– by SEAN GERSKI – As time has gone by, I have often tried to figure out which TV show is the greatest of all time and there are plenty of contenders (both dramas and comedies). But when the topic of my favorite show comes up, there is really only one choice: “Friends.” Not many [...[...]
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Win an Amazing Spider-Man Prize Pack!
– by SEAN GERSKI – With the holiday season getting underway, all of the top summer movies are starting to arrive on Blu-ray and DVD. Among the movies that will be on top of many wish lists this year is Marc Webb’s “The Amazing Spider-Man.” The film – which successfully rebooted t[...]
A Music Video from Damsels in Distress
– by SEAN GERSKI – When Whit Stillman’s “Damsels in Distress” played in theaters a few months back, the flick played primarily to people who already were fans of the writer-director. But now “Damsels in Distress” is out on DVD and blu-ray and this is giving a whole new group of[...]
7 Days of 007: The Top 5 Bond Theme Songs
– by SEAN GERSKI – When IJM Head of Writing Staff Eli Colon mentioned that he wanted to do a series of seven Top 5 lists leading up to “Skyfall,” I thought it was a great idea. In fact, I even offered to take one of them off of his hands. I picked[...]
Trailer: Despicable Me 2
– by SEAN GERSKI – “Despicable Me” wasn’t a movie I sought out necessarily, but I caught it when it was playing on the TV during a party I attended. It was diverting and I kind of enjoyed it, but I don’t really recall much of it. I do remember those little yellow guys, but [...][...]
Disney to Release Star Wars VII in 2015
– by SEAN GERSKI – On April 1 of every year, plenty of otherwise responsible websites like to put up stories that are 100 percent fictional as April Fools’ gags. Reading the following news felt to me like one of those times. Not only has The Walt Disney Co. purchased George Lucas’[...]
Trailer: Save the Date
– by SEAN GERSKI – “Save the Date” may have comedic moments, but the trailer shows that it is not exactly a comedy. This fact is relevant because the main draw for “Save the Date” is that it stars Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie and Martin Starr. Caplan and Starr were both in “Party [...]
Win a Dark Shadows Blu-Ray Combo Pack!
– by SEAN GERSKI – Just in time for Halloween, we have a great giveaway for our readers thanks to our friends at Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Pictures released Tim Burton’s “Dark Shadows” on DVD and Blu-Ray on Oct. 2 — along with the Dark Shadows Blog App! To celebrate[...]
Win a $50 iTunes Gift Card from Sony!
– by SEAN GERSKI – iTunes is celebrating Sony Pictures Classics 20th Anniversary by selling some of the studio’s top titles for only $9.99 in HD. The sale – available at http://www.itunes.com/spc — runs through July 24. The following movies are available at the $9.99 sale price[...]
Review: The New Year
– by SEAN GERSKI – Without too much effort, Sunny can bowl a 300 game … or she can roll a series of gutter balls. She has the talent to bowl as well as she wants, but she has to be motivated. And for Sunny, life is much the same way. She has the tools [...][...]
Trailer: To Rome with Love
– by SEAN GERSKI – Although I am a lover of all kinds of films, there was a point in my film-watching career where I just didn’t care for Woody Allen. (And, as an aside, calling watching movies “a movie-watching career” makes it seem more exciting, doesn’t it?) But when a directo[...]
39th Annie Award Winners Announced
– by SEAN GERSKI – The International Animated Film Society announced the winners of the 39th Annual Annie Awards last night, Feb. 4, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The award show — which celebrates the best in animation — was hosted by Patton Oswalt. The night’s biggest winner[...]
Shortlist for the Visual Effects Oscar Released
– by SEAN GERSKI – The 10 films on the short list to compete for the five visual effects Oscar nominations have been released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Members of the visual-effects branch will pare the list down to the five official Oscar nominees[...]
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
– by SEAN GERSKI – Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt — the stars of last year’s wonderful “500 Days of Summer” — ask what you are doing New Year’s Eve with this fun little song. Here’s hoping this duo works together sooner rather than late[...]