The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Academy Award winner Michael Douglas with the Icon Award on Jan. 13, 2011, followed by a screening of “Solitary Man.” The Icon Award honors a creative talent who, through the course of his or her career, has cr[...]
Archive for December, 2010
Online Film Critics Society Announces 2010 Nominees
The Online Film Critics Society announced its nominees for the 2010 OFCS Awards today. OFCS members will submit their final votes over the next few days, and winners will be announced Jan. 3, 2010.[...]
Cinema 2010: Version IV
— by SEAN GERSKI — I don’t think 2010 will go down as the best movie year ever for very many people, but like all years, it had its movies and it had its moments. And, as has happened in the past several years, creative people have taken to the web and created videos that […[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Limitless’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — I’m always excited to see movies that were filmed in my hometown of Philadelphia. And although that didn’t work out for me too well with the recent movie flop “How Do You Know,” parts of which were filmed in Philly, I hope “Limitless,&#[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Eternity’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — There’s just something about … vampires. Maybe it’s the immortality, the propensity to bite necks, or the dangerous allure of them only coming out at night, but someone decided along the way, “Hey … vampires are sexy!” You could s[...]
Cinema 2010: Version III
— by SEAN GERSKI — I don’t think 2010 will go down as the best movie year ever for very many people, but like all years, it had its movies and it had its moments. And, as has happened in the past several years, creative people have taken to the web and created videos that […[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Your Highness’
— by H.G. WATSON — If you’ve already seen the red band trailer for “Your Highness” you know there are a few key differences between that one and the green band trailer below. Namely: 1) Natalie Portman’s butt on full display 2) an abundance of raunchy drug and sex jokes 3) Natali[...]
‘Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy’ by Jack Black and Jason Segel
— by SEAN GERSKI — Jack Black and Jason Segel spent time together filming “Gulliver’s Travels” (in theaters now) and got together to sing a holiday song for charity. The actors cover “Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy,” the 1977 duet by Bing Crosby and Dav[...]
How It Should Have Ended: ‘The Holiday Movie Special’
From time to time, we like to present videos from our friends at HISHE (How It Should Have Ended). Typically, they come up with a hilarious take on how a movie should have ended. In this newest edition, HISHE visits with a few friends to get you in the holiday spirit. This one isn’t so [&helli[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Rango’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Gore Verbinski, director of the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, teams up with Johnny Depp once again, this time for the 3-D animated feature “Rango.” The teaser, which was released months ago, was more of a tribute to “Fear and Loathing I[...]
Under Review: ‘Incendies’
— by H.G. WATSON — Films about war, any war (World War II, recent conflicts in the Mid-East, Star) hedge on how compelling their characters are. “The Great Escape” wouldn’t have been half as much fun had we not had Steve McQueen’s Cooler King to root for; “Apocalypse Now” wou[...]
Cinema 2010: Version II
— by SEAN GERSKI — I don’t think 2010 will go down as the best movie year ever for very many people, but like all years, it had its movies and it had its moments. And, as has happened in the past several years, creative people have taken to the web and created videos that […[...]
Berlinale Shorts: International Short Film Jury Named
Since 1955, the Berlinale awards Golden and Silver Bears to the best short films. And since 2003, the Berlinale Shorts has its own international jury each year. This jury awards the two Bears, picks the EFA Short Film Nominee Berlin and awards the DAAD Short Film Prize for the Berlin Artist-in-Resid[...]