Film Review: Jurassic World (★★)
Well let’s start with the obvious. If you never saw “Jurassic Park” or “The Lost World” and “Jurassic Park III” is your benchmark for the dinosaur franchise, then you’ll likely really like “Jurassic...
View Article‘Jurassic World’ could set the new Opening Weekend box office record
Wow. We won’t know the official box office numbers until sometime later on today/tomorrow, but it seems like Jurassic World has been able to shockingly come out of the blue and knock off The Avengers....
View ArticleAwards Circuit Power Hour Episode 147: Jurassic World, Movie Villains, and...
Welcome to another edition of the Awards Circuit Power Hour, our weekly podcast diving deep into all things film, television, and entertainment. On the agenda today is: Talking about “Jurassic World”...
View ArticleOscar Circuit: ‘Dope’ and ‘Me & Earl & the Dying Girl’ Emerge as Awards...
Last year “The Grand Budapest Hotel” looked like at best, an Original Screenplay contender for the Oscars. When the critics started handing out prizes, and then the guilds chimed in, we had a legit...
View ArticleSci-Fi Fridays, Episode 47: Casting Young Han Solo – Who Should Play Him?
It was recently announced that 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller would be jumping into the Star Wars universe by helming the first of what’s sure to be an...
View Article‘Jurassic World 2’ Gets a Release Date with stars Chris Pratt and Bryce...
Well, you only have yourselves to blame. The highest grossing film of the year (and soon to be 3rd highest of ALL-TIME) “Jurassic World” has been given the green light for a sequel with stars Chris...
View ArticleOscar Circuit: Studios Already Lining Up for the Academy Awards
The first set of fall festivals have announced their lineups in the form of the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. Awards season is nearly here and with films starting their peaks earlier then ever...
View ArticleBox Office Report: “Compton” fights off “War Room”, “We Are Your Friends” one...
(AUGUST 28 – AUGUST 30 2015) Straight Outta Compton (Week 3) – $13,240,000 War Room (Opening) – $11,000,000 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Week 5) – $8,300,000 No Escape (Opening) – $8,288,000...
View ArticleUniversal Pictures Launches Awards Site –‘Compton’ Boys are Supporting,...
With A24 Films landing first with their awards site, Universal Pictures has revealed their entire slate on their own. With a record breaking year at the box office, they have plenty to consider this...
View ArticleOSCARS: Visual Effects Widdles Down to 20 Contenders –‘Star Wars’ Makes the Cut
The shortlist for the Visual Effects Academy Awards have been announced, with twenty films still in the running for the Oscar. Films that are missing surprisingly is “Cinderella” from Walt Disney and...
View ArticleOscars: Visual Effects Shortlist includes ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘Star Wars’
The shortlist for Best Visual Effects have been announced and we have a respectable ten films still in the running for the Academy Awards. Surprisingly left off the list was Ron Howard’s “In the Heart...
View ArticleAwards Circuit Staff Top 10 of 2015
The Oscars have weighed in with their choices on what was “best” of the year, along with dozens of critics groups and guilds. The staff of Awards Circuit has compiled their lists and have decided to...
View ArticleAva DuVernay to Direct Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle In Time’
Ava DuVernay is officially on board to direct Disney’s sci-fi film, “A Wrinkle In Time.” The film is an adaptation of the classic fantasy novel by Madeleine L’Engle. The script will be adapted by...
View Article‘Jurassic World 2’ Nabs J.A. Bayona as Director
The hunt for a director for “Jurassic World 2” is finally over. J.A. Bayona, who previously made waves (pun intended) with the tsunami drama “The Impossible,” has signed on to direct the sequel to the...
View ArticleThe ‘Jurassic World’ Sequel Has a Title
We’re now a year out from the sequel to “Jurassic World” being released into theaters. Up until now, it was presumed that “Jurassic World 2” could wind up being the eventual official title. However, we...
View Article‘Jurassic World 3’ To Be Directed By Colin Trevorrow
When one (blockbuster) door closes, another one opens. For Colin Trevorrow, getting kicked off of Episode IX of the “Star Wars” saga had to be a blow. After all, that gig was part of his Hollywood...
View ArticleNew Blu-Ray/DVD Releases (06/19/18) – Zoey Deutch’s ‘Flower’ and ‘Bowling For...
This week, a still timely documentary highlights the films hitting Blu-Ray and DVD. Yes, we’re citing a Criterion Collection release as opposed to a brand new movie. In part, it’s due to the...
View ArticleGenre Geeks: How to Salvage ‘Jurassic World 3’
When it comes to J.A. Bayona‘s disastrous “Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom,” you at least have to give it credit for hitting the titular mark. Watching the credits roll, one’s mind immediately races to...
View ArticleNew Blu-Ray/DVD Releases (09/18/18) – Dinosaurs Running Amok
This week, dinosaurs are back. Yes, the highlight coming to Blu-Ray and DVD this week is a “Jurassic World” sequel. To be fair, there isn’t much to choose from today. Still, we press on. Here goes...
View ArticleGenre Geeks: Ten Best Sequels…That Waited
In light of David Gordon Green’s canonical sequel to the 1978 “Halloween” masterpiece, it seems appropriate to list the best sequels that made the most of their hiatus and came back with scorching...
View Article‘Jurassic World 3’ Starts Production with a New Title
Everyone, hold on to your butts because Colin Trevorrow‘s “Jurassic World 3” just started principal photography and according to the slate will officially be called “Jurassic World: Dominion.” Colin...
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