Film directors know that it’s hard to make movies in Hollywood; it’s even harder to actually make a successful one. So when some of them hit the jackpot and make a box office hit, studio executives and fans are expecting nothing less from them in their next film. In the last few years, some filmmakers …
Continue reading Guest Post: Six directors’ career who got derailed by box office bombs
Happy 5th of September everybody... and to my American friends, Happy Labor Day! As promised on the August edition, I'm going to try to make this a monthly post. Well, the gist of the post is simple... I give you five random news item/observation/trailer, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your …
Continue reading Five for the Fifth – 5 Questions for The 5th of September
In less than three weeks from today, the Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) opens on September 20. The festival organizer has kindly asked me to be the lead blogger this year so I'll be covering the event extensively, hopefully more so than I did last year on TCFF's debut. I'm excited that this year the …
Happy Fiday, all! I'm certainly looking forward to a long Labor Day weekend and hopefully catch The Debt at the cinema tomorrow, been anticipating that one for a while. Well, speaking of anticipated movies, we got some new preview clips from Machine Gun Preacher. You know I've been waiting for this for quite a while. …
Continue reading Machine Gun Preacher Clip and Soundtrack Preview by Chris Cornell & Aaron Hendra
Hi folks, welcome to September! Well, to some of you, the Fall season means 'back to school' season. It's been a while since my college graduation (I'm not gonna tell you how many years it's been, ahah), sometimes I miss those fun college days. So, whether it's you or your kids who are heading back …
Continue reading The Flix List: 10 movie scenes to celebrate back-to-school season
Hollywood is crazy about doing remakes, just recently Ridley Scott signed on to direct a remake/reboot/redo/prequel/sequel his own original film Blade Runner. Then his brother Tony Scott announced he was in talks to do a remake of Sam Peckinpah’s great western, The Wild Bunch, I hope to god that this will never ever happen. The …
Continue reading Guest Post: Comparing five Hollywood original films to their remakes
Thanks to my beloved hubby Ivan M. (a.k.a. Pixelcrave) for this special contribution. I love Pixar movies! I have watched every one of them (except for the last one, Cars 2) and can honestly say each one is very much enjoyable to watch. Even the weakest one in my book (Cars) was still a fun …
Continue reading Guest Commentary: A thing or two the movie industry can learn from Steve Jobs
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