If you read one of blogs last week, I clearly stated that “Norbit”, the supposed new “Comedy” film by Eddie Murphy might affect his Oscar chances for Best Supporting Actor. I was still putting my money on Eddie but deep down, I felt that a win by Alan Arkin for “Little Miss Sunshine” or even […]
The Oscar awards were held yesterday and it had its share of moments and surprises. This next few days, I’ll be dissecting as many bits of information as possible. After all, if the show lasted that long just to honor some of the year’s best, I think I should also get as many days to […]
Television shows, past and present, have been the subject of a lot of films. This collaboration of the small screen and the big screen have been evident lately. A lot have been blockbusters, such as “Charlie’s Angels”, “Starsky & Hutch” and “S.W.A.T.”. Some have failed miserably to capture their TV magic like “Miami Vice”, “Bewitched” […]
With the return of the Rocky series in “Rocky Balboa” and the upcoming releases of new installments of “Die Hard” and “Rambo”, the film franchises are back. They have always been a lot of franchise films in Hollywood. Lately, it was the more modern ones though. Harry Potter, Spider-Man, X-Men, Saw and a lot more […]
It was just a few years ago when the Academy Awards rewarded animated films for their achievement in filmmaking. Of course, it could be argued that it was a bit too late for the classic cartoon movies like “Dumbo”, “Bambi”, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and more recently, “Beauty and the Beast” and “Toy […]
In its opening weekend at the US Box Office, “Ghost Rider” was flaming hot, scorching its rivals with an impressive $44.5 million. With those numbers, it vaulted to the top and displaced previous tickets champ “Norbit”. It is also lead actor Nicolas Cage’s biggest opening performance.
However, does the opening weekend performance of this comic book […]
I wasn’t sure of this news the first time I heard of it. But after I read more about it, heard it in the news and saw it in various entertainment programs, I was really laughing about it. Also, count me in as one of those anticipating it.
It is true, Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller […]
Chris Rock is definitely one of the funniest people in the world. His acts may be a bit on the controversial side but laughter always follows after his act. He is part of the growing number of black comedians who have been successful in recent years.
Yet for all his successes in the comedy circuit, Rock […]
Joel Schumacher is a mixed bag of sorts. Give him a big budgeted film and he’ll flush it down the drain with an outcome really, really disappointing. However, hand him a couple of measly bucks and he’ll make a thoroughly enjoyable fare.
When he made the 1981 film “The Incredible Shrinking Woman”, nobody really knew that […]
In just a few days, the 79th Annual Academy Awards would be held at the Kodak Theatre. As with previous years, it would probably run longer than a “Lord of the Rings” film. This year, Ellen DeGeneres will be the host. Feel free to voice your honest opinion on that one.
While a lot of people […]