One of my favorite films of all time is Steven Spielberg’s ‘E.T.’ The film represents everything that was amazing with the Amblin films of the 80s. Great stories, great child actors, and amazing adventures. In the video below, we see Henry Thomas become emotional at the thought of a Government man taking E.T. away from …
When the trailer for “21 Jump Street” first came out, my initial reaction was an extremely loud groan. To describe the last few buddy-cop comedies that have come out in the past few years as underwhelming would be too forgiving (‘Cop Out,’ and ‘The Other Guys,’ come to mind). So here we are, a few …
Ever since my first visit to Universal Studios, I’ve always been a fan of the amazing back catalog of Universal films, as well as the history of the studio in general. IMP (Independent Moving Pictures) was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, and a few years later, merged with a few other entities to create …
The 2012 Academy Awards started off with a bang, with Hugo taking 2 in a row. In fact, I’m happy to see that two of my favorite films of the year, The Artist and Hugo, both took home 5 Oscar’s a piece. I am glad that Hugo, my personal favorite for best pic, was recognized …
The 2012 Academy Awards are this weekend, and once again, we’re all trying to come up with who we think will go home with the Oscars this weekend. I like to really look at the various industry awards (SAG, DGA, ACE) while making my prediction. A month ago, I was sure that Hugo would be …
This upcoming Monday, IFFBoston will be presenting ‘The Toblowsky Files,’ an awesome podcast (available here on iTunes) live at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Boston. The show features character actor Stephen Tobolowsky and is hosted by David Chen of Slashfilm.com. I’ll always remember Tobolowsky from ‘Sneakers,’ one of my favorites growing up. He’s been in …
I feel like I had to be the last person on earth seeing Michael Hazanavicus’ unique and original film ‘The Artist.’ Despite being out for more than a month, the theater was packed to the brim, with folks having to sit down in the aisles. The film stars Jean Dujarin and Bérénice Bejo as George …
Totally missed the boat on this POYKPAK video a few months back. “The Walken Dead,” an obvious parody of the AMC show “The Walking Dead.” Great Stuff!
They are here! Been waiting patiently to hear what films are lucky enough to garner nomination for the 84th annual Academy Awards. Nothing too shocking here, I’m a bit surprised ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ was completely shut out of the Animation Category, though ‘Puss in Boots’ was nominated? Andy Serkis is sadly missing a nomination …
The film business is constantly changing. The last few years have been a renaissance of really great independent film. New filmmakers are being able to tell their stories with very little overhead, thanks to increasingly affordable high quality cameras. Now, it is easier to make the films you want to make, without the stress of …