think about it. How many controversial decisions...
When George Lucas finally announced to the world that new Star Wars films were coming, no one could have predicted what the prequels would ultimately become. Imaginations were ignited. Thoughts of what the Clone...
If you missed part one, be sure to catch up at Controversial Clashes: “Blue Velvet” vs. “I Spit On Your Grave” (Part 1). I Spit On Your Grave vs. Deliverance One of the taglines...
That the film focuses more on Kong surprises me not at all. He more closely approximates an actual character, while…
Absolutely loved "Insidious: The Red Door"! The emotional depth and intense storytelling took this franchise to a whole new level.
I liked Guardians 3. It was a good ending to the trilogy. Gunn is one of the few filmmakers who…
Top Gun and Banshees deserve all the good awards.
North Dallas Forty might be appearing an article to come ;)