Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper took in a record-breaking $5.3 million Thursday night as it began expanding nationwide following Oscar nominations
Oscar 2014: Snubs in Acting and Directing Categories
January 15, 2015 by
The Academy didn’t nominate Jennifer Aniston for “Cake” and Jake Gyllenhaal, who gave a career-best performance in “Nightcrawler.”
Still Alice: Julianne Moore’s Towering, Oscar-Caliber Performance in a Mediocre Film
January 14, 2015 by
As a middle-aged woman afflicted with ALS, Julianne Moore render a sensitive, realistic performance that should finally earn her the Best Actress Oscar after four nominations.
Taken 3: Silly, Dull, Repetitive Chapter in Liam Neeson’s Trilogy
January 9, 2015 by
Artistically speaking, Taken 3, the third (and hopefully last) panel in the franchise that began in 2008 and made Liam Neeson a bona fide international action star, is the weakest, a contrived and formulaic actioner, in which every element, including the gifted leading man, look and sound tired.
Oscar: Mrs. Miniver (1942): Schmaltzy Agit-Prop Starring the Noble Greer Garson
December 31, 2014 by
Franklin D. Roosevelt was so impressed with the film, but playwright Lillian Hellman told director Wyler, “Willie, this is such a piece of crap.”
