Monday, November 25, 2013

Blind Spot: King of Devil's Island (2011)

Nilssen and Helstad are fantastic.

Directed by Marius Holst
Produced by Karin Julsrud
Written by Mette M. Bølstad, Lars Saabe Christensen, Eric Schmid and Dennis Magnusson
Starring Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Trond Nilssen

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Review: About Time (2013)

More lead roles for Domhnall Gleeson, please.

Directed by Richard Curtis
Produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
Written by Richard Curtis
Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson and Tom Hollander

Monday, November 18, 2013

Review: Frances Ha (2013)

Gerwig (r) and Sumner (l) are wonderful together.

Directed by Noah Baumbach
Produced by Noah Baumbach, Scott Rudin, Lila Yacoub, Rodrigo Teixeira
Written by Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig
Starring Greta Gerwig and Mickey Sumner

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Top 25 Underrated Movie Songs

Tom Waits makes the list twice.

Most of these songs were eligible for the Best Original Song Oscar, but none of them were nominated. By the way, I tried to go with less popular picks.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Thursday, November 7, 2013

The Story Behind These Birthday Beauties (Guest Post by Spencer Blohm)

Vivien Leigh

The first part of November marks two milestones for Old Hollywood icons. On November 5, Vivien Leigh would have turned 100 and on the 9th, Hedy Lamarr would have been 99. Both women were stars in their own right having excelled on screen and earned the praise of critics and fans alike. So in honor of these iconic women’s birthdays, let’s take a look back at their lives and careers.