American Sniper is substance, and reality free
American Sniper Directed by: Clint Eastwood Written by: Jason Hall Based on: American Sniper by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller Running time: 133 minutes Rated R for strong and disturbing war violence, and language throughout including some sexual references American Sniper is an over-glorified war film and biopic for […]
Fox Gains ‘Escape From New York’ Rights
Yes, you can now assume Escape from New York will join the other 80’s remakes that have been coming out lately. In case you didn’t know, Escape from New York is a future dystopian movie where New York City is now a maximum security prison. Snake Plissken, eye patch wearing, bad-ass extraordinaire has been enlisted […]
New Chappie International Trailer is out
A new Chappie international trailer is now online for Neill Blomkamp’s upcoming sci-fi film about a robot who ends up scaring the bejesus out of humanity. At first, I thought Chappie seemed like a Short Circuit reboot. But, holy dang I was wrong. The cast is pretty impressive to start. Starring; Sharlto Copley, Hugh Jackman, […]
Backstrom Advance Screening for Portland
WHEN: Thursday, January 14th @ 7:30 WHERE: Portland, Oregon HOW TO GET IN: If you want to see the free Backstrom Advance Screening before it airs on Fox, just click the big linky link below! Make sure you get there early, the theater is overbooked to ensure full capacity. If you missed out on all […]
WPR Box Office Report: January 13th 2015
This is the first Box Office Report of 2015, I wanted to get at least a full week in before diving into what is happening in theatres. The past two weekends saw only two new openings, with others expending nationwide. Most notably, Selma, which picked up the number two spot from Into the Woods. The […]
Review: “Foxcatcher” Has Great Performances Saturated In Perfect Atmosphere
Title: Foxcatcher Director: Bennett Miller Screenwriter: E. Max Frye (written by) and Dan Futterman (written by) Principal Cast: Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave, and Anthony Michael Hall I have a strange memory. I have some fairly clear memories dating back to when I was two, but I could not even […]
Review: “Inherent Vice” Is Solving Crimes While On Drugs
Title: Inherent Vice Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Screenwriter: Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay) and Thomas Pynchon (novel) Principal Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Eric Roberts, Jena Malone, and Reese Witherspoon A few years ago I got invited to our local cinema pub and got to see American Hustle. I wrote a review […]
Blackhat Advance Screening in Salt Lake City
WHEN: Tuesday, January 13th @ 7pm WHERE: Salt Lake City, UT HOW TO GET IN: If you want to see the Blackhat Advance Screening before anybody else all you gotta do is click the big linky link down below for a chance to win from the drawing! Make sure you get there EARLY the theater […]
American Sniper Advance Screening, Salt lake City
WHEN: Monday, January 12th @ 7pm WHERE: Salt Lake City, UT HOW TO GET IN: If you want to come with us to the American Sniper advance screening before anybody else just hit that link below! Make sure you pack in with your ghillie suit EARLY the theater will be crawling with targets trying to […]
F This Week – Pilot Episode
Welcome to the very first in what we hope to be a long line of new shows that we’re premiering on YouTube starting this week! F This Week or as we’re going to acronymize it FTW will be a weekly show that the crew hosted by yours truly where we talk about events and news […]
Selma was too restrained, but still powerful
Selma Directed by: Ava DuVernay Written by: Paul Webb Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey Running time: 127 minutes Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material including violence, a suggestive moment, and brief strong language Selma, while a powerful and profound film was restrained and failed drives its narrative home. Too […]
Review: “Selma” Perfectly Reminds Us That The Past Isn’t Past
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner Title: Selma Director: Ava DuVernay Screenwriter: Paul Webb Principal Cast: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, and Cuba Gooding Jr. The last of the major releases are slowing being filtered through the theaters. There are a few more in […]
Review: “Wild” Is A Journey Of Acceptance Not Redemption
Title: Wild Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Screenwriter: Nick Hornby and Cheryl Strayed (memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail”) Principal Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Keene McRae, and Michiel Huisman When I graduated high school a good friend of mine decided the best way to celebrate was to walk around […]
Inherent Vice Advance Screening for Salt Lake City
WHEN: Wednesday, January 7th @ 7pm WHERE: Salt Lake City, UT HOW TO GET IN: If you want to see the Inherent Vice advance screening before anybody else just click on the big ol linky link below! Make sure you get there EARLY the theater is overbooked to ensure full capacity! If you missed out […]