Movie Going

HOLLYWOOD—Downsizing, it’s a term many of us have heard time and time again in our lives. When you hear it the first thing that comes to mind is scaling things back to save money and to put one in a better financial situation, but to also alleviate unnecessary stress. That is a premise touched on in the new Alexander...

HOLLYWOOD—Director Guillermo del Toro is responsible for some amazing films during his career like “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Hellboy” and “Pacific Rim.” I actually first heard of the director from a little known sci-fi flick he directed in 1997 starring Mira Sorvino, it was called “Mimic” (still one of my favorites till this day). His latest outing, “The Shape of Water”...

HOLLYWOOD—There were plenty of films to see this holiday weekend at the multiplex, but would any of those flicks be able to dethrone “Star Wars: The Last Jedi?” Not a chance America. The eighth installment in the popular sci-fi franchise added another $100 plus million during the four-day holiday weekend. Since its debut last week, the flick has amounted...

HOLLYWOOD—I thought “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was a phenomenal movie, and trust me this is coming from a person who isn’t a massive fan of the “Star Wars” franchise. To be honest, ‘The Force Awakens’ is the first flick in the franchise where I watched the ENTIRE MOVIE without missing a beat. And it took the franchise to...

HOLLYWOOD—There are those rare occasions where you have those animated films that are not only entertaining, but informative and tug at the heartstrings. The last time such a movie did that was “Toy Story” which really took a lens to the notion of growing up and becoming an adult. As a kid, we never think about it, but when...

HOLLYWOOD—We knew the receipts at the box-office would be big for the latest installment in the “Star Wars” franchise, but the question on everyone’s mind was just how big the movie would debut. Would it break the record held by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” to hold the title of the largest opening at the box-office ever? The answer...

HOLLYWOOD—Denzel Washington might not act in as many movies as he once did in the past, but one thing I can say is whenever he appears in a film he delivers a level of intensity, poise and sheer brilliance with each performance you cannot take your eyes away from the screen. Washington, who was nominated last year for Best...

WEST HOLLYWOOD—On Monday, the Golden Globe nominations were revealed, on Wednesday, December 13, the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Award nominees were unveiled and we might have an idea where things could be headed come Oscar Sunday in March 2018. Why? SAG comprises the heftiest number of the actors’ branch which is a strong predictor of who will and who...

HOLLYWOOD—I can officially say it people: AWARDS SEASON IS UPON US! On Monday, December 11, the 2018 Golden Globe nominees were unveiled, and per usual there were plenty of surprises, snubs and a few headscratchers as well. Nominees were announced by actresses Alfre Woodward, Sharon Stone and Kristen Bell, and actor Garrett Hedlund. Wow, not much love for Jordan Peele...

HOLLYWOOD—It is never an easy task to bring a caliber of superheroes together in one movie. When you have so many characters, and standouts who can easily hold their own film, it makes it that much more difficult when you have 6 to 7 all in the same movie with a narrative that works on all cylinders? We’ve seen...