It's made $343,746,617 worldwide and is the highest-grossing non-English language movie ever, has been out for just under a year, and is still showing in 28 countries. So why has its American distributor The Weinstein Company, known for mounting exorbitant and successful campaigns for Oscar ...
Originally, today's blog was going to focus partly on a new [IndieGoGo fundraising campaign][1] for the upcoming indie comedy ["Gone Doggy Gone,"][2] which is being co-written, co-directed, and stars Lawrence native [Kasi Brown][3]. But there's enough good stuff here to fill up the whole ...
The educational arts institution The Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada, started [The Banff Mountain Film Festival][1] in 1976, featuring 10 films that showcased mountain sports and culture. This year, over 300 films entered the competition and the best ones are making their way across the world, ...
It's that weird time of year in the movie world where we transition from big summer blockbusters to the more serious Oscar contenders. The summer movie season is currently gasping for air, as people who still haven't seen "The Dark Knight Rises" are catching up with that film, while "The ...
If you like bone-breaking action and quippy one-liners, a huge stable of Hollywood tough guys whose median age is around 60 are at the ready to give you what you want, what you really really want. ["The Expendables 2"][1] opens today. Alas, the movie studio did not screen the film for ...
I'm trying to wrap my head around something today: Is it a good current climate for a political comedy right now? Since we are in the middle of one of the nastiest presidential campaigns ever (Thanks Citizens United!), does that mean that we're ready to laugh at some pointed political satire or ...