December 2009
15 posts
Box Office Business is a Boomin' →
Click the link above for my latest piece on mediaite.com analzying the record breaking box office over the Christmas holiday. Enjoy.
Avatar continues its roll at the worldwide box... →
AVATAR UPDATE - Thought I should add that over the 3 day holiday weekend since my column entitled “Avatar and the Art of Buzz…Now in 3D!” was originally published, Avatar grossed another $300 million in box office receipts worldwide, putting it over $600 million total worldwide box office in its first 10 days. And with another week of holiday vacation for many filmgoers around...
AVATAR and the Art of Buzz...NOW IN 3D! →
Click the link above for my latest column on mediaite.com. Share your thoughts on Avatar with me on Twitter @smarthollywood or email me at smarthollywood@gmail.com. Happy holidays and go see some movies this weekend!
WatchI give you the just released Iron Man 2 trailer. Never too early to start planning your Summer 2010 moviegoing…have to admit this is a great trailer. Does a great job teasing the movie without giving too too much away. I was a little skeptical about Mickey Rourke as Whiplash but as of now I’m sold.
The 2009 Black List is released. CLICK HERE! →
Today is a hotly anticipated day inside Hollywood - the release of the annual Black List. You may be asking yourself the following questions: 1) what is the Black List, 2) why should I care? and 3) isn’t McCarthyism dead? Well to start backwards, the answer to #3 is I sure hope so, though I have my fears. But let’s get to the answers to #1 and #2. Rest assured that as opposed to...
THE REVIEWS ARE COMING IN FOR AVATAR... →
And the early word from “Variety” and “Hollywood Reporter” is that the film is a must-see. (Click the link above for Variety’s review). Ok, color me a bit surprised on this one. This film has been getting buzzed about seemingly forever (which is fitting as it has literally been YEARS in the making), but ever since footage started popping up from Comic-Con this past...
VERY IMPORTANT COLUMN ON NY MAG WEBSITE →
Ok, its the top 10 catch phrases from last night’s MTV premiere of Jersey Shore.
We have an instant trash-tastic pop-culture classic on our hands with MTV’s latest. Click the link above to enjoy a sampling.
Smart Hollywood: My Top Ten Fave Films of the 00’s →
The complete top 10 is now live on Mediaite.com. Click the link above and enjoy!
"Up In The Air" is Best Picture of 2009 according... →
That’s the National Board of Review for those of you unfamiliar with the abbreviation. Click the link above for EW’s coverage and a full run down of NBR’s 2009 choices for best films of the year and NBR’s top acting, directing, and writing honors.
I have to say I love the NBR’s choices for the Top 10 films of the Year. I’ve seen 7 of the 10 thus far and I am...
Coolest Film News of The Week! →
Well yeah i know that the Comcast/GE deal to combine NBC Universal and Comcast’s cable operations was finally announced today - but let’s be real, that is old news at this point!
The super cool news is that today Variety has a story about Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film. To get you up to speed on why this is a momentous day, PTA is one of the most original filmmakers of the...
"Precious" leads the pack with 5 Independent...
Ok, well it actually co-leads with “The Last Station”, each garnering 5 Spirit noms. Since I haven’t seen “Station” yet, I will reserve judgment on its award prospects, but at this point “Precious” has to be considered the early favorite to nab the Spirit for Best Picture. The other 3 Best Pic nominees include “Sin Nombre”,...
Why you should see "Big Fan" according to Patton...
At tonight’s 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, the ingenious Patton Oswalt offered a little (tongue firmly in cheek) help to the marketing team behind his current dark indie film “Big Fan”, which is about an obsessed NY Giants football fan who has a rather disturbing encounter with one of his idols.
Oswalt, who was nominated tonight for “Breakthrough...
"The Hurt Locker" gets off to a fast start in this... →
Check your calendars, its awards season time again. Tonight in a drizzly NYC, the award season began in earnest with the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Awards, which honors the year’s best in the world of indie cinema. And judging by tonight’s outcome, the filmmaker’s and actor’s behind “The Hurt Locker” better start backing up a truck to help them carry all...