Category Archives: Film
Living in the Black & White
When I was seven years old, I saw a movie that stripped me of my worldly innocence long before I was prepared for it. That movie, starring Jon Voight and Ving Rhames, was Rosewood. I have not seen the film … Continue reading
Flare: Margot Robbie
At only 24 years old, actress Margot Robbie already has Hollywood wrapped around her finger. The Australian native quickly rose to fame after co-starring in The Wolf of Wall Street, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in 2013. Although The Wolf of Wall … Continue reading
The Buzz: 87th Annual Academy Awards
In the utterance of basketball great Shaquille O’Neal: Birdman, Birdman! The Alejandro González Iñárritu-directed drama — Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) — was the night’s grandest champion, earning Iñárritu Best Director recognition and three other Oscar statues. Grand Budapest Hotel also took … Continue reading
The Buzz: Gone Girl
“I never understood why when you died, you didn’t just vanish, everything could just keep going on the way it was only you just wouldn’t be there. I always thought I’d like my tombstone to be blank. No epitaph, and … Continue reading
The Buzz: 86th Annual Academy Awards
Hollywood’s most elite patrons gathered last night for the 86th Annual Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre. As for those that took home the golden statue, there were no surprises — which included yet another dejecting blow for Leonardo … Continue reading
The Buzz: Golden Globes 2014 Best Dressed
The 2014 Golden Globe Awards took place last night, in Beverly Hills, California. In what could be described as the homecoming of this awards season, Hollywood welcomed back several major A-listers who’d spent the last few years in hiding. Yes, … Continue reading
Film: The Great Gatsby
“What’s all this for?” Oozing of wonderment, narrator Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) posed this question to Jordan Baker (Elizabeth Debicki), as he navigated through a lavish Gatsby soiree. It was the first of which Carraway had attended; and this one, … Continue reading
Film: The Expendables 2
When it comes to film, I doubt there is a bigger action fiend than myself. So this past weekend, my Christmas came early with the box office release of The Expendables 2. Personally, I loved the first installment. But then … Continue reading
Film: The Avengers
I’ve always said that it takes a supreme blockbuster to get a hyper individual such as myself to willingly sit in a dark room for 120 minutes. Well, such a supreme time came — and went. This past weekend I … Continue reading
Film: Act of Valor
A few nights ago I caught a late-night showing of the recently released film, Act of Valor. Based on real acts of valor [says the opening credits] the film gave a deeper, Hollywood twisted glance into our nation’s armed forces. Their lives, … Continue reading
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