Hugo (****)
HUGO Directed by Martin Scorsese Any Scorsese film is an event even if the reality is that throughout his career though he has directed some undeniable masterpieces, he has also been guilty of being...
View ArticleHugo (***½)
While I remain exhausted, bored, and increasingly angry and cynical over the unwieldy use of 3D in our movies nowadays, along comes Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo”, a dazzling visual masterpiece that makes...
View ArticleScorsese’s “Hugo”— A Love Letter to Cinema
Watching Martin Scorsese’s magical Hugo for a second time, (and I will see it a third) I found myself loving the film even more than I did the first time, perhaps recognizing that more than any of his...
View ArticleIntroducing Late Pass: Casting and Production News
We at The Awards Circuit do our best to bring you interesting content and breaking news. However, even the super human writers we have here become mortal and miss some of the news. This new Late Pass...
View ArticleThe Dictator (**½)
I laughed at ‘The Dictator’ more than I’d care to admit. More a stretched out Saturday Night Live sketch or Adam Sandler high concept comedy than anything that star/co-writer Sacha Baron Cohen and...
View ArticleTop 10 Greatest Video Game Adaptations of All-Time
My friends and family who grew up with me know that I was a gamer from a very young age. My parents bought me a Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) when I was around four or five, and Super...
View ArticleOscar Question of the Day – Double Dipping Men
This year we have several actors in contention for Oscar nominations from the same film. The Supporting Actress category is typically has no problem nominating two ladies from the film as we saw just...
View ArticleGet a Glimpse of the Battle Room in New ‘Ender’s Game’ Teaser Poster
The adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s beloved sci-fi classic, Ender’s Game, is one of the year’s most quietly anticipated releases. A newly released teaser poster features Ender poised and ready for...
View ArticleIron Man 3 (***)
Continuing the thrills, fun, and near-endless laughs of last year’s The Avengers, Marvel’s Iron Man 3 is a considerable upgrade from the tainted sophomore effort that is Iron Man 2. Tony Stark is no...
View ArticleWorld Premiere Trailer for ‘Ender’s Game’
Based on the best-selling Orson Scott Card novel, Ender’s Game looks like it will be one of the great cinematic experiences of 2013. The cast includes Hugo’s Asa Butterfield and True Grit’s Hailee...
View ArticleEnder’s Game gets a Hall H slot at Comic-Con, Fan Experience planned
Another big panel announced for Comic-Con. Ender’s Game, the highly anticipated adaptation of the award winning novel, will have one of the coveted Hall H slots on Thursday, July 18th. Cast members...
View ArticleFirst Trailer and Poster for Focus Features’‘The BoxTrolls’
Have a look at the first teaser for Laika’s (the company that brought us Coraline and ParaNorman) stop-motion animated feature, The BoxTrolls. Focus Features isn’t releasing the film until September...
View ArticleComic-Con: First Footage and New Stills from Enders Game
Enders Game received a warm reception when it arrived at Comic-Con yesterday, premiering new footage and dealing masterfully with the controversy regarding Orson Scott Card. Summit has released new...
View ArticleHistorical Circuit: Bugsy (1991) (★★★★)
There has never been a role more suited to Warren Beatty than that of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel. From the opening sequence, Beatty captures the attention of the audience as a New York mobster who would...
View ArticleEnder’s Game (★★★)
While I’ve never read the cult favorite book that it’s based on (and likely won’t ever due to author Orson Scott Card‘s rather unfortunate and vocal opinions on certain social issues), Ender’s Game...
View ArticleBen Kingsley is Bagheera in Disney¹s The Jungle Book
Simple enough, Walt Disney Pictures sent out an e-mail to all publications today stating the following: Academy Award-winning actor Ben Kingsley has been cast as the voice of Bagheera in Disney’s...
View ArticleFilm Review: The Boxtrolls (★★★)
There’s undeniably something unique going on with Laika, the production house that previously has brought us Coraline and ParaNorman. This time out, I’d say they’re at their weirdest with The...
View ArticleExodus: Gods and Kings – NEW TRAILER
I can just picture it now, Ridley Scott standing in the backlot of 20th Century Fox, shouting to the studio “Studio, let my trailer go!” And the studio agreed, apparently. The trailer for Scott’s The...
View ArticleFirst Trailer for Robert Zemeckis’‘The Walk’ starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Well, after taking a step back to his earlier days of filmmaking with Flight, director Robert Zemeckis is embracing 3D again in with his latest outing, the true life tale The Walk. Essentially a...
View ArticleNew Images from Focus Features’‘SELF/LESS’ with Ryan Reynolds and Ben Kingsley
Fulfill your potential with new images from Gramercy Pictures’ SELF/LESS! The provocative sci-fi thriller starring Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, Michelle...
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