Most of the competition for adult-themes films came from wide expansions of Oscar-nominated films, led by Sony’s “American Hustle,” the Weinstein Co.’s “August: Osage County” and Par’s “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit–Silly, Overplotted Thriller
January 16, 2014 by
“Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” isn’t adapted from any of the Clancy novels. In fact, it didn’t originate as a Jack Ryan story.
Oscar 2013: S&S
January 16, 2014 by
Oscar S&S (Snubs and Surprises) The bad but inevitable news from having such a great year at the movies is the incredible disappointments with the Oscar nominations. But Thursday morning’s nomination announcement was especially tough on the vet, legendary personas. The Academy is not sentimental or nostalgic anymore: No Oprah Winfrey for “The Butler”? No […]
Oscar 2013: Voters Didn’t Like Disney, Tom Hanks?
January 16, 2014 by
The biggest shocks were the omissions, including Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Robert Redford and Paul Greengrass as director.
Invisible Woman, The: Dickens as Flawed Man
January 9, 2014 by
Ever Since his stunning performance in “Schindler’s List,” exactly 20 years ago, Ralph Fiennes has established an estimable reputation as a fine, versatile British actor. But what we did not know is that he is also a fine, versatile director. I was vastly impressed with his feature directing debut, Coriolanus, a modern, dramatically vigorous adaptation […]
