REVIEW: The Wolf of Wall Street [2013]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 27, 2013 · 1 Comment
“Into the donuts, my boy?” This is the story of an American antihero: a guy born in the Bronx to working class parents who set off for Wall Street to make a name for himself as a stockbroker and rule the world. Jordan Belfort got a good five years or so of the limelight as […]
Category biography, comedy, drama, film reviews, z.slideshow · Tags Boiler Room, Brad Pitt, Brian Sacca, Casino, Cristin Milioti, Don Jon, Gangs of New York, Goodfellas, Henry Zebrowski, Hugo, Jean Dujardin, Jon Bernthal, Jonah Hill, Jordan Belfort, Kenneth Choi, Kyle Chandler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey, P.J. Byrne, Rob Reiner, Scarlett Johansson, Taxi Driver, Terence Winter, The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tommy Chong
The 84th Oscars recap through tweets …
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
@jaredmobarak • Shut up Ryan Seacrest … Like the studio isn’t going to reimburse you. Cry about it #Oscars12 And with a little Bisquick, the 84th Annual Academy Awards show began before the camera even entered the Kodak “Chapter 11” Theatre. The is he or isn’t he banned from the show star of The Dictator, […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags 50/50, A Separation, A Single Man, Academy Awards, Albert Nobbs, Alec Guinness, Alexander Payne, Angelina Jolie, Angus Wall, Anne Hathaway, Beerfest, Beginners, Ben Stiller, Bérénice Bejo, Billy Crystal, Billy Wilder, Brad Pitt, Bret McKenzie, Brett Ratner, Bridesmaids, Bullhead, Cars 2, Chris Rock, Christopher Guest, Christopher Plummer, Cirque Du Soleil, Colin Firth, Dante Ferretti, Dick Smith, Eddie Murphy, Emma Stone, Emmanuel Lubezki, Eugene Gearty, Eugene Levy, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Fisher Stevens, Flight of the Conchords, Francesca Lo Schiavo, Fred Willard, Friday Night Lights, George Lucas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Hugo, J. Roy Helland, James Earl Jones, James Franco, Jane Eyre, Jason Segel, Jean Dujardin, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Chastain, Jim Rash, John Goodman, John Midgley, Kim Novak, Kirk Baxter, La Luna, Lawrence of Arabia, Ludovic Bource, Lynn Johnston, Madonna, Mark Bridges, Mark Coulier, Mark O'Connor, Martial Corneville, Martin Scorsese, Matthew W. Mungle, Melancholia, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Michaël R. Roskam, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, Milla Jovovich, Nat Faxon, Nick Nolte, Octavia Spencer, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Penélope Cruz, Peter Lorre, Pharrell, Philip Stockton, Rango, Ricky Gervais, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Richardson, Rose Byrne, Ryan Seacrest, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sammy Davis Jr., Saving Face, Shame, Sheila E., Short Circuit 2, Showgirls, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Steve Pond, Terrence Malick, The Adventures of Tintin, The Artist, The Cove, The Descendants, The Dictator, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Iron Lady, The Muppets, The Shore, The Tree of Life, The Wrap, Thelma Schoonmaker, Thomas Langmann, Tom Fleischman, Tom Hanks, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Undefeated, Viola Davis, Volver, Woody Allen, Zach Galifianakis
Picking Winners at the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment
For the next week and a half, Spree contributor William C. Altreuter, our online film reviewer Jared Mobarak, and me will share our thoughts on who will take home the Oscars. Let’s kick things off with … Best Supporting Actress. —C. S. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Bérénice Bejo – The Artist as Peppy Miller Jessica Chastain – […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags 50/50, A Better Life, A Cry in the Dark, A Dangerous Method, A Separation, Aaron Sorkin, Albert Brooks, Albert Nobbs, Alexander Payne, Andy Serkis, Annie Hall, Annie Mumolo, Anthony Bourdain, Asghar Farhadi, Banksy, Beau Willimon, Beerfest, Beginners, Ben Affleck, Ben Kingsley, Bérénice Bejo, Bill Pohlad, Brad Pitt, Brian Selznick, Bridesmaids, Bridget O'Connor, Brunson Green, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bull Durham, Carey Mulligan, Che, Cher, Chris Columbus, Christopher Plummer, Community, Corey Stoll, Crash, Dangerous Liaisons, David Fincher, Dede Gardner, Demián Bichir, Doubt, Drive, Elena Anaya, Emma Stone, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Ezra Miller, Fatal Attraction, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Gladiator, Glenn Close, Good Will Hunting, Graham King, Grant Heslov, Grant Hill, Hannah and Her Sisters, Harvey Weinstein, Helen Mirren, Hugo, Ironweed, J. Edgar, J.C. Chandor, Jamie Foxx, Janet McTeer, Jason Reitman, Javier Bardem, Jean Dujardin, Jessica Chastain, Jim Burke, Jim Rash, Jim Taylor, Jodie Foster, John Hawkes, John le Carré, John Logan, Jonah Hill, Jonathan Safran Foer, Kathleen Kennedy, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh, Kristen Wiig, Leonardo DiCaprio, Letty Aronson, Maggie Smith, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Martin Scorsese, Martin Sheen, Matt Damon, Max von Sydow, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Michael Barnathan, Michael De Luca, Michael Fassbender, Michael Lewis, Michael Shannon, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, Moonstruck, My Week with Marilyn, Nat Faxon, Nick Nolte, Noomi Rapace, Octavia Spencer, Patton Oswalt, Peter O'Toole, Peter Straughan, Rachael Horovitz, Rampart, Ray, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Robert Forster, Roberto Benigni, Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Sarah Green, Sareh Bayat, Scott Rudin, Sexy Beast, Shailene Woodley, Shame, Sissy Spacek, Spike Lee, Stan Chervin, Stephen Tenenbaum, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg, Steven Zaillian, Stieg Larsson, Take Shelter, Terrence Malick, The Accused, The Artist, The Bicycle Thief, The Big Chill, The Blind Side, The China Syndrome, The Constant Gardener, The Descendents, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Ides of March, The Insider, The Iron Lady, The Last Station, The Natural, The Pride of the Yankees, The Queen, The Skin I Live In, The Tree of Life, The Way, The World According to Garp, Thomas Langmann, Tilda Swinton, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tom Hanks, Tom Hooper, Viggo Mortensen, Viola Davis, War Horse, Warrior, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Weeds, Woody Allen, Woody Harrelson, Young Adult
REVIEW: Hugo [2011]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on November 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“Where are your designated adults?” When Hugo was announced as Martin Scorsese’s next film, little was mentioned about Brian Selznick’s Caldecott Medal-winning source material, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The big news was the auteur relishing an opportunity to helm his first family film and willingly delve into the world of 3D—a medium seen mostly […]
Category action/adventure, drama, family, film reviews · Tags Asa Butterfield, Auguste Lumière, Avatar, Ben Kingsley, Brian Selznick, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Lee, Emily Mortimer, Frances de la Tour, Georges Méliès, Helen McCrory, Hugo, John Logan, Jude Law, L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat, Le Voyage dans la Lune, Louis Lumière, Martin Scorsese, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ray Winstone, Richard Griffiths, Sacha Baron Cohen
Posterized Propaganda November 2011: Too Many Characters!
Posted by Jared Mobarak on October 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment
“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill […]
Category film features, posterized propaganda · Tags A Dangerous Method, A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Adam Sandler, Alexander Payne, Amy Adams, Another Happy Day, ARSONAL, Arthur Christmas, Ben Stiller, Bill Gold, BLT & Associates, Brad Pitt, Brett Ratner, Cold Open, Creative Partnership, Danny Trejo, Eclipse, Elijah Wood, Family Guy, FIVE33, Frank Oz, George Miller, Guy Ritchie, Happy Feet, Happy Feet Two, Harold Lloyd, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Hugo, Immortals, Independence Day, J. Edgar, Jack and Jill, Jason Segel, Jim Henson, Katie Holmes, Keira Knightley, Kirsten Dunst, Leonardo DiCaprio, London Boulevard, Mad Men, Martin Scorsese, Matt Damon, Matthew Broderick, Melancholia, Michael Fassbender, Mojo, Ocean's Eleven, OTMentertain, Sacha Baron Cohen, Safety Last!, Stephenie Meyer, Tarsem Singh, Téa Leoni, The Artist, The Cimarron Group, The Descendants, The Muppets, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, Tower Heist, Twilight, Viggo Mortensen, WORKS ADV
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