Writhing in Development Hell, a term Hollywood uses when a project is stuck in limbo for too long before it is either abandoned or greenlit, can be a death knell for a project. Fortunately, Disney’s Haunted Mansion was eventually greenlit, and audiences will see the results at your local multiplex this weekend. Considering that the [...]
It can't be easy to be Nicolas Coppola. The pressure from his surname alone led him to the Cage moniker. His career is as wide as it has been long. Iconic Action flicks, Oscar-Winning dramas, throwaway popcorn flicks, and direct-to-video-dollar-bin movies. It's hard for most of us to even imagine "The Unbearable Weight of Massive [...]
Paul Schrader has made for himself a long and distinguished career in television and films, most notably “Taxi Driver,” which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, “Raging Bull,” and 2018’s “First Reformed” amongst other films. Each film in his oeuvre has featured a character study set against the backdrop of a slow-burning story that tantalizes [...]
You're invited to the advance screening of THE KITCHEN Tuesday, August 6 Regal Winrock 7 PM CLAIM YOUR FREE PASSES HERE Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the film stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss as three 1978 Hell’s Kitchen housewives whose mobster husbands are sent to [...]
You're invited to the advance screening of THE KITCHEN Tuesday, August 6 Regal Village Square 7 PM CLAIM YOUR FREE PASSES HERE Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the film stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss as three 1978 Hell’s Kitchen housewives whose mobster husbands are sent [...]
You're invited to the advance screening of THE KITCHEN Tuesday, August 6 Harkins Tempe Marketplace 7 PM CLAIM YOUR FREE PASSES HERE Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the film stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss as three 1978 Hell’s Kitchen housewives whose mobster husbands are sent [...]
There seems to exist a template that most modern comedies are built from. Once, you're able to recognize the pattern, it's hard to ignore, and although "Night School" has some hilarious moments, it's dragged down by its lame by-the-numbers formula. Teddy (Kevin Hart) dramatically dropped out of High School in the midst of the Georgia SAT [...]
