And We Say To Ourselves, What a Wizard World Wizard World Philadelphia Comic-Con – Philadelphia Convention Center – Philadelphia, PA – June 2-5, 2016 You know the old song that goes “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right”? Well what if those clowns are Pennywise the Dancing Clown and the jokers are… … Continue reading
Stephen Amell Better Watch His Speed by Jay S. Jacobs What is cooler than playing a beloved character from an iconic comic franchise? How about playing two? For several years, Stephen Amell has been making his bones playing the title character in the hit CW series Arrow, which was the cornerstone in the network’s current … Continue reading
THE FINEST HOURS (2016) Starring Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, Kyle Gallner, John Magaro, Beau Knapp, Eric Bana, Graham McTavish, Abraham Benrubi and Michael Raymond James. Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamsay & Eric Johnson. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 116 minutes. Rated PG-13. The … Continue reading
2 JENNIFER (2016) Starring Hunter Johnson, David Coupe, Lara Jean Mummert, Felissa Rose, Erin Marie Hogan, Veronica Ricci, Jody Barton, James Cullen Bressack, Jarrett Furst, Josh Brown, Charles Chudabala, Matt Holbrook, Chrissy Cannone, Marv Blauvelt and Erin Killean. Screenplay by Hunter Johnson. Directed by Hunter Johnson. Distributed by Sector 5 Films. 83 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading
THE WITCH (2016) Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson, Bathsheba Garnett, Sarah Stephens, Julian Richings and Wahab Chaudhry. Screenplay by Robert Eggers. Directed by Robert Eggers. Distributed by Lionsgate Films. 87 minutes. Rated R. Robert Eggers’ period supernatural drama The Witch is subtitled “A New England Folk Tale,” … Continue reading
Nestor Carbonell and Carlton Cuse Watching Over Bates Motel by Jay S. Jacobs Things are really ramping up on Bates Motel, the best show you may be missing on TV. The fourth season has been had a whirlwind of actions and repercussions as the series sets up its penultimate season. The legendary mother and child … Continue reading
Playlist Live – World Center Marriott – Orlando, Florida – April 22-24, 2016 Playlist Live is a three-day convention for online content creators and their fans to meet. It is held annually in Orlando, Florida, and Washington, D.C. In prior years, Playlist Live focused solely on YouTube creators. Now, as much as half of Playlist … Continue reading
THE DRIFTLESS AREA (2015) Starring Anton Yelchin, Zooey Deschanel, John Hawkes, Alia Shawkat, Aubrey Plaza, Ciarán Hinds, Frank Langella, Benjamin Rogers, Primo Allon, Gary Hetherington, Lucia Frangione, Elika Portnoy and Amitai Marmorstein. Screenplay by Tom Drury & Zachary Sluser. Directed by Zachary Sluser. Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 96 minutes. Rated R. Zooey Deschanel … Continue reading
THE LADY IN THE VAN (2015) Starring Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, Deborah Findlay, Frances de la Tour, Gwen Taylor, Jim Broadbent, David Calder, James Corden, Dominic Cooper, Russell Tovey, Samuel Barnett, Geoffrey Streatfield and Clare Hammond. Screenplay by Alan Bennett. Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 104 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
Game of Thrones Releases the Dragons on Philadelphia Dragons took flight over the skies of Center City Philadelphia on Wednesday. People showed up by the thousands, filling Dilworth Park and the streets surrounding City Hall to catch a glimpse at this spectacle. All of this to mark the release of Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth … Continue reading
