Archive for the ‘Favorites’ Category

Review: The Giant Mechanical Man
02
May
2012

Review: The Giant Mechanical Man

Favorites, Features, Headlines, Reviews

Director: Lee Kirk Written by: Lee Kirk Starring: Jenna Fischer, Chris Messina, Topher Grace, Malin Akerman Genre: Romantic Comedy MPAA: PG-13 Synopsis: A man dresses as a silver painted ...

Exclusive Interview: Star Wars Storyboard Artist David Russell
22
Apr
2012

Exclusive Interview: Star Wars Storyboard Artist David Russell

Favorites, Features, Headlines, Hot Popcorn, Interviews, News Chat

There are many important roles in film making, but only a few are visible to the public eye. As the screenwriter is responsible for a film's dialogue, the storyboard artist is responsible for the ...

❤ Chick Flick Friday – Review: The Lucky One ❤
21
Apr
2012

❤ Chick Flick Friday – Review: The Lucky One ❤

Favorites, Features, Headlines, Reviews

Director: Scott Hicks Written by: Will Fetters (screenplay), Nicholas Sparks (novel) Starring: Zac Effron, Taylor Schilling, and Blythe Danner Synopsis: After serving in Iraq, a Marine search...

Top 100 Movies Based On Books
21
Nov
2008

Top 100 Movies Based On Books

Favorites, Features

Well, today is the official opening day of "Twilight". A very highly anticipated movie... not because of the marketing campaign (which has been average at best), but because of the rabid and loyal fo...

The Movie Blog’s Top 20 Sequels Of All Time
25
Aug
2008

The Movie Blog’s Top 20 Sequels Of All Time

Favorites, Features

Last week a viewer sent in a question for us on "The Movie Blog: Uncut" show asking about sequels that were better than the originals (a very rare thing). That got me to thinking about what I consi...

20 Tips For Starting Your Own Movie Blog
19
Jun
2008

20 Tips For Starting Your Own Movie Blog

Favorites, Features

I remember way back 5 years ago when I was getting ready to launch my own movie blog (The Movie Blog officially launched on July 24th 2003) I did a quick little google search for "movie blogs". At th...

How To (And Not To) Pick A DVD With Your Girlfriend
06
Apr
2008

How To (And Not To) Pick A DVD With Your Girlfriend

Favorites, Features

We've all been in this situation, and we've all seen thousands of others in the same predicament. It's a Thursday night, you and your girlfriend decide to run to Blockbuster or something like that t...

12 Asian Films To Get You Started
01
Dec
2007

12 Asian Films To Get You Started

Favorites, Features

My earliest childhood memory (seriously) is watching Star Wars, and that started a lifelong love affair I've had with the movies. However, if you're like me at all, most of the film you grew up watch...

Economics Of The Movie Theater – Where The Money Goes And Why It Costs Us So Much
22
Oct
2007

Economics Of The Movie Theater – Where The Money Goes And Why It Costs Us So Much

Favorites, Features

The attention and interest generated by the article I put up the other day on Why Commercials Before Movies Is Worse Than Piracy continues to generate a lot of discussion (and so the topic should). O...

10 Common Sense Money Saving Tips For Movie Fans
18
Oct
2007

10 Common Sense Money Saving Tips For Movie Fans

Favorites, Features

When you sit back and actually start to add up all the money you spend on movies (I don't recommend you do this... you'll only end up being depressed) and include all the little hidden expenses as we...

Why Commercials Before Movies Is Worse Than Piracy
16
Oct
2007

Why Commercials Before Movies Is Worse Than Piracy

Favorites, Features

Being subjected to advertising is just something we've come to expect in our daily routines, and for most of us, we've become so conditioned to various advertising methods that we don't even think twi...

TMB’s 4 Rules Before Making A Remake
05
Oct
2007

TMB’s 4 Rules Before Making A Remake

Favorites, Features

There are some terrific films that have been made over the years that were actually remakes. Films like Scarface, The Fly, Lord of the Rings and Ocean's Eleven are just a couple of examples that prov...

The 8 Things I’m Sick Of Seeing In Movies
16
Jun
2007

The 8 Things I’m Sick Of Seeing In Movies

Favorites, Features

Cliches... Formulas... whatever terminology you like to call them by, there are certain repeated patterns in films that we've all seen a thousands times. Some of those Formulas are fine. For examp...

Why People Prefer The Book to The Movie
11
Jul
2006

Why People Prefer The Book to The Movie

Favorites, Features

It is usually inevitable that when a film based on a novel comes out... regardless of if people liked the film or not, the first phrase that will usually come out of our mouths is "I liked the book be...