Today is Joan Allen’s birthday. She turns 60. Wow. She doesn’t look 60. Talk about aging well. She looks amazing for 60. Pleasantville was the first thing I actually saw her in? I remember seeing Pleasantville, and I knew who … Continue reading Actor Profile: Joan Allen
I held off a bit, thinking I might finally catch Joy or 45 Years, since there are two nominated performances. I haven’t seen either. So, with that in mind, here are my top 10 Actress performances. There were some that … Continue reading 2015 In Review: Best Actress
Another really strong category. I ended up leaving several names off this list too. Notably: Michael Keaton (Spotlight), Brian D’Arcy James (Spotlight), Ryan Reynolds (Mississippi Grind), Oscar Issac (Ex Machina), Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton), Jason Statham (Spy), Andre Holland … Continue reading 2015 In Review: Best Supporting Actor
Again, I’ve chosen my 10 favorite roles by an actress in a supporting role. A pretty diverse group, and there are some I really enjoyed that didn’t make the cut on this list. Just to drop a few of those … Continue reading 2015 In Review: Best Supporting Actress
Now we’re getting to the big categories. For Best Director, as well as the four major acting categories, I felt that I needed a top 10. I included directors both whose films I loved, and directors who I felt their … Continue reading 2015 In Review: Best Director
FUTURE A-LISTER AWARD OF THE YEAR (A Performance That Should Have Made A New Star) Amy Schumer (Trainwreck) Brie Larson (Room) Michael B. Jordan (Creed) Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) For … Continue reading 2015 In Review: Best In Film Part 4
I’m actually live blogging the Golden Globe awards over at mjsbigblog.com, so if you’d like to join us for the part over there, that’s where I’ll be on Sunday night. But, for now, my predictions for how the night will … Continue reading Golden Globe Predictions
So, not only did Star Wars manage to continue to do insane business, but for the most part, a bunch of other films did really well over Christmas weekend. The Top 10 at the box office made over 268 million … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: Christmas ‘Awakens’ Your Wallet
The Force Awakens managed to open above all expectations, and shattered the record for highest opening weekend of all time, that Jurassic World just set a few months ago. Disney is reporting 238M for the weekend, but some believe it … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Star Wars’ Beats All Expectations
Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H Macy, Tom McCamus, Wendy Crewson
Directed By: Lenny Abrahamson
1) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay pt 2- 101.0M Weekend, 101.0M Total 2) Spectre- 14.6M Weekend, 153.7M Total 3) Peanuts- 12.8M Weekend, 98.9M Total 4) The Night Before- 10.1M Weekend, 10.1M Total 5) The Secret In Their Eyes- 6.6M Weekend, 6.6M … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: Lowest ‘Hunger Games’ Debut So Far
Spectre led three new wide releases, and a random Bollywood entry, and Peanuts did some nice cleanup in second. Spectre dropped 49%, which is really solid. Peanuts dropped only 45%, which is even more solid. Not quite The Martian, which … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: Three Newbies Flop Under 007
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