James Cameron, AvatarGOLDEN GLOBES 2010: Predicting the Nominees
Tuesday, December 15, the nominees will be announced for the Golden Globe awards. I'm never up-to-date with television, and there's way too many shows to watch, so I won't even bother with those nominees. Instead, I'll focus on who I think will get nominated in the motion picture categories, which is what the awards show is really about anyway.[read more...] FYI: On DVD/Blu-ray This Week – February 2, 2010
This week on DVD, we’ve got a few pretty forgettable titles about love, an indie drama about a disorder akin to autism, and Woody Harrelson leading a bunch of armed kids around the town.
[read more...]
Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island
Sometimes, I really wish movies didn’t have trailers. That, or I wish the people behind the previews would find more creative ways of garnering your attention without giving away too much. Shutter Island is one of those films that I guarantee you would have been much more effective had you gone in with the most limited amount of information. At the end of the day, it’s still a worthy movie-going experience, but don’t be too surprised if you solve the mystery long before the film ends. [read more...] FYI: On DVD/Blu-ray This Week – February 9, 2010
Just in time for Valentine's Day, there are a bunch of romantic titles hitting the shelves this week, albeit some pretty unmemorable ones. Also included are a thriller that’s pretty much by the book, a comedy series with Jay Mohr at front and center, and a recent Best Picture nominee from the Coen Brothers, one that easily ranks among their all-time best.
[read more...]
Fresh Film Content
|
TV Blogby Anna Beaver 05.15.2009 It is the second week in May 2009 and I am back at the Cannes Film Festival. Yes, I said back
at the Festival. Go ahead ...
[read more]
04.12.2009
We come to it at last. The final episode for the third season of what is, unquestionably, the best
show on television. If you’re one of ...
[read more]
04.06.2009
Chances are, if you own a TV, a computer, an ipod, a newspaper subscription or any type of access
to the primetime television world, you knew ...
[read more]
04.06.2009
The penultimate episode for the third season of Friday Night Lights begins in the complete opposite
way the previous episode ended. All are gathered in the ...
[read more]
The Film Phile |
reviews
Sometimes, I really wish movies didn’t have trailers. That, or I wish the people behind the previews would find more creative ways of garnering your attention without giving away too much. Shutter Isl... With its groundbreaking effects and innovative filmmaking techniques, Avatar has just raised the bar for what future features can accomplish. It’s not quite a masterpiece, but it’s a pretty unforgetta...
I was hesitant to spend the little money I had left post-Black Friday on a movie I didn’t know too much about. Sports movies are typically hit-or-miss, and except for The Big Green (which isn’t exactl... dvd releases
3 Golden Globe-nominated titles, a strange sci-thriller with a creepy-looking Frank Langella, a critically acclaimed documentary about fashion, and one of the best films about professional soccer all ...
After the first two weeks of February yielded a lot of films from essentially the same genre, this week sees a wide variety of titles. There’s a spoof with the star from Spawn in the lead, a very nice...
Just in time for Valentine's Day, there are a bunch of romantic titles hitting the shelves this week, albeit some pretty unmemorable ones. Also included are a thriller that’s pretty much by the book,... columns
Well, it's finally time. As quickly as 2009 came and went, the 82nd Annual Academy Awards are now upon us. All the other precursor awards given out during the year were leading up to this, and for the...
Tuesday, December 15, the nominees will be announced for the Golden Globe awards. I'm never up-to-date with television, and there's way too many shows to watch, so I won't even bother with those nomin...
2007 was a popular year for unplanned pregnancies. Cinematically, I mean. It was an especially kind time for movie characters that decided to keep their unexpected guests and live happily ever after. ... television features
It’s breathtaking. Thought-provoking. Imaginative. Brilliant. Wholly original. Sharply funny. Tragic. Unparalleled. Unforgettable. And I’m just talking about the pilot episode. American Beauty creator... Growing up in the boy band-riddled, teenybopper heaven of the late 90’s doesn’t exactly arm me with the nostalgic credibility to say this, but I’m going to anyway. What the hell happened to MTV?
Wh...
Declare Yourself is an organization aimed at getting young people to vote. UGA Students got a dose of that election spirit Tuesday afternoon when the Scott M. Foster and University of Georgia Alumna, ... |