Cinematography is at the heart of the art of filmmaking. The camera's ab to capture real time situations distinguishes a cinematic effort from photography, literature, radio or stage. When done poorly, a film’s ...
Nothing rocked Hollywood more in 2012 than the Walt Disney Company's surprise acquisition of Lucasfilm. George Lucas had said for years that he wanted to retire and make "smaller films," but like boy w...
2012 was expected to set records at the box office and launch a slew of new franchises. For the most part, those predictions came to pass. What was obviously unexpected was the worst shooting at a U.S. movie theater t...
The 1980s was a largely fallow period for Disney animation, but the studio closed out the decade in high style with "The Little Mermaid." It boasted an irresistible recipe which mixed a classic fairy tale (a...
A year ago, Colin Firth was sitting pretty after winning the Venice Film Festival best actor award for his work in "A Single Man." And besides some expected competition from Daniel Day-Lewis in "N...
Long known as one of the more progressive branches of the Academy, the writer's always have a difficult task in selecting 10 screenplays for two Oscar statues. Unlike other years, however, there are very few loc...
There have been and will soon be some amazing performances by actresses on display on the big screen this year. And out of all of Oscar's major categories, this is clearly the one where a few deserving contender...
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" follows a group of British retirees who decide to 'outsource' their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored ...
Pro: A lot of pundits have declared Hathaway the frontrunner on the basis of the trailer alone, which is entirely soundtracked to her emotive rendition of the hit musical's signature song, “I Dreamed a Dream&rdq...
Overall, the last twelve months have featured some very good movies, but boy you couldn't ignore the fact there were some major stinkers along the way. Of course, coming up with a list would be subjective for any crit...
