January 2011
2 posts
Celebrity Interview - Kevin Spacey →
Two time Academy Awad-winning actor Kevin Spacey has earned the respect of his peers and fans around the world with his complex portrayals of a multitude of morally questionable men…
Celebrity Interview - Barry Pepper →
In person, Barry Pepper is a soft-spoken man with an intense stare and a firm grasp on the state of politics in America. In the new film, Casino Jack, about the rise and fall of Superlobbyists Jack Abramoff and Mike Scanlon, Pepper plays Scanlon, a Capitol Hill smooth talker who worries more about his chi and feng-shui than about the ethics and morals of his particular place in...
September 2010
10 posts
Celebrity Interview - Woody Allen →
The name Woody Allen in synonymous with many things: humor, philosophy, messy relationships and above all else, a deep meaningful connection to cynicism. In his latest film, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger…
Celebrity Interview - Jake Gyllenhaal and Sir Ben... →
Jake Gyllenhaal and Sir Ben Kingsley, two very different actors with a prestigious body of work between them, sat down with CinemaSpy to talk about their latest film, and how a video game and a famous magic castle bring up similar childhood memories for both of them…
Celebrity Interview - Jordan Mechner and Gemma... →
Twenty-odd years ago, a game designer named Jordan Mechner sat down at his Apple 2E computer and created a world of intrigue and action where a Prince of Persia was born. Now, Mechner has realized his dream of seeing famous videogame characters..
Celebrity Interview - Jerry Bruckheimer and Mike... →
Director Mike Newell and Jerry Bruckheimer couldn’t be more different. One a talkative and uncensored Brit, the other an All-American guy who keeps his cards close to the chest. But working together, Mike Newell and Jerry Bruckheimer have created the lavish world of Prince of Persia…
Movie Review- The Sorcerer's Apprentice →
It’s been said that there are two kinds of Nicolas Cage films. There are the short-haired, glasses-wearing Cage films where the man in question plays quirky, fun characters that are sometimes intellectually challenging, but are almost always a part of a larger, more interesting and intriguing film…
Movie Review- Nightmare on Elm Street →
What is it that makes a horror movie truly scary? Is it the psychological aspect of the unknown? A body count that rises with ever more creative deaths? A specific number of loud bangs and jump shots designed to make an audience quiver?…
Movie Review-Kick Ass →
There was a time in film when being a superhero seemed like the greatest form of being a person (or super-person) could reach. People who leaped tall buildings, helped strangers in need and repeatedly got the girl (even when it involved bringing her back from the grave.)…
Movie Review - Percy Jackson and the Lightning... →
Once upon a time, there was a Greek god, Cinematographia, who was sent to watch over and protect the moving image. A god whose job it was to inspire great writers to put their words on the page and great filmmakers to put those words into motion on screens and great actors to portray deep and powerful emotions in a watchable way…
Movie Review-Twilight Saga:Eclipse →
As any fan of Stephanie Meyers’ series of “Twilight” books knows, the third installment is the one where the majority of the good stuff happens. Battles and back stories and more sexual tension than you’d see in a season of True Blood…
Movie Review - Sex and the City 2 →
There’s a moment very early in Sex and the City 2 when everybody’s favorite sex columnist, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is approached by a fan. The fan immediately declares that she IS Carrie Bradshaw. She’s lived through the same wretched dating life…
January 2010
1 post
Celebrity Interview: Steve Buscemi →
Feature interview with actor Steve Buscemi regarding his 2010 film, “Saint John of Las Vegas.”
For the past few decades, actor Steve Buscemi has cornered the market on playing quirky characters with serious inner demons lurking beneath the surface. His latest role in the film Saint John of Las Vegas…
December 2009
3 posts
Celebrity Interview: Terry Gilliam →
Interview with director Terry Gilliam regarding his 2009 movie, “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.”
“Director Terry Gilliam is known for movies that take strange, wonderful and sometimes indecipherable trips deep into the recesses of the human mind…”
Movie Review: New Moon →
Review of the 2009 movie, “New Moon.”
A sense of buzzing excitement in a theater filled to the brim with jittery teens and their only slightly less excitable parents. T-shirts baring the images of sullen “teens” that seem far too pretty and pale to be your average idols….
Movie Review - The Princess and The Frog →
Review of the 2009 film, “The Princess and the Frog.”
The 1995 arrival on the movie scene of Pixar and their premiere film, Toy Story was a watershed event in the world of animation; at once a blessing and a curse. While the revolutionary animation brought cartoons to a whole new level of realism…
November 2009
3 posts
Celebrity Interview - Ann Rule →
Interview with author Ann Rule to promote her 2009 films, “Everything She Ever Wanted” and “Too Late To Say Goodbye.”
The best-selling true-crime author gives updates in her opinions on the real people whose cases inspired the movies “Too Late to Say Goodbye” and “Everything She Ever Wanted.” She also talks about meeting Ted Bundy, her next books and more!
Film Review - A Christmas Carol →
Film review of 2009 movie, “A Christmas Carol” starring Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman.
Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” has been retold so many times and in so many forms since its first printing in 1843 that it would be difficult to come up with a new way to tell this most famous of Christmas tales. And after such classic rebrandings as Mickey’s Christmas Carol, Scrooged...
Film Review - Paranormal Activity →
Film review of 2009 movie, “Paranormal Activity” starring Katie Featherstone and Micah Sloat.
Modern American horror movies are rarely subtle. What goes for “scary” in today’s society is usually a combination of torture porn, manipulative scares and buckets of blood and gore. Most moviegoers have become so accustomed to seeing outrageous levels of violence and monstrosity that they...
October 2009
8 posts
Celebrity Interview - Rosie O'Donnell →
Interview with actress Rosie O’Donnell to promote her 2009 film, “America”. “The actress talks about writing, producing and starring in a film about a subject close to her heart — abandoned children in the foster care system…”
Celebrity Feature: John Hughes →
2009 feature article on the death of director John Hughes.
“For many people not between the ages of 27 and 45, it may not be earth-shattering news to hear that the Grand Poobah of ’80s Brat Pack films, John Hughes, has died at the age of 59. Just another sad celebrity death in a year already marked by far too many tragedies…”
Film Review - Inglorious Basterds →
Film review of 2009 movie, “Inglorious Basterds” starring Brad Pitt and Diane Kroger.
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be inside Quentin Tarantino’s brain. The sheer amount of violent images and three page speeches that rattle around his head on a minute-by-minute basis must be astonishing.
Film Review - The Informant →
Film review of 2009 movie, “The Informant” starring Matt Damon and Scott Bakula.
You might think you’ve seen this movie before. A slightly out-of-shape upper-mid-management corporate drone gets the wrong phone call at the wrong time and suddenly his perfect life with 2.5 kids and loving wife is thrown into upheaval as he tries to do the right thing.
Celebrity Interview- Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams →
Interview with actors Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams to promote their 2009 film, “The Time Traveler’s Wife”.
“Since her performance in The Notebook, (arguably the chick flick of the decade), actress Rachel McAdams has been crowned the new queen of romance. Up until now, Australian actor Eric Bana has been better known…”
Celebrity Interview - Carrie Underwood →
Interview with Carrie Underwood promoting her album, “Some Hearts” “Carrie Underwood won “American Idol” and the admiration of uber-critic Simon Cowell, sold almost 6 million copies of her first album, “Some Hearts,” and has taken home two Grammys, two CMA awards, two People’s Choice awards, five Academy of Country Music awards…”
Celebrity Interview-Susan Sarandon →
Interview with actress Susan Sarandon regarding her movie, “Enchanted.”
“Years after Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon played good girl Janet Weiss in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” she’s ready to see how the other half lives by playing the evil Queen Narissa in “Enchanted.”…”
Feature: Celebrity Feuds →
Feature regarding some of the most notorious celebrity feuds of the past few decades.
August 2009
7 posts
Celebrity Interview-John Cusack →
Interview with actor John Cusack regarding his movie, “Martian Child.”
“The actor doesn’t hold back about his new movie, his celeb sister and if he’s ready to be a dad…”
Film Review - The Time Traveler's Wife →
Film review of 2009 movie, “The Time Traveler’s Wife” starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana.
The greatest star-crossed lovers of literature and film all have one tragic foe in common—timing. From Romeo & Juliet and Scarlet & Rhett all the way to Jack & Rose and Noah & Allie;
Film Review- Funny People →
Film review of 2009 movie, “Funny People” starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan.
“From Freaks and Geeks to The 40-Year Old Virgin to Knocked Up, producer/writer/director Judd Apatow has cornered the market on making vulgar, but hilarious comedies with the biggest hearts in Hollywood. He is maybe the only filmmaker currently in Hollywood that allows men to wear their hearts on their...
DVD Review- Dollhouse: Season One →
DVD review of the 2009 release, “Dollhouse: Season One”.
“For rabid fans of the Whedonverse, the arrival of Dollhouse was something of a godsend. After years without the quippy comebacks, dense mythology and dreamy stars of shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, Joss Whedon threw himself back into to the television fray with Buffy alum Eliza Dushku…”
Film Review- I Love You, Man →
Film review of 2009 movie, “I Love You, Man” starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segal.
“There’s a reason the movies brought to the big screen by producer/director Judd Apatow are so successful. Even the weakest of the bunch take the hardest, most disgusting aspects of gross-out comedies…”
Celebrity Interview - The Cast of "My Sister's... →
Interview with the cast of “My Sister’s Keeper” promoting the release of their film.
“MyLifetime.com attended the New York premiere of “My Sister’s Keeper” on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Get an exclusive peek at all the styles on the red carpet, and what stars like Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin…”
Film Review-The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past →
Film review of 2009 movie, “The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Michael Douglas.
“Matthew McConaughey doesn’t need to do much to charm the average movie-going audience. He flashes a lop-sided smile, winks a sparkling eye, makes sure that his tan is deep and crispy…”
March 2009
62 posts
DVD Review- Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic →
DVD review of the 2009 release, “Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic”. “How do you translate arguably the greatest graphic novel ever written into movie form? How do you please the masses of highly critical fans that desperately want this film to fail and succeed at the same time?…”
Film Review - He's Just Not That Into You →
Film review of 2009 movie, “He’s Just Not That Into You” starring Gennifer Goodwin, Bradley Cooper, Scarlett Johannson, etc.
“In the beginning, there were men and women. Who didn’t understand each other. They begat the sexual revolution, women’s liberation…”
Film Review - The Reader →
Film review of “The Reader” starring Academy Award winner Kate Winslet.
“The Reader is the last of our Best Picture-nominated films of the year to be reviewed (even though it didn’t actually take home the Best Picture Oscar). It’s a difficult film because it covers a horrific subject matter—the Holocaust…”
Film Review-Sex and the City →
Film review of 2008 movie, “Sex and the City” starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall.
“Watching Sex and the City is like meeting up with a best friend that you haven’t seen in years. It’s awkward for the first half hour as you struggle to find the chemistry that made you friends in the first place; but after a half hour, it’s as if you’ve never been apart…”
Celebrity Interview-Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton →
Interview with actors Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton regarding their film, “Run, Fatboy, Run.”
“In the comedy film “Run Fatboy Run,” Simon Pegg plays a commitment-phobic slacker named Dennis who enters the London Marathon in hopes of winning back his ex-girlfriend Libby (Thandie Newton), the woman Dennis deserted at the altar…”
Celebrity Article-Nicole Kidman →
Article about actress Nicole Kidman’s involvement with the United Nations organization, UNIFEM.
“To most people, Nicole Kidman is an Oscar-winning actress known for her ability to play beautiful, but detached women. Off-screen, though, Kidman is putting her huge heart front and center…”
Film Review- Sunshine Cleaning →
Film review of 2009 movie, “Sunshine Cleaning” starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt.
“During the “dead” time at the theaters, post-Oscars/pre-summer blockbuster season, it’s sometimes hard to find a good movie that isn’t a tired retread like Madea Goes to Jail or an over-the-top big budget CGI-fest like Watchmen…”
Film Review-Frost/Nixon →
Film review of 2008 movie, “Frost/Nixon” starring Michael Sheen and Frank Langella.
“Frost/Nixon begins as the story of a country in turmoil. President Richard M. Nixon has just resigned from the office of President to avoid impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal…”
Film Review-Twilight →
Film review of 2008 movie, “Twilight” starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
“There’s a moment near the beginning of the screen adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s hugely popular book “Twilight” where you get an idea of exactly what kind of movie you’re watching. A group of kids in a high school cafeteria are getting to know the new girl in town…”
Celebrity Interview-Amy Adams →
Interview with actress Amy Adams regarding her film, “Enchanted.”
“Amy Adams had her pick of roles after her surprise Oscar nomination for her work in the 2005 movie “Junebug.” In her latest film, “Enchanted,” Adams plays Disney princess Giselle, who finds herself dropped in the middle of New York…”
Celebrity Interview-Catherine Bell →
Interview with actress Catherine Bell regarding her television series, “Army Wives.”
“After playing headstrong Marine Lt. Col. Sarah “Mac” MacKenzie for nine seasons on the popular TV drama “JAG,” Catherine Bell is ready to report for duty in a whole new role…”
Celebrity Interview-John C. Reilly →
Interview with actor John C. Reilly regarding his movie, “Walk Hard.”
“Oscar & Golden Globe nominee John C. Reilly is taking on a role that he was born to play: the (made-up) rock star Dewey Cox in the new film “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.”…”
Film Review- Coraline →
Film review of 2009 animated movie, “Coraline” featuring Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher.
“There is nothing that I love more in a children’s film than a spunky preadolescent protagonist (particularly a female one). I always loved envisioning myself as a Matilda or Alice—a little girl unafraid to march into a fairytale land and right the problems that a grown up...
Film Review - Slumdog Millionaire →
Film review of the 2009 Best Picture winner, “Slumdog Millionaire.”
“In the early ’00s, the fun of watching the American version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? came from the idea that an average person could walk away from a game show, wealthy beyond their dreams, based solely on their grasp of trivial knowledge…”
Celebrity Interview-David Schwimmer →
Interview with actor/director David Schwimmer regarding his feature film directorial debut, ‘Run, Fatboy, Run.”
“How do you follow up a role on one of the most successful sitcoms of all time? If you’re former “Friends” star David Schwimmer, 41, you take a role behind the scenes, directing the comedy film “Run Fatboy Run.”…”
Celebrity Interview-Patrick Dempsey →
Interview with actor Patrick Dempsey regarding his movie, “Enchanted.”
“In “Enchanted,” Patrick Dempsey stars as a New Yorker who helps a fairy-tale princess find her true love. The TV and movie hunk recently chatted with myLifetime.com about going from being Dr. McDreamy to playing Prince Charming…”