Archive for July, 2012
CLICK TO LISTEN: We examine the fallout from the horrific movie theater shooting in Colorado, and Warner Bros.’ decision to reshoot scenes from Gangster Squad. Is this an example of sensitivity or a business decision? Plus, Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano talk about their genre-bending comedy Ruby Sparks; and we are so many horror [ Read More ]
CLICK TO LISTEN: The Dark Knight Rises! Can the challenging film satisfy pent-up and set box office records? This week, we visit the New York premiere with director Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway; Also, a complete Comic-Con wrap-up with coverage of the Man of Steel and Hobbit panels, and Robert Downey Jr., [ Read More ]
It’s a foregone conclusion that the major Hollywood studios responsible for the majority of what floats across multiplex screens look no further than what they already own for the next blockbuster. That’s why the summer movie season is often a bottomless pit of prequels, sequels, remakes and reboots. To a certain degree I can understand [ Read More ]
CLICK TO LISTEN: Burning questions of the week: Why did DirecTV remove several Viacom cable channels? What shows are expected to nab Emmy nominations? How badly did Sony underestimate the audience when they rebooted The Amazing Spider-man? And finally, the idea of a sequel to Raging Bull sounds ridiculous, but but why isn’t Hollywood [ Read More ]
CLICK TO LISTEN: This week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD: The gang from American Pie takes another bite, Robert De Niro and Paul Dano star in a drama based on a book with an unprintable title, and a lost movie with Anna Paquin and Matt Damon finally surfaces. Hosted by Dennis Willis. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD [ Read More ]







