Underrated, under-appreciated, criminally-overlooked, call it what you will but the fact of the matter is, these actors deserve better! They are constantly relegated to supporting roles, and worse, playing second fiddle to actors whose talent aren't even on par. Yet time and time again they almost always overshadow the lead with their charisma and on-screen …
Continue reading Seven talented actors who deserve more leading roles
Happy Monday, all! Hope you had a fantabulous weekend... or at least an enjoyable one. Well it's chilly over here, but that's hardly news obviously... it's Minnesota folks, if it's warm in December then we have some serious climate issues on our hands 🙂 Well, did you get to the movies this weekend? Perhaps you …
Continue reading Weekend Viewing Roundup: Le Samouraï and 1982 TRON
Special thanks to my buddy Vince Caro for his excellent contribution! With the anticipated release of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, the somewhat unmarketable genre (at least in recent years) of the ‘ballet movie’ has been reinvigorated with high expectations. The last such movie I’d seen was The Turning Point (1977), an uneven melodrama which stayed …
Now, for most people, the main draw of this movie would be the two super famous celebrities featured in every piece of marketing for this movie. The studios are obviously relying on the actors' bankable quality and star power to put butts on seats, that having only their gorgeous mugs on the movie posters would …
Continue reading Five reasons why I’d see The Tourist on opening night!
Even just hearing the title of this movie, it's hard not to raise an eyebrow and at least wonder, what the heck kind of movie is this? Well, that was my reaction when I first heard it earlier this year when it was still Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role, which would reunite him …
It's been a while since I've been involved in a meme, but this one is not only easy but handy for all moviegoers out there. Thanks to fellow blogger Wynter Tyson from Cinema Scream for instigating this fun event! The idea of this Cinema Code of Conduct came from UK's film show Kermode and Mayo’s …
I love quad posters. They're usually more interesting that the typical vertical format and this one is no different. I thought that the first official poster looked terrible, it's definitely one of those cases when bad posters happens to good movies. This one however, is regal looking version worthy of an Oscar contender! The historical …
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