Summer Fun Film Festivals in WNY
Posted by Jared Mobarak on July 18, 2014 · Leave a Comment
With the dwindling numbers of drive-in theaters across the country, independent theaters finding it difficult to compete with huge chains, and the ever-fluctuating national box office needing too many 3D films to turn a profit, certain cities somehow find a way to keep the medium alive. Buffalo is one of them and always has been […]
Category entertainment, essays · Tags A Fish Called Wanda, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Airplane!, Arthur, Back to the Future Part II, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Citizen Kane, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Crazy Stupid Love, Dumb and Dumber, Edge of Tomorrow, Frozen, Funny Girl, Godzilla, Good Will Hunting, Gremlins, Horton Hears a Who!, Jurassic Park, Les Misérables, Magic Mike, Maleficent, Man of Steel, Mary Poppins, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Moulin Rouge!, Mr. Mom, Neighbors, Noah, Old School, Pretty Woman, Pulp Fiction, Ratatouille, Rio 2, Silver Linings Playbook, Slumdog Millionaire, Snow Day, Something's Gotta Give, Stand By Me, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Big Lebowski, The Blind Side, The Blues Brothers, The Change-Up, The Dark Knight, The Goonies, The Jerk, The LEGO Movie, The Lost Boys, The Monuments Men, The Neverending Story, The Notebook, The Other Woman, The Phantom of the Opera, The Princess Bride, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Wiz, The Wizard of Oz, Thelma & Louise, Transcendence, Wayne's World, When Harry Met Sally, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Picking Winners at the 86th Annual Academy Awards
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 27, 2014 · 1 Comment
The Oscars are generally quite boring, since we often know well in advance what is going to win Best Picture, Director, etc. But this year? Not so much. Sure, there are heavy favorites — see below. But it is entirely possible there will be some real surprises. Of course, I could be completely wrong. But […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags 12 Years a Slave, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Albert Berger, Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuarón, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Anthony Katagas, August: Osage County, Avatar, Barkhad Abdi, Before Midnight, Ben Affleck, Billy Ray, Blue Jasmine, Bob Nelson, Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, Brie Larson, Bruce Dern, Captain Phillips, Cate Blanchett, Charles Roven, Charlie Kaufman, Children of Men, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Craig Borten, Dallas Buyers Club, Dana Brunetti, David Heyman, David O. Russell, Dazed and Confused, Dede Gardner, Dirty Pretty Things, Doubt, Emma Thompson, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Eric Warren Singer, Ethan Hawke, Fruitvale Station, Gabrielle Tana, George Clooney, Gladiator, Gravity, Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, Jack Nicholson, James Franco, Jared Leto, Jeff Pope, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Kleiner, Joaquin Phoenix, Joey McFarland, John Goodman, John Ridley, Jonah Hill, Jonathan Gordon, Judi Dench, Julia Roberts, Julie Delpy, June Squibb, Kim Krizan, Lee Daniel's The Butler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lupita Nyong’o, Magic Mike, Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey, Megan Ellison, Melisa Wallack, Meryl Streep, Mia Farrow, Michael B. Jordan, Michael De Luca, Michael Fassbender, Nebraska, Octavia Spencer, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Oprah Winfrey, Philomena, Rachel Winter, Richard Farnsworth, Richard Linklater, Richard Suckle, Robbie Brenner, Ron Yerxa, Rosemary's Baby, Sally Hawkins, Sandra Bullock, Scott Rudin, Shame, Silver Linings Playbook, Spike Jonze, Spring Breakers, Steve Coogan, Steve McQueen, Steven Soderbergh, Susan Lucci, Terence Winter, The Fighter, The Hunger Games, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Master, The Paperboy, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tracey Seaward, Traffic, Tropic Thunder, True Detective, Vincent Landay, Winter’s Bone, Woody Allen
The 85th Oscars recap through tweets …
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 26, 2013 · 1 Comment
@jaredmobarak • and the #Oscars begin … #Oscars13 @jaredmobarak • SUCCESS!! Tommy Lee Jones smiles! #Oscars13 @jaredmobarak • poor Don Cheadle #Oscars13 Welcome to the 85th annual Academy Awards from the newly renamed Dolby Theatre. Bankruptcy is a drag, ain’t it Kodak? Hopes were high after host Seth MacFarlane‘s surprisingly hilarious Ted made me wonder […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags Adele, Amour, Ang Lee, Anna Karenina, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Ben Affleck, Brave, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, Chasing Ice, Chicago, Chris Brown, Chris Terrio, Christoph Waltz, Claudio Miranda, Cloud Atlas, Curfew, Daniel Day Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, David O. Russell, Die Fälscher, Django Unchained, Don Cheadle, Dreamgirls, Edgar Wright, Emmanuelle Riva, Family Guy, Flight, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Heights, How to Survive a Plague, Inocente, Jack Nicholson, Jacqueline Durran, James Franco, Jean Dujardin, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Wright, John Goodman, Jon Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julie Dartnell, Kathryn Bigelow, Kristin Chenoweth, Les Misérables, Liam Neeson, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Lisa Westcott, Magic Mike, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Wahlberg, Markéta Irglová, Mel Gibson, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Michael Haneke, Michelle Obama, Moonrise Kingdom, Mychael Danna, Neil Patrick Harris, Norah Jones, Paperman, ParaNorman, Paul Rudd, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Quentin Tarantino, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rachel Getting Married, Reese Witherspoon, Renée Zellweger, Ricky Gervais, Rihanna, Robert Downey Jr., Roger Deakins, Roman Coppola, Sally Field, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Searching for Sugar Man, Seth MacFarlane, Silver Linings Playbook, Simon Hayes, Skyfall, Ted, The Avengers, The Counterfeiters, The Hurt Locker, The Master, Tom Hooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Wes Anderson, William Shatner, Wreck-It Ralph, Zero Dark Thirty
Picking Winners at the 85th Annual Academy Awards
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Supporting Actress: Amy Adams: The Master Sally Field: Lincoln Anne Hathaway: Les Misérables Helen Hunt: The Sessions Jacki Weaver: Silver Linings Playbook William Altreuter: It often seems to me that the Best Supporting categories are where the most interesting things are to be found in the Academy Award nominations, and this year is proving me right. What we often get—especially with Best Actress […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags Alan Arkin, Amour, Amy Adams, Andy Wachowski, Ang Lee, Animal Kingdom, Ann Dowd, Anne Hathaway, Annie Hall, Anthony Minghella, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beauty and the Beast, Ben Affleck, Benh Zeitlin, Bernardo Bertolucci, Billy Campbell, Blake Lively, Born on the Fourth of July, Bottle Rocket, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Cohen, Bruce Willis, Cameron Mackintosh, Chicago, Chris Terrio, Christoph Waltz, Cloud Atlas, Compliance, Crash, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Dan Janvey, Daniel Day Lewis, Danny Boyle, David Magee, David O. Russell, David Womark, Dead Poets Society, Debra Hayward, Denis Lavant, Denzel Washington, Django Unchained, Do the Right Thing, Donna Gigliotti, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Doubt, Driving Miss Daisy, Dwight Henry, Edgar Wright, Emma Watson, Emmanuelle Riva, End of Watch, Eric Fellner, Ewan McGregor, Ezra Miller, Field of Dreams, Flight, George Clooney, Gil Netter, Grand Hotel, Grant Heslov, Helen Hunt, Helen Mirren, Henry V, Hitchcock, Holy Motors, Hugh Jackman, Hulk, Irrfan Khan, Jacki Weaver, James D'Arcy, Jamie Foxx, Javier Bardem, Jaws, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Jim Sheridan, Joaquin Phoenix, John Gatins, John Goodman, John Hawkes, John Travolta, Jonathan Gordon, Josh Penn, Judi Dench, Jurassic Park, Kathleen Kennedy, Kathryn Bigelow, Kathyrn Bigelow, Kenneth Branagh, Killing Them Softly, Lana Wachowski, Leonardo DiCaprio, Leos Carax, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Little Miss Sunshine, Lost in Translation, Lucy Alibar, Maggie Smith, Magic Mike, Margaret Ménégoz, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Quick, Meet the Fockers, Megan Ellison, Meryl Streep, Michael Gottwald, Michael Haneke, Michael Katz, Michael Peña, Michel Hazanavicius, Mike Tyson, Million Dollar Baby, Milos Forman, Moonrise Kingdom, Moulin Rouge!, Munich, My Left Foot, Naomi Watts, Nicole Kidman, Nora Ephron, Oliver Stone, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Jackson, Peter O'Toole, Peter Weir, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pilar Savone, Quentin Tarantino, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rachel Getting Married, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Reginald Hudlin, Rian Johnson, Richard Attenborough, Robert De Niro, Robert Zemeckis, Roman Coppola, Roman Polanski, Rushmore, Rust and Bone, Sally Field, Savages, Scoot McNairy, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, sex lies and videotape, Shakespeare in Love, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Slumdog Milionare, Spike Lee, Stacey Sher, Stefan Arndt, Stephen Chbosky, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg, Take Shelter, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The English Patient, The Fighter, The Flying Nun, The Fountain, The Help, The Hunger Games, The Hurt Locker, The Impossible, The Incredible Hulk, The Intouchables, The Master, The Paperboy, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Return of the King, The Sessions, The Sugarland Express, There Will Be Blood, Tim Bevan, Tom Cruise, Tom Hooper, Tom Tykwer, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Veit Heiduschka, Walk the Line, Wes Anderson, When Harry Met Sally, Wings, Winter’s Bone, Woody Allen, Zero Dark Thirty
REVIEW: Flight [2012]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on October 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“Say, ‘I love you, Trevor’” I’m going to chalk Flight‘s failure up to Robert Zemeckis being away from live action dramas too long. Manipulation works in children’s cartoons like his The Polar Express and A Christmas Carol because you’re supposed to be preaching some sort of morality lesson on the impressionable through a fun, heartwarming […]
Category drama, film reviews · Tags A Christmas Carol, Bruce Greenwood, Coach Carter, Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Flight, Hard Ball, James Badge Dale, John Gatins, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, Leaving Las Vegas, Magic Mike, Melissa Leo, Nadine Velazquez, Olivia Munn, Real Steel, Robert Zemeckis, The Polar Express, The Rolling Stones
REVIEW: Magic Mike [2012]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on June 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“He didn’t like breakfast food?” One doesn’t necessarily see a guy wanting for anything when looking at the life of Channing Tatum. Getting his start in Hollywood less than a decade ago with a mix of tough guy roles and dance, he’s quickly become a leading man, producer, and collaborator to some of cinema’s most […]
Category comedy, drama, film reviews · Tags Adam Rodriguez, Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum, Cody Horn, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Magic Mike, Matt Bomer, Olivia Munn, Reid Carolin, Steven Soderbergh
Posterized Propaganda June 2012: Blockbusters Arrive, Creativity Stays Home
Posted by Jared Mobarak on May 30, 2012 · 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 Midsummer's Night Sex Comedy, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Ali Larter, Alien, Alpha Dog, Art Machine A Trailer Park Company, AV Squad Print, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Bemis Balkind, Benjamin Walker, Blood & Chocolate, BLT Communications LLC, Brave, Cardinal Communications USA, Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, Crazy Stupid Love, Creative Partnership, Crew Creative Advertising, Def Leppard, Dwayne Labuschagne, Family Guy, FIVE33, Gravillis Inc., High School, Ignition Print, Jaws, Joe Dante, Joe Versus the Volcano, John Alvin, John Stalberg, Keira Knightley, Like Crazy, Lola Versus, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Magic Mike, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Mark Wahlberg, mOcean, Noomi Rapace, People Like Us, Piranha 3D, Piranha 3DD, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Rock of Ages, Roger Kastel, Safety Not Guaranteed, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Seth MacFarlane, Snow White and the Huntsman, Steve Carell, Steven Soderbergh, Studio 54, Ted, The Arterie, The Refinery, The Robot Eye, The Secret World of Arrietty, The Social Network, The Two Towers, To Rome with Love, TRON, Wieslaw Rosocha, Wilfred, Woody Allen, WORKS ADV, Zelig
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