Second Trailer for George Clooney’s ‘The Monuments Men’ Gets Serious!
One of the last mysteries of our awards season is George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” in which he stars alongside Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, and Jean Dujardin. The first trailer was...
View Article‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Gets a New Poster and Trailer!
As we smooth our way through the 2013-2014 awards season, our sights are focusing somewhat on next year’s slate and near the top of the pack is Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel which stars Ralph...
View ArticleThe Monuments Men (★★½)
Well now, I certainly can see now why this movie was bumped from the 2013 awards season. George Clooney‘s The Monuments Men isn’t a bad film at all, but it is a rather disappointing one, and probably...
View ArticleUnder the Circuit: Harold Ramis
Harold Ramis Most Known For: “Ghostbusters,” “Groundhog Day,” “Analyze This” Snubbed For: “Animal House,” “Groundhog Day” Comedy lost a legend on Monday with the passing of Harold Ramis at the age of...
View ArticleThe Grand Budapest Hotel (★★★)
I’m not particularly wild about Wes Anderson, that much is probably clear to you all by now. His cinematic view of the world just doesn’t usually jive with mine, but I always go into a movie of his...
View ArticleBill Murray Highlights the New Trailer for ‘St. Vincent’ from the Weinstein...
After just updating my predictions this week, the first trailer has emerged for the upcoming dramedy St. Vincent starring Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, and Chris O’Dowd. I preemptively...
View ArticleCameron Crowe’s Untitled New Film has been pushed to May of 2015
Rats. I was really looking forward to seeing a new Cameron Crowe film this year. Apparently, Sony Pictures has seen Crowe’s latest and currently untitled flick (which once upon a time was going to be...
View ArticleBill Murray will be the voice of Baloo in ‘The Jungle Book’
Now here’s a decently good way to get me a bit more excited about this project. Up until now, I can’t say I cared much about Jon Favreau‘s upcoming live action remake of The Jungle Book. I like...
View ArticleOSCARS or NOT: Top 50 Films You Need to See for the Fall
This week we have the official kick off to awards season with the Telluride Film Festival starting for critics everywhere. Films will be “secretly” screened, buzz will reach a fever pitch for certain...
View ArticleAre There Legitimate Musical/Comedy Contenders for the Golden Globes?
The 2014 Musical/Comedy races at the Golden Globes look bleak. After one of the best Musical/Comedy fields in memory in 2014, it looks like we’re back to a crop of questionable inclusions and non-Oscar...
View ArticleTIFF: Bill Murray Day climaxes with ‘St. Vincent’
Festival time means journalists and film critics tweeting their reviews/opinions instantly once the credits begin to roll. We saw solid reactions for Jason Reitman’s Men, Women & Children and...
View Article2015 OSCARS: Films Move Out, Some Move In, First Look at Foreign Language
2015 OSCAR PREDICTIONS: The Toronto Film Festival ventures on. Films like “The Judge” have fell by the wayside and some have mixed reviews but still may have some legs like “Men, Women &...
View ArticleOscars 2015: Year of the Veterans? TIFF adds Big Names to the Race
The Toronto Film Festival is just about winding down and the New York Film Festival press screenings will kick off on Monday for the 52nd annual event. Contenders have plowed through, acquisitions...
View ArticleFilm Review: St. Vincent (★★★)
I thought I knew what to expect when I went into St. Vincent, especially after the initial festival buzz began back at the Toronto Film Festival. This was supposed to be an amusing comedy with a...
View ArticleOscars: Best Actor Comparisons, and Loading the Awards Season Gun
As pundits and fans of the awards season, we are constantly looking back to past races to see the similarities, and try to predict the possible outcome. Last year, many of us said the Best Picture...
View ArticleStat Awards Monday #1 – Making sense of the fresh faces in Best Actor
Welcome to Stat Awards Monday (or, SAM, for short—see what I did there?—I know, but just go with me here). In this new awards season weekly column for Awards Circuit, I—Sam—will be taking you on an...
View ArticleCheck Out the First Trailer for Cameron Crowe’s ‘Aloha’ with Bradley Cooper...
As a pretty big Cameron Crowe fan, I’d been waiting for a new film from the man for some time now. I’ve yet to dislike any of his work (yes, even Elizabethtown, which I actually love and revisit quite...
View ArticleCheck Out the First Trailer for ‘Rock The Kasbah’ starring Bill Murray
If Bill Murray is in something, I’ll see it (I know I’m not alone in feeling this way either). It’s just that simple, even if sometimes it results in a misfire like Passion Play, which tested my...
View ArticleWatch the Brand New Trailer for ‘Rock the Kasbah’ with Bill Murray
SYNOPSIS A has-been rock manager from Van Nuys, California stumbles upon a once-in-a-lifetime voice in a remote Afghan cave in Rock the Kasbah, a dramatic comedy inspired by stranger-than-fiction,...
View ArticleOscar Rematch: Penn vs. Murray – Best Actor (2003)
Only one could walk away with their first Oscar, but did the Academy make the right call? The post Oscar Rematch: Penn vs. Murray – Best Actor (2003) appeared first on AwardsCircuit | Entertainment,...
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