— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — It’s hard to describe how devastated I was when I saw the latest “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” poster. Part of me is ready to see the conclusion of the saga: the culmination of all the previous movies and final half of J.K. Rowling’s n[...]
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Trailer Talk: ‘The Greatest Movie Ever Sold’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Peter Parker trying out his Spidey Web by grabbing a can of Dr. Pepper. Tobias Funkë meeting Carl Weathers at Burger King and discussing how wonderful the food is. Celebrities on the Red Carpet telling reporters “who” they’re wearing. Race car winners[...]
Four Clips from ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — I always wonder how a real lawyer’s life compares to that of their on-screen countertops. Are their jobs really that dangerous? Are their jobs really that sexy? The first three clips below for “The Lincoln Lawyer” certainly have the danger and the sexine[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Hesher’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Suspension of disbelief plays a big part in enjoying a film. Horror movies are infinitely less scary once you remember the creatures in the night don’t actually exists. Rom-coms would fall flat if the witty dialogue was the way people actually talked. Sci-fi[...]
The Top 5 most dateable male movie characters
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — It’s not hard to be perfect in a movie. Characters don’t have to snore, chew to loudly, be a neat freak, be so unorganized it’s dysfunctional, etc. If a movie calls for a romantic male lead then gosh darnit there had better be nothing unattractive about [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Oregonian’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — I must be living in the wrong part of Oregon … or perhaps it’s the right part, based on the psychedelic trailer for “The Oregonian.” While the words “The Oregonian” remind me of our newspaper, apparently some people believe the words sh[...]
A Scene from ‘Hesher’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — After watching “500 Days of Summer,” I would have never said that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was a threatening or imposing figure. After watching the clip below for his new movie “Hesher,” I can now say I find him intimidating. With his oily hair and[...]
An Exclusive Interview with Animator Teresa Drilling
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — For many of us, animated films were the first films we watched. From the classic Disney films to television shows like “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons,” animation can follow us throughout our lives. However, the animation process remains a mystery to mo[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Water for Elephants’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Fun fact: Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon previously acted together in “Vanity Fair,” although the scene was cut and can only be found on the DVD extras (and YouTube). However, it looks like in their new film, “Water for Elephants,” their sc[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — When I first saw the title “The Lincoln Lawyer” I thought the film was going to be about Abraham Lincoln’s days as a lawyer. I was really hoping to see an image of Matthew McConaughey with a cool hat and an impressive beard. Unfortunately, the trailer fo[...]
Odds, Fans Stacked Against ‘Buffy’ Reboot
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — “Into every generation there is a Chosen One” … and for those of us who love “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” that Chosen One is Joss Whedon. “Buffy” is one of those unique incidents where the creator became more popular than anyone else from the s[...]
Under Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Nine years ago, my grandmother took me to see “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Last night, sitting in the theatre I couldn’t help but think about how much both the Harry Potter film series and I have changed. The kids who first started watc[...]
A Clip from ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — I often joke that “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” will be the beginning of the end of my childhood. Harry and I have come a long way. What started out as three 11-year-olds discovering magic has grown to three young adults fighting to save t[...]
An Exclusive Interview with Actor Patrick Cavanaugh
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — It’s one of the essential questions we face as humans: what happens after we die? Do we go to heaven? Are we reincarnated? What if there’s nothing? All forms of media have tried to answer this question and for all any of us know, any of them could be the [[...]