The Boulder Film Festival, which runs from March 5th to the 8th, is a unique film festival for the Rocky Mountain region. March is a good time to catch up on movies playing the festival circuit because of the lack of quality programming especially after the Academy Awards. … [Read More]
I have been attending the New York Comic Con since it’s inception way back in 2008. The event had humble beginnings taking up a small portions of the Jacob Javits center with an alley of comic book artists lined up to interact with fans of their work, pose for … [Read More]
Imagine sitting in a movie with nothing except black and white images slowly creeping on the screen. Oh, there is no dialogue or hardly any noises. A repetitive score continuous plays. This is what watching the new cinematic experience Visitors is like. I find it reassuring and rewarding to … [Read More]
Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of articles on The Movie Blog looking back at some of movies most notable highlights, big trends, and best feature releases of 2013. One noticeable 2013 box office trend was the soft opening of most movies on Thursday evening sneak peeks. This avoided the … [Read More]
Richard Curtis, the phenomenally successful screenwriter of “Notting Hill,” “Love Actually,” “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” makes movies that are the cinema equivalent of Paul McCartney’s pop hit “Silly Love Songs.” Curtis would be fine with that description; at an HBO Director’s Dialogue recently at … [Read More]
“The Square,” by Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim, is an exhilarating cinéma vérité portrait of the chaotic and inspiring events as they unfolded in Tahrir Square beginning in 2011 to overthrown Hosni Mubarak and moving beyond that to the ongoing, current political situation. “The Square,” which is included in … [Read More]
Are we nearing the end of cinema? Not the concept of movies and ‘watching things on screens’, but the act of going out into town, finding a venue and sitting down for two hours in the dark with total strangers. It doesn’t seem possible, does it? Cheap dates, Twilight-loving teens and … [Read More]
Here at TMB, I’ve attempted to keep you up to date on smaller stories that have broken within the last few weeks regarding the Aurora Theater Shooting from this previous summer. With Election Season, Economic News, Middle-East Turmoil and Autumn Sports dominating the news headlines, there were a few important updates with the … [Read More]
ASK Hi, Quick questions! What is the future of Cinema in relation to technology and other consumer trends? Why do you think it will go that route? I’m a film student and I’d really appreciate a detailed answer. –Yao __________________________________________________________________________________________ What is the future of Cinema in relation to … [Read More]
**Edit: Added new images from the coverage. News has been pretty quiet on “The Dark Knight Rises” since Nolan finished filming and screened to WB execs a while back but as the temperatures begin to increasingly creep up the promotion wheels for the film will begin spinning and what better … [Read More]
New set photo’s from the production of Burt Wonderstone have leaked and actually show Jim Carrey and Steve Carell in the same scene. Oh, and Olvia Wilde is also spotted while sporting some tight leather dominatrix looking outfit while exposing her cleavage. If you’re into that sorta thing: Via: Cinemablend … [Read More]
A new Trailer for Hanna is out and this one is the best one so far. Check it out: The feature clips all point out elements of the film, but this trailer ties them all together. Saoirse Ronan looks like she is carrying this whole film and that is just … [Read More]