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TME Great Gatsby Movie Review
Release Date: May 10th, 2013 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Baz Luhrmann Screenwriter: Baz Luhrmann (Screenplay), Craig Pearce (Screenplay), F. Scott Fitzgerald (Novel) Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Edgerton, Tobey...
Pain & Gain movie review
Release Date: April 26th, 2013 Studio: Paramount Director: Michael Bay Screenwriter: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Anthony Mackie, Ken Jeong, Ed Harris, Tony S...
R.I.P. Roger Ebert (70)
Excuse me as I tell you that I am a bit appalled at the lack of coverage on this recent piece of news. I would figure that someone as important to many, an iconic author, journalist, film historian, film critic, and screenwrite...
Arrested Development: New Season Unveiled May 26th
It has been way too long since we first heard the news that the hit TV show Arrested Development was set to return for a season AND a movie to wrap it all up in a nice little bow. It was as if they had waited until all hope for...
This is the End – Red Band Trailer
What are you excited about this year, movie-wise? You know, that is a complicated question, one that I’ve been asked several times already and I can’t quite decide. On one hand there is the new Iron Man 3 (May 3rd), and w...
Admission Movie Review
Release Date: March 22, 2013 Studio: Focus Features Director: Paul Weitz Screenwriter: Karen Croner Starring: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Michael Sheen, Wallace Shawn, Gloria Reuben, Nat Wolff, Lily Tomlin Genre: Comedy, Drama MPAA Ra...
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Review
Release Date: March 15, 2013 Studio: New Line Cinema Director: Don Scardino Screenwriter: Jonthan M. Goldstein, John Francis Daley Starring: Steve Carrell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Jim Carrey, James Gandolfini, Alan Arkin, ...
The Gatekeepers Review
Release Date: February 1, 2013 (NY, LA) Studio: Sony Pictures Classics Director: Dror Moreh Starring: Ami Ayalon, Avi Dichter, Yuval Diskin, Carmi Gillon, Yaakkov Peri, Acraham Shalom Genre: Documentary MPAA Rating: PG-13 Ratin...
Sound City Review: Rocking My Pants Off
Director: Dave Grohl Writer: Mark Monroe Genre: Documentary, Music Starring: Trent Reznor, Dave Grohl, Tom Petty, Mick Fleetwood, Vinny Appice, Joe Barresi, Brian Bell, Frank Black, Lindsey Buckingham, Kevin Cronin, John Foge...
Freaky Deak: A Trippy Review
Release Date: April 22, 2012 Director: Charles Matthau Screenwriter: Charles Matthau Starring: Christian Slater, Crispin Glover, Michael Jai White, Billy Burke, Breanne Racano, Sabina Gadecki Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Crime MPAA...
Identity Thief : Reviewed
Release Date: February 8, 2013 Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Seth Gordon Screenwriter: Craig Mazin Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Mo...
Great Gatsby: The 1974 Classic
Release Date: March 29, 1974 Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: Jack Clayton Screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola (Screenplay), F. Scott Fitzgerald (novel) Starring: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Sam Waterston, Scott ...
Netflix Scavenging: 2 Days in New York
Release Date: August 10, 2012 (Limited) MPAA Rating: R Runtime: 96 min Director: Julie Delpy Studio: Polaris Films Genre: Comedy Stars: Julie Delpy, Chris Rock and Albert Delpy Your Rating: (3.5 of 5 stars) Hilarious, definitel...
Ivan : A STARBUCKS WHORE’S TOP PICKS IN 2012 … a confession
I am sitting comfortably in a plush semi-couch at my nearest Starbucks, curiously and conveniently about a block away from where I live. Have we stopped wondering how fast these franchises grow and spread all over the place? Vi...
2013 What To Expect
Guess what? It’s almost the end of December and you survived the end of the world! (Or that is what some people attributed the Mayans foreseeing). That means a couple of things, it means that we need to get ready to go out ne...