The New Orleans Film Critic
Before Hollywood discovered the benefit of locking their doors when leaving town, a group of gutsy, celebrity-obsessed high schoolers dubbed The Bling Ring ransacked the homes of Paris Hilton, Rachel Bilson, Orlando Bloom and Lindsey Lohan...to name a few.
"Emma Watson showed up--Hermione just stole all of our shit!" For a film that took years in the making to have all schedules open and synced, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, James Franco, Danny Mcbride and Craig Robinson team up to film their version of the apocalypse. And it was worth the wait. … Continue reading This is the End is the Apocalypse at it’s Most Hilarious
“The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.” As a novel deemed incapable of translating onto screen, preconceived notions were buzzing about the film prior to release, especially with director Baz Luhrmann’s sensational modern eye attached to the holiest… Continue reading Why I Love Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby
If you ride like lightening, you'll crash like thunder. With as much speed and adrenaline as handsome Luke's motor riding, The Place Beyond the Pines navigates a complex trail of twists and turns that creates an unavoidable crash course in fate.
Check out these three major scenes cut from the movie Alien from 1979!
With the recent release of the third Gatsby trailer, the anticipation for director Baz Luhrmann's recreation of the F.Scott Fitzgerald classic is mounting. The trailer gives a more in-depth look at the characters, the lavish landscapes and further reveals that Leonardo DiCaprio may hold a candle next to original Gatsby, Robert Redford. While I've previously… Continue reading Anticipating the Great Gatsby
I compiled a top 10 of my personal favorite dance scenes in movies...and while it was almost impossible to rank them, I devised a list.
Pillars of the Earth was a bestselling novel by Ken Follett, published in 1989. I read it a few years ago, and it was a truly epic undertaking; probably close to a thousand pages. It bucked convention, killing main characters (before George R.R. Martin made it cool) and allowing horrible things to happen to good… Continue reading World Without End – Wonderful and Terrible in Equal Measure
After watching many films in theaters and on Netflix, I’ve finally compiled what I consider the top tier of 2012. Two foreign films, one documentary, a few Oscar nominees and some incredible snubs of the year made my list. The Academy doesn’t always get it right, but I’m curious to see what “surprise” they shock… Continue reading Top 10 Movies of 2012
“This isn't a movie about what AIDS did to us. This is a movie about what we did to AIDS." It's year six of the AIDS epidemic, 1987 in Greenwich Village, NYC. With no medical innovations to treat the disease, AIDS is 100% fatal. Panic surrounding this epidemic drives a backlash of blame along with… Continue reading How to Survive a Plague
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