Review: Django Unchained
Director: Quentin Tarantino Written by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo Dicaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson Genre: Spaghetti Western | Drama MPAA: R
AuthorJohn Campea
Review: The Hobbit
Director: Peter Jackson Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo Del Toro, Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch Genre: Fantasy, Adventure MPAA: PG-13 The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest … [Read More]
Review: Breaking Dawn Part 2
Director: Bill Condon Written by: Melissa Rosenberg, Stephanie Meyer Starring: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Maggie Grace, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning Genre: Adventure | Drama | Fantasy MPAA: PG-13 for sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sensuality and partial nudity Now look, most people fall into … [Read More]
Review: Skyfall
Director: Sam Mendes Written by: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Lim Marlohe, Albert Finney Genre: Action | Drama MPAA: PG-13 007 (Daniel Craig) becomes M’s only ally as MI6 comes under attack, and a mysterious new … [Read More]
Review: Sinister
Director: Scott Derrickson Written by: C. Robert Cargill Starring: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Thompson, James Ransone, Clare Foley, Michael Hall D’Addario Genre: Horror, Music MPAA: R (for disturbing violent images and some terror) Hey there guys this is John Campea for The Movie Blog here to give you my quick review for the new horror film SINISTER. … [Read More]
The Movie Blog’s Top 10 Films of 2009
Well, it’s that time of year again. I have to say that despite the fact that 2009 was not a fantastic year for cinema overall… there were still a decent number of very solid movies that made it all worth while. Yes… we may have had to sit through “Transformers … [Read More]
Brittany Murphy Passes Away
Rumors were reported earlier today that actress Brittany Murphy had died, and sadly those rumors have been confirmed. Britney Murphy was 32 years old. There are reports that 911 was called when Murphy suffered cardiac arrest and died in hospital. No other official information is available at this moment. Murphy … [Read More]
Avatar Review
Hey there guys. Last night I had a chance to finally see “Avatar”. Does it live up to all the unrealistic hype it had been getting? Well… in some ways no… but… in some ways YES. Check out my review here: So did you see Avatar yet? What did you … [Read More]
The End Of A Personal Era: John No Longer Going To Be With The Movie Blog
Back on July 24th 2003… about 6 and a half years ago… I started “The Movie Blog” and in doing so (along with many others) helped create and shape the film blogging community that we have out there today. I was the very first person to establish a regular podcast … [Read More]
Video: John Talks To Richard Linklater And Zac Efron About “Me And Orson Welles”
As a part of my new “movie news” gig over at AMC Entertainment, I had a chance last week to go and talk with director Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, School of Rock, Scanner Darkly) and actor Zac Efron about their new film “Me and Orson Welles” that opens … [Read More]
The Movie Blog Podcast – Twilight: New Moon Edition
Hey there guys. Well… as you can probably tell from the title of this podcast, today we’re just talking about the new Twilight movie “New Moon” which opened this past weekend and smashed all sorts of box office records. But my dear international friends… please be warned that this podcast … [Read More]
“Avatar” Price Tag Hits $500 Million
The New York Times just did an article claiming that the new James Cameron film “Avatar” is going to hit a $500 million dollar price tag once production and marketing costs are all totaled. If accurate, that means Avatar will have to make about $750 million at the box office … [Read More]