As TIFF is underway in Toronto starting yesterday, I've been anticipating our own Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) that'll be starting in two weeks starting Tuesday, Sept. 20. A couple of days ago the full lineup is finally announced, yippeee!! I am truly excited for this, I think the organizers did a great job getting …
Continue reading TCFF Full Lineup is here! See what’s playing from Sept. 20-25
Special thanks to my friend & colleague Susan Martin. While I read Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel, The Help, almost three years ago, seeing the movie adaptation a few weeks ago truly reminded me how much I loved the book. I appreciated the fact that the movie stayed true to the novel in every sense. The …
Continue reading Guest Review: The Help is a faithful adaptation
Ooooh, lookie here! I was looking for an interesting looking poster to feature this week when I came across these at FirstShowing. Man, with every marketing item Focus Features release for this film, my excitement for this just keeps on mounting. I've posted the trailer and character posters on this spotlight post a couple of …
Continue reading Posters of the Week: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Series by Paul Smith
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
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