Movie trailer is the greatest selling tool in marketing for Hollywood. Heck even tech start-up companies today are using short trailers to sell their product. Case in point, a start-up company I’m involved with just got done with a short intro/trailer about the product, I saw it and I thought it was awesome, well maybe …
Continue reading Musings on the case of Great trailers, bad films & Bad trailers, great films
Happy Monday all! This the first FULL work week I have for a while now, I'm definitely gonna miss the partial work week from the Holiday season, ahah. In lieu of a weekend roundup, I thought I'd share how my movie watching has been in its first week of the new year. Actually it's been …
Hello folks, welcome to the first 2013 edition of Five for the Fifth!! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Well, since …
[sigh] I didn't really want to write this letter. Not only because I had done it once before when The Bounty Hunter came out, but I was quite anticipating Playing For Keeps for a while. I was thrilled when I got and advanced screening invite on the same day as The Hobbit (yay!) right before …
Continue reading Playing for Keeps Review… (a.k.a. my Open Letter to Gerry Butler)
Can't believe 2012 has come and gone. I don't know about you but this past year felt especially fast for me, it just flew by before I had a chance to reflect on a bunch of things. I know a lot of bloggers have been putting their stamp on whether this has been a good …
Continue reading 2012 Year in Review: Best & Worst Movies and Memorable Movie Moments
Thanks to Ted for these reviews as I was on vacation when the screenings took place. Jack Reacher Tom Cruise continues his “comeback” on the big screen with another action thriller after the success of last year’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, this time he’s playing another super-spy type in Jack Reacher. It’s based on …
Continue reading New Releases Double Reviews: Jack Reacher & Django Unchained
I saw The Hobbit twice already, the first time on an advanced screening before my vacation and the second time this past weekend. I enjoyed it both times, perhaps a bit more the second time around. Despite the 2 hrs 44 minutes running time, I find it to be thoroughly enjoyable. That's not to say …
Continue reading 10 reasons The Hobbit is a worthwhile journey
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