First pictures and trailer for “Spring Breakers”
Everything I’ve seen with “Spring Breakers” has me thinking this is going to be this generation’s “Showgirls,” and that’s even before I get to James Franco’s wannabe gangster. The title seems a bit too...
View ArticleFilm Flashback: Pineapple Express (2008)
2013 FF: James Franco has proven to be an incredibly versatile actor. From being a spoiled rich kid turned anti-hero in the “Spider-Man” series to humanity’s last hope in “Rise of the Planet of the...
View ArticleReview: Oz the Great and Powerful
The true wizard in “Oz the Great and Powerful” is Director Sam Raimi for proving to be more than up to the task of crafting a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz” with a dazzling, magical effort that proves a...
View ArticleBox office roundup – March 10, 2013 –“Oz” has great and powerful opening weekend
1. Oz the Great and Powerful - $80.3 million [debut week] Disney had high hopes in making this prequel to “The Wizard of Oz” and they were rewarded with a magical best of 2013-opening with the Sam...
View ArticleBox office roundup – March 17, 2013 –“Oz” stays on yellow brick road, “The...
1. Oz the Great and Powerful - $42.4 million [2nd week; $145 million] The family fantasy film had no trouble retaining its top spot for a second week and seems on track to hold it through the rest of...
View ArticleNew on Blu-Ray/DVD for June 12, 2013 – Grab the “Oz” and see “Snitch”
A pretty good week for new releases with 2 out of 3 worth seeing/addition to your collection. Oz the Great and Powerful – Joined by a flying monkey and a porcelain doll, con-man Oz (James Franco) sets...
View ArticleReview: This is the End
“This is the End” is a film that suffers from a serious identity crisis. On one hand, it’s a funny, winking look at celebrities coping with the apocalypse while on the other, it’s a comedy where the...
View ArticleBirthday Wishes – April 19, 2014 – James Franco, Kate Hudson, “Star Wars'”...
James Franco (36) – More roles like Alien from “Spring Breakers” and less goofy comedies like “This is the End” pretty please. And, may want to stop flirting with17-year-olds. It goes from weird to...
View ArticleReview: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (2011)
Save Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins,” no film in the last 20 years so brilliantly reinvigorated and recaptured interest in a franchise more than “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” a thrilling...
View ArticleSpider-Man review
It took Marvel much longer than its DC Comics counterparts to find box office success, but emboldened by the reception
View ArticleSpring Breakers review – it only feels like forever
You already know if you’re gonna like Spring Breakers or find it something you’ll need a few showers to forget.
View ArticleThe Night Before review – holiday comedy is a no, no, no
Occasionally I’ll get ahead of myself watching a movie. Midway through “The Night Before,” I was envisioning making this hilarious
View ArticleThe Disaster Artist review
It takes a quick YouTube search and five minutes to get that The Room is a terrible movie. But just
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