List of 2010 Academy Award Nominees
Hey there, the Oscar Nominations are out and I thought I would post them here and share some thoughts on them. Enjoy and let me know what you think. And if you want to see if you can pick the Oscars better than me, join my group and you can make your picks and change […]
Golden Globe Predictions 2010 – Film
Here we are, a day before the second biggest award show of the movie season. Every year the Hollywood Foreign Press nominate people in the arts of film and television, and every year someone gets angry at the lack of nominations or the fact that the “wrong” person won. I like the Golden Globes because […]
‘Avatar’ Rules Box Office For Third Weekend, Crosses $1 Billon Worldwide!
Three weeks in and Avatar is officially the 4th largest worldwide grossing movie of all time. Pretty impressive right? Even more impressive is the fact that in probably less than a week will move into the number 2 spot currently occupied by Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. After this weekend Avatar is […]
The Best 10 Films of 2009
UP IN THE AIR Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. UP IN THE AIR is a film that is […]
Up in the Air – Movie Review
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) fires people. It’s his job. He’s not a CEO nor does he work in Human Resources. He is a hired gun brought in to facilitate a business’ bloodletting. He handles the dirty work “the suits” don’t have the stomach for. As such, he exists in a world of perpetual travel. Constantly […]
Up in the Air
Like all of Jason Reitman’s films thus far, “Up In The Air” deals with complex characters and intriguing situations that are beyond the average scope of films seen today. Over the past four years, Reitman has brought to the silver screen main characters like a big tobacco lobbyist, a pregnant teenager, and now a man […]
“Up In The Air” Director Jason Reitman In Town for St. Louis Premiere at SLIFF 09
On Saturday I had the privilege of interviewing Jason Reitman (“Thank You For Smoking,” “Juno”), who was in town for the St. Louis premiere of his latest film – “Up In The Air.” Reitman was in attendance for the film, which was viewed by a sold out theater of 450 at the Tivoli on the […]
New ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’ Trailer
The more I see of this film, the more I want to see it. I can’t really decide which Clooney film I am more excited for this fall, Up in the Air or The Men Who Stare At Goats. My friend just clued me into the BBC documentary about the people this is based around. […]