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Playwright and screenwriter of 'Junebug,' the award winning Angus MacLachlan, has done it again with 'Goodbye to All That'
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Movie Review: Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ with Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, and Richard Armitage
How does 'Battle' fit in and does it find time to end one trilogy while simultaneously setting up another? In one word: incredibly.
Read More »Movie Review: Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ with Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton
'Exodus: Gods and Kings' never turns into Bible-thumping, nor strays into any kind of sacrilege.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Ask Me Anything’ Starring Christian Slater and Martin Sheen
"Ask Me Anything" qualifies as “serious,” funny, and touching cinema, so when it opens on December 19, you should watch it. Then, blog about it.
Read More »2014 Disney Movie Gift Guide
Wondering what titles to buy for the movie fan in your life? Here's what's available from Disney.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Phobia’ (2013) – Directed by Rory Abel
There's nothing scary enough about 'Phobia' to warrant even a rental.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The Theory of Everything’
The 30-year relationship between famed physicist Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde is chronicled in a superb film from director James Marsh and screenwriter Anthony McCarten.
Read More »22nd Hamptons Film Festival Review: ‘The Great Invisible’
Margaret Brown's documentary 'The Great Invisible,' recently shown at the 22nd Hamptons Film Festival, avoids repeating known facts about the horrific Deepwater Horizon catastrophe and BP oil spill.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘The Death Kiss’ (1932) with Bela Lugosi, David Manners, and Edward Van Sloan
'The Death Kiss' shines a light on the behind-the-scenes functionality of a working studio and offers a fun mystery to boot.
Read More »Family Film Fest: Zane and Eastwood Help Producer Pull-off Hat Trick
Two famous Hollywood names, Zane and Eastwood, helped producer Jeffery Patterson scores a hat trick (the hockey kind, not the cowboy kind), winning two awards at the International Family Film Festival this month in Hollywood, California.
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