Film

HOLLYWOOD—If you’re looking for a great scare this summer, you might want to wait till June 10 when the second installment of “The Conjuring,” “The Conjuring 2” arrives. For those venturing to check out the horror flick, “The Darkness” you have been warned it’s not as scary as one would expect. The flick stars Kevin Bacon and Radha Mitchell, as...

BEL AIR—Hungarian-born actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor died of an apparent heart attack at her Bel Air home on Sunday, December 18. The actress was less than two months shy from celebrating her 100th birthday. Her publicist, Ed Lozzi confirmed the news of the actresses’ passing to CBS Los Angeles news. Gabor who was born on February 6, 1917 was originally...

HOLLYWOOD—It was a busy weekend at the box-office, just before the massive festivities of Christmas arrives. “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” “Annie” and “Night at the Museum” were all vying for moviegoers. So who came out on top? It was “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” which took in just over $56 million during the...

HOLLYWOOD—Horror in Hollywood is not easily accomplished. To deliver the thrills seriously, it involves a villain that is frightening, characters we care about and a narrative that sutures you right into the movie. I’ll admit, I’m not a fan of the found footage flick because it has been butchered to death, but the “The Gallows” delivers a bevy of...

SAN FRANCISCO—The 60th annual San Francisco International Film Festival will be held April 5, 2017 through April 19, 2017. The festival was created and facilitated by the San Francisco Film Society (SFFS). The venues hosting this coming year’s festival include the Alamo Drafthouse, the Castro Theatre, the Roxie Theater, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria Theatre, and the...

HOLLYWOOD—On Tuesday,  January 5, at 11 a.m., Quentin Tarantino was honored as the 292nd artist to have his handprints and footprints immortalized in cement in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre located at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard. The honor was given less than a month after Tarantino received the 2,569th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Motion Pictures...

HOLLYWOOD—Continuing our month long tradition of shining the spotlight on some underrated horror gems, this week the focus falls on horror icon Jason Voorhees. Yep, the guy in the hockey mask that made so many of us frightened to go away to summer camp. No, my focus is not on “Friday the 13th” or “Friday the 13th: The Final...

HOLLYWOOD—It was a surprise sleeper at the box-office in 2014. Yup, Keanu Reeves returned to his action roots with the film “John Wick” about a retired assassin who is forced to come out of retirement after his vintage 1969 Mustang is stolen and the puppy given to him by his terminally ill wife is killed. The success of that...

HOLLYWOOD—“La La Land” is one of the most acclaimed films of 2016. It has garnered a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score of 93 percent and a slew of award nominations. Its beautiful, flashy musical numbers are toe tappingly delightful as is its amazing leading lady Emma Stone. Colorful, fun, and old school it’s the perfect film for 2016, and I...

HOLLYWOOD—Well, January is not known for having explosive weekend’s at the box-office, but this weekend was a stunner. M. Night Shyamalan latest thriller “Split” rose to the top spot of the box-office with an impressive $40.2 million in revenue. Yep, looks like Shyamalan is back in full force, after having a few box-office bombs in recent years. Nabbing second place...