— by BEV QUESTAD — The throne of the Holy See is vacant and beside the deathbed is a chess game in progress. “Conclave” has sweeping vistas of art, painstaking replicas of intricately embroidered Cardinal costumes, and one of the best all-time endings in the history of cinema. It is [...]
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The 28TH OFCS Awards: Nominees & Winners
— by BEV QUESTAD — The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS), representing nearly 300 continually vetted online film journalists representing Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Slant, AARP and more, historians, and scholars worldwide, one-third based outside the US, announced the winners of i[...]
Review: Conclave
— by WILLIAM STERR — Who knew selecting a new Pope could be so dramatic? The new film “Conclave” is in the spirit of a Dan Brown-based film of almost 20 years ago, “The Di Vinci Code,” but without the skullduggery. Both involve sacred beliefs being put to the test through a convo[...]
Review: The Menu
— by WILLIAM STERR — There are some restaurants so exclusive, so expensive and so unique that having even a single meal there is the experience of a lifetime. In this case, an experience that may end your lifetime. Hawthorne is such a restaurant, located on its own island, accessible onl[...]
Review: Official Secrets
— by RON WILKINSON — When a narrative fiction film is made based on a true story there cannot be a surprise ending. The viewer knows where the movie starts and where it ends. The fun is seeing how it gets there. Good supporting work helps, but in this flick Keira Knightley does it all. [[...]
Review: Wrath of the Titans
— by ADAM DALE — Not very often do you hear a star admit that a movie they were in was a dud, especially not when the unexpected sequel is about to be released. But that is exactly what Sam Worthington did when discussing “Wrath of the Titans” — the follow up to 2010’s “Cla[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Wrath of the Titans’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Last year’s “Clash of the Titans” was a commercial success — earning nearly $500 million at the domestic and international box office — but it was less successful at earning praise from critics and audiences worldwide. The film was a fun action movie[...]
David Cronenberg, Ralph Fiennes to Receive BFI Fellowships
The 55th BFI London Film Festival has announced the shortlists and juries for the 2011 Festival Awards, supported by MontBlanc, which will take place at LSO St Luke’s on Oct. 26. At this year’s ceremony, the BFI will bestow its highest honour, the BFI Fellowship, on David Cronenberg and Ralph Fi[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Coriolanus’
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — Ralph Fiennes is best known for his many dramatic roles in films such as “The English Patient” or “The Constant Gardner” and, most recently, the “Harry Potter” series as Lord Voldemort. In my opinion, Fiennes has this knack for selecting [...]
Under Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — “The boy who lived, come to die.” Poignant words from the vehemently evil Voldemort portrayed to alarming perfection by the wonderfully gifted Ralph Fiennes. From the moment “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” begins, we are braced for the ine[...]
8 Clips from ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’
— by ADAM POYNTER — We are just a few days away from the end of a movie franchise that has inspired and defined a generation of young book and movie lovers. Yes, I am talking about the global release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” into theaters. With hundreds of mi[...]
The First ‘Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2’ TV Spot
— by LYNN TACKITT — I have long been a fan of the Harry Potter phenomenon. I have read all the books, been at all the movie premieres, own all the DVDs and I can’t even begin to say how much I waiting for the final chapter in the wizarding world of Harry Potter on […][...]
A Fan-Made Teaser Trailer for ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’
— by ADAM POYNTER — It’s the end of an era as the final Harry Potter film is heading into theaters worldwide July 15 in 3D and also IMAX. In last year’s teaser trailer, which combined shots from “The Deathly Hallows: Part 1” and “Part 2,” we were able to see l[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow Part 2’
— 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[...]