There are two weeks to go until the Oscars, where Matthew McConaughey has a strong chance to cap off his self-dubbed “McConaissance” with a best actor win for “Dallas Buyers Club.” It has been an inspired comeback for McConaughey, but Hollywood is always looking for the next big thing and 2014 may bring another comeback
I have not seen Paul Verhoeven‘s original “RoboCop” from 1987, so I cannot judge Jose Padilha’s version as a remake. But I can judge it on its own merits as a film, and 2014’s “RoboCop” finds itself much like its protagonist – without a heart. Action sequences are fine, if a bit one sided, and
It’s not every day you get to hear an Oscar nominated director describe the visual layout of Hogwarts with impeccable clarity and then turn around and explain why The Bicycle Thieves has inspired his whole career. But that’s what was in store when Alfonso Cuarón spoke to film students as the inaugural guest of SFTV’s new series
The best musical that no one has talked about bringing to the screen is Caroline, or Change and therefore it is my subject for today’s adaptation. The musical had a short run on Broadway when it opened in 2003, but it made a star out of Anika Noni Rose, relaunched Tonya Pinkins career, and had one of the greatest scores ever written for the theater. So what would the movie version look like?
Jennifer Lawrence is the biggest actress in the world right now; do you know why? It is not because she stars in two mega franchises. It is not because she has an off screen personality that makes her accessible and endearing. It’s not even because she is an Oscar winning actress at the sprite age
The mystery of why George Clooney’s The Monuments Men was moved from its original December 2013 release date to the first weekend of February has been answered. Unfortunately, it’s not a good answer. The film proves to be at home in the usual sludge of February movies; a major disappointment for a once perceived Oscar