In one of the hottest months on record I want to go to the movies just to get out of the heat. So, where are the big blockbusters? Could this be a popcorn-free summer? Okay, the Twilight series new release is huge but I can wait a bit until the kids have all seen it. [...]

Welcome back. I finally got to see “Alice in Wonderland” and I am glad I saw it in 3D. I had decided that the only way to see this was to clear the “Avitar” residue from my brain and review it on its own merit. Once again, the always interesting Tim Burton lends his imaginative [...]

Welcome back. This week I would like to review the comedy “Date Night”. Normally, this is the type of movie I would wait to see on DVD – but with two huge comedy stars like Steve Carell and Tina Fey, I decided to make an exception. Separately, they have been in some of the funniest [...]

Now that the Oscars are over I’ve had to decide on a direction to take my blog. I thought that I would review both new releases and some of my favs from years past. Let’s start with “Shutter Island”. Although I didn’t read the book, I did talk with people who have and they said [...]

Well the big night came and went. I tuned in starting at 4pm with the preshow activities and watched until they announced the winner for best picture…and although I did enjoy the occasional highlight, I would not rate this year’s Oscars as one of my favs. I like Ryan Seacrest on the carpet and I [...]

Well this is the last of the pre-Oscar blogs and I am going to talk about the two remaining movies up for best picture, some other worthy notes and finally, my predictions. “A Serious Man” written and directed by the Coen brothers was one of my least favorite films of the year’s ten nominated for [...]

  Well it’s getting close to the big night and I’ve got a lot to discuss to provide you with all the reviews. This week I will cover what I consider to be two of the best films of the year. “The Hurt Locker”, which has nine nominations, is a strong and intense film that [...]

Welcome back. I hope you have had a chance to see some of the nominated films and performances since my last installment. Today I’d like to discuss “Up” and “Up in the Air”. I stated earlier that I would bet the ranch on “Up” winning best animated for obvious reasons, but come on, this is [...]

Welcome back to my cine-blog. I’d like to start by saying that I guess it is a foregone conclusion that Up will win best animated picture. How else can it be up for best picture and lose in its own category? What are they thinking in Hollywood? I may as well get this over with [...]

So I’ve decided to do a series on The Oscars for the next four weeks. I will give a review of the nominated films, actors, directors and writers along with some of my predictions. I have no formal training as is the case with many critics, but I have been blessed with the same tools…eyes, [...]