Ten Tremendous Oscar Bait Failures
Just in time for the 89th annual Oscars ceremony Sunday, Feb. 26, let us look back on ten films that failed to get the attention from the Academy they believed they deserved. Three of our top picks just came out last year, and two of them star Will Smith. Here they are, in no particular […]
Review: ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ – From Spinner Rack to Center Stage
“One of the most romantic stories ever written.” Or so they say. More romantic than Gone With the Wind? Or Romeo and Juliet? How about Pride and Prejudice? Somehow it is hard for me to believe that the story of a married woman who embarks on a four-day affair while her husband and kids are […]
78: ‘American Sniper’ Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller
For episode 78 we set our sights (get it?) on American Sniper. Clint Eastwood returns to the director’s chair (and we all know how much he loves chairs) to give us the story of the deadliest sniper in military history. But the real question is…can we make it through such a sensitive topic without saying […]
Movie Review: ‘American Sniper’ is the Best Film of the Year
Clint Eastwood masterfully directs and Bradley Cooper gives the performance of a lifetime as Chris Kyle, the Navy Seal sniper who recorded more kills than any soldier in U.S. History. Am I a bit biased here? Perhaps, given that I was one of the few who thoroughly enjoyed Eastwood’s “Jersey Boys.” The director has an […]
48: ‘Jersey Boys’ Directed by Clint Eastwood
This week on the show Frankie goes to Hollywood as Clint Eastwood helms the Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons biopic/musical Jersey Boys. Plus, Tom tells about Paul Williams and the why songwriters make all the real money. Kevin gives us a box office report, and we get a “Video Recovery” from Dan. It’s Reel Spoilers […]
Movie Review: ‘Jersey Boys’ Directed by Clint Eastwood
It was only a matter of time before the 4-time Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys became a motion picture. The Broadway show, which also received the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical, still runs after 3,564 performances and tours around the world. And now Clint Eastwood has directed a film which is strikingly […]
JERSEY BOYS opens June 20! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter for your chance to receive a pair of passes to a special advance screening! From director Clint Eastwood comes the big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical “Jersey Boys.” The film tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the […]
Movie Review: ‘Trouble With the Curve’ Starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, and Justin Timberlake
Baseball has long been a romantic subject in the world of film. Most Americans have an appreciation, if not a love for the game, and it comes through strong in our popular culture. Ask just about anyone, and they can name their favorite film to do with the sport. Some might say Field of Dreams, […]
TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE Opens September 21! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter to win a pair of passes! Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus–who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat–refuses to be benched for what […]
J. EDGAR Opens November 9! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! Based on the life of J. Edgar Hoover, the man often credited with making the FBI what it is today: an efficient, crime-fighting organization shrouded in secrecy. Hoover founded the organization in 1935 and remained director until his death in 1972. Starring: Lea Coco, […]