Monthly Archives: December 2019

Sometimes, it’s the cover-up, not the crime, the old political saying goes. But sometimes, it’s the crime AND the cover-up. That’s the thesis of “The Photographer of Mauthausen” (“El fotógrafo de Mauthausen”), a Catalan/Spanish story from the Holocaust. Because mass … Continue reading →

Snowboarding ventures into the realm of the rich and giant-carbon-footprint classes with “Dark Matter,” a lovely “virgin powder” downhill documentary shot in the pristine peaks near Tordrillo Heli (helicopter) Skiing lodge way up north in Alaska. Snowboarding icons Travis Rice … Continue reading →

Here’s an unsophisticated, ribald and trigger-happy “Knives Out” for those who like their whodunits with a tad more spice, bloodshed and profanity. “Kill Ben Lyk” is a daft and dizzy Brit farce about a lot of people with the same … Continue reading →

Do you know the horror film “Blue Harvest?” Ever heard of it? No? That’s because it doesn’t exist. It was the cover-name for a short duration film shoot in the desert Southwest way back in the early ’80s. It came … Continue reading →

This was probably reason enough to take on “Cats.” Jennifer Hudson made this Aretha Franklin biopic for MGM, but overseas it will be distributed by Universal. Universal is distributing “Cats.” The “Respect” trailer is running in front of “Cats.” This … Continue reading →

One of three trailers that ran before “Cats,” that looked worse than “Cats.” A January release…or escape

As expected, another “Star Wars” is “the #1 film in the galaxy”–$176M domestic, $198M international, $374M globally. “Force Awakens” opened at ($247M), 30% higher. “The Last Jedi” did ($220M), over 20% better. Consider premium pricing for tickets this time round … Continue reading →

Let others quibble about the fact that the meetings, debates and jokes exchanged in “The Two Popes” never actually happened. It’s a movie based on a play, a sort of papal “wish fulfillment fantasy” of the “If it didn’t happen like … Continue reading →

Sorry to park this housekeeping business in midst of all your regularly scheduled movie programming. But searching the web, I can find no discussions of this massive, unexplained fall-off on the major blog host WordPress’s advertising CPM rates. Mysteriously, WordPress … Continue reading →

The late Peter Sellers was one of the greatest mimics and finest comic actors in screen history. His career was filled with films which weren’t worthy of his prodigious talents, but he got two shots at winning an acting Oscar … Continue reading →