Category: Movies

  • Annie Remake to Star Quvenzhané Wallis

    Annie Remake to Star Quvenzhané Wallis

    A delightful looking remake of Annie is schedule for release on Christmas. It stars Quvenzhané Wallis as Annie with Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne, and Cameron Diaz.

  • Watch This: First 2 Minutes of Veronica Mars, the Movie

    Watch This: First 2 Minutes of Veronica Mars, the Movie

    Just in case you wanted to go see the movie Veronica Mars and don’t know the TV series that spawned this lady detective tale of female empowerment, here is the whole story. It will be the first two minutes of the new Veronica Mars movie. Now you know the rest of the story, you are…

  • What the Ellen Selfie at the Oscars was Really About

    What the Ellen Selfie at the Oscars was Really About

    I’ve seen all sorts of snarky comments about how the star-studded selfie tweeted by Ellen during the Oscar show was about product placement or self-indulgence. Or how it was a waste of time and only made the Oscars longer and more boring. But the fact is, it worked. People responded. There were more retweets of…

  • Review: The Guilt Trip

    Review: The Guilt Trip

    Generally speaking, I don’t like Seth Rogen movies. I know he’s supposed to be funny, but I think he’s mainly funny to 20 something guys, and not to elder women. On the other hand, I love Barbra Streisand. I’ve been a devoted Streisand fan since the 1960’s when those 3 one hour specials she did…

  • Review: And While We Were Here

    Review: And While We Were Here

    And While We Were Here is set on the Italian island of Ischia. It’s full of picture postcard views and gorgeous scenery. The film stars Kate Bosworth as Jane, Iddo Goldberg as her viola playing husband, and Jamie Blackley as a young American slacker Jane meets while in Italy. Overall, And While We Were Here…

  • Looking for More Diversity? A Consumer Can Help. UPDATED

    Looking for More Diversity? A Consumer Can Help. UPDATED

    Let’s start with this infographic from Where’s the Diversity, Hollywood? 85 Years of the Academy Awards from Lee and Low Books. This information is from a study of 85 years of awards and reveals the lack of diversity in the Oscar Awards. We, as consumers, can do something about this lack of diversity. I’ll get…

  • Watch This: Teaser Trailer for Tammy

    Watch This: Teaser Trailer for Tammy

    Melissa McCarthy is coming our way again in July in Tammy. The teaser trailer is here now. Not only is McCarthy the star, she’s the writer. Also starring in this extravaganza of funny are Susan Sarandon, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Dan Aykroyd and Kathy Bates. What a cast! Ben Falcone directs. He’s Melissa McCarthy’s husband.…

  • Watch This: Trailer for Frankie & Alice

    Watch This: Trailer for Frankie & Alice

    Frankie & Alice stars Halle Berry, Phylicia Rashad, and Stellan Skarsgard. It’s been finished since 2011 and is just now being released in the U.S. It will appear in theaters on April 4. The film is based on a true story. Halle Berry plays a woman with multiple personality disorder. One of her personalities is…

  • Watch This: Unbroken Olympics Preview

    Watch This: Unbroken Olympics Preview

    Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie, is based on the true story of Olympic runner Louis Zamperini. The movie isn’t due out until December, but this preview emphasizes Zamperini’s Olympic career and was released during the Olympics. I read the book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand, on…

  • Indies and Unfamiliar Faces: The Second Time Around

    Indies and Unfamiliar Faces: The Second Time Around

    I often have a problem with films when the faces are unfamiliar. This applies to an awful lot of indie films I see. The problem is that I have trouble keeping track of who the characters are and what their contribution to the story is because I don’t recognize the faces. It makes it hard…