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Best Original Screenplay of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 19 Mar, 2010 at 9:04 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
Best Adapted Screenplay of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 19 Mar, 2010 at 8:48 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
Best Visuals in a Film: Non-Special Effects – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 14:38 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
Best Visuals in a Film: Special Effects – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 14:27 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
Best Animated Film of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 14:21 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
Best Documentary of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 14:07 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
Best Movie Ending of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 13:57 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
Best Action Hero/Villain/Superhuman of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 13:32 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
SXSW 2010 Film Festival Winners
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 12:38 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
SXSW FILM ANNOUNCES 2010 AWARD WINNERS Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010 Austin, Texas – March 16, 2010 – The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s closing Awards Ceremony... (Continue reading)
Final Thoughts on SXSW 2010
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 12:34 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Final Thoughts of SXSW 2010 Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010 Here’s the list of movies I saw: (In an unofficial list of best to “not best”) Hood to Coast MacGruber Saturday Night The Happy Poet Kick-Ass Cyrus American: The Bill Hicks Story The People vs. George Lucas The Freebie The Myth of the... (Continue reading)
Flicks on 6 – SXSW films with ‘Hood to Coast’ and ‘MacGruber’ plus ‘Twilight: New Moon’ is coming
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 12:13 in Video Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
This week on Flicks on 6, we squeeze in some DVD talk. Much more important than that, I’m in Austin covering the film festival SXSW. Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010 Here’s the list of movies I saw: Hood to Coast MacGruber Saturday Night The Happy... (Continue reading)
SXSW 2010 – Day Five
SXSW 2010 – Day Five Running toward the light at the end of the movie tunnel. Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010 Today is my last day at the festival. I started the day with my first shave since I left Portland. I was... (Continue reading)
SXSW 2010 – Day Four
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 11:13 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
SXSW 2010 – Day Four Hurry up and wait … for MacGruber starring Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer and Ryan Phillippe. Today was the random one you get at every festival. You just don’t know what you’re going to see. Some... (Continue reading)
‘Eat, Pray, Love’ starring Julia Roberts – trailer review
Written on 18 Mar, 2010 at 9:32 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
Eat, Pray, Love Directed by: Ryan Murphy Starring: Julia Roberts, Richard Jenkins, Javier Bardem Rating: NR Release Date: August 13, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 6/10 MY THOUGHTS: Julia Roberts in an ode to the female midlife crisis. Realizing that she hasn’t been living her... (Continue reading)
Most Disappointing Movie of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 17 Mar, 2010 at 19:22 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
‘Who Do You Love’ starring Alessandro Nivola – trailer review
Written on 17 Mar, 2010 at 18:27 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
Who Do You Love Directed by: Jerry Zaks Starring: Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo, Chi McBride Rating: NR Release Date: TBA, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 6/10 MY THOUGHTS: Anyone remember Cadillac records? While the movie itself was pretty forgettable, it touched on a lot of the material that... (Continue reading)
Best Movie Music of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 17 Mar, 2010 at 18:23 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
SXSW 2010 – Day Three
SXSW 2010 – Day Three The little gem and a film stopping short. Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010 I’ve been taking the bus to the festival. Sure, I could sit here and describe the things I am seeing during the bus ride like... (Continue reading)
SXSW 2010 – Day Two
Written on 14 Mar, 2010 at 9:02 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Let’s start with the meat and end with Cyrus starring John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill. We (me, brother-in-law, his wife, sister-in-law, her boyfriend) woke up at 9 a.m. to go to BBQ. No, not breakfast BBQ. We drove just under... (Continue reading)
SXSW 2010 – Day One
Written on 13 Mar, 2010 at 7:42 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
SXSW 2010 – Day One A depressing start and Kick-Ass starring Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong and Chloe Moretz. That’s what you want to hear, right? I’m lucky enough to be able to hang out in Austin, visit good family and attend... (Continue reading)
Box Office Preview – March 12 – ‘Green Zone’ & ‘Remember Me’ take on ‘Alice’
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 8:15 in Box Office | viewed times | 3 Comments
Hitting the screens this week… Green Zone Our Family Wedding Remember Me She’s Out of My League The Art of the Steal (limited Chicago) This is a big box office weekend, boasting four wide releases, with at least most having big names stars. Green Zone features... (Continue reading)
Best Blockbuster of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 11:07 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
Saddest Movie of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 10:55 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
‘Repo Men’ interviews with Jude Law, Forest Whitaker and Liev Schreiber
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 14:35 in Interviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
I am jazzed about Repo Men. Sure, there may be a couple of scenes with some bloody organs where I won’t want to be snacking, while watching. Other than that, this action revenge flick looks sure to satisfy. Don’t take my... (Continue reading)
‘The Bounty Hunter’ interviews with Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler and Jason Sudeikis
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 14:29 in Interviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
I’m going to guess that I am in the minority here. You see, I wasn’t that excited about The Bounty Hunter starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. The trailer looked flat, and the pairing seemed … painful. But then I found... (Continue reading)
TOP 7 Final Thoughts from Oscar Night 2010
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 14:15 in Top 7 | viewed times | 2 Comments
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10. And just like that it’s over. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards have come and gone. I added up my thoughts on the night, and wouldn’t you know it … I had exactly... (Continue reading)
Scariest Movie of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 10:01 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
Flicks on 6 – ‘Old Dogs,’ ‘Precious,’ ‘Up in the Air’ and a gorilla
Written on 10 Mar, 2010 at 9:47 in Video Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
This week on “Keep it Local” I taped my segment ahead of time, because I’m now in Austin, TX getting ready for SXSW. This week’s DVD releases … Old Dogs – starring Robin Williams, John Travolta, Seth Green Capitalism: A Love... (Continue reading)
Funniest Movie of 2009 – TSR Movie Awards
Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 10:24 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
82nd Academy Awards – 2010 Oscar Winners
Written on 7 Mar, 2010 at 23:23 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Here’s the complete Oscar score card of all the winners from the 82nd Academy Awards. COMPLETE results of the 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, for “Inglourious Basterds” Best Animated Feature Film: “Up” Best Original Song: “The Weary Kind (Theme... (Continue reading)
8th Annual TSR Movie Awards – The Results – 2009
Written on 7 Mar, 2010 at 15:39 in TSR Awards | viewed times | 0 Comments
Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time. Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards. Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on... (Continue reading)
TSR Blog – The Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual TSR Movie Awards)
Written on 7 Mar, 2010 at 15:10 in Articles | viewed times | 34 Comments
For those that don’t know, a twihard is someone with love for all things Twilight. They love it. They love it hard. Some might say too hard, but I’m not here to judge. I’ll let the twihards speak for themselves... (Continue reading)
Flicks on 6 – ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ ‘Brooklyn’s Finest,’ ‘The Ghost Writer,’ and Oscar picks
Written on 6 Mar, 2010 at 10:13 in Video Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
This week on “Keep it Local” on KOIN Local 6 we talk about Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, Antoine Fuqua’s Brooklyn’s Finest, and Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer. Here’s the intro for my full Scorecard Review of Alice in Wonderland or... (Continue reading)
2010 Oscar Picks sure to go … right? correct? perfect?
Written on 5 Mar, 2010 at 9:43 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
One year I hit 22 out of 24 categories. That was once. This year, I’m taking The Hurt Locker. With Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin hosting the Academy Awards Sunday night, it’s time to give you some answers. I’m normally around... (Continue reading)
Box Office Preview – March 5 – ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’
Written on 5 Mar, 2010 at 8:52 in Box Office | viewed times | 3 Comments
Hitting the screens this week… Alice in Wonderland Bayer’s TSR – 6/10 Brooklyn’s Finest Allen’s TSR – 7/10 Tim Burton’s latest seems like it’ll be the main event this weekend. With a star-studded cast including Johnny Depp and rich visuals, it seems like the movie... (Continue reading)
Alice in Wonderland
Written on 5 Mar, 2010 at 8:49 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 4 Comments
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
Running Time: 1 hr 49 mins
Rating: PG
Release Date: March 5, 2010
Final Score: 6/10... (Continue reading)
‘After.Life’ starring Liam Neeson – trailer review
Written on 4 Mar, 2010 at 8:30 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 2 Comments
After.Life Directed by: Agnieszka Vosloo Starring: Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, Justin Long Rating: R Release Date: April 9, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 7/10 MY THOUGHTS: When I read the plot description, I was admittedly pretty skeptical. It basically sounded like The Sixth Sense but knowing the twist... (Continue reading)
Flicks on 6 – ‘2012,’ ‘Ponyo,’ ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ and a man with a yellow hat
Written on 3 Mar, 2010 at 9:13 in Video Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
This week on “Keep it Local” we talk about the movies out now on DVD, and I also discover hats are not my thing … at least not on TV. Out this week … 2012 – starring John Cusack, Amanda... (Continue reading)
Flicks on 6 – ‘Cop Out,’ ‘The Crazies’ and ‘The White Ribbon’
Written on 2 Mar, 2010 at 12:30 in Video Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
A little late, but just like the pig flying through the sky, Homer says, “It’s still good, it’s still good.” Too obscure? Well fine, here’s the weekend’s films including Cop Out, The Crazies, The White Ribbon and The Town Called... (Continue reading)
33rd Portland International Film Festival – Audience Awards
Written on 1 Mar, 2010 at 11:14 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
The 33rd Portland International Film Festival announces the Oregonian Audience Award winners. This year’s Festival wrapped up its 18 day run Sunday, February 28th after 195 total screenings at multiple theater locations in the downtown cultural district of Portland. This... (Continue reading)
February Film Reviews – ‘Dear John’ to ‘Cop Out’
Written on 27 Feb, 2010 at 16:37 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
February proved to be a winner, but that was mainly thanks to the Portland International Film Festival (PIFF). Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island was the only big release film of this month that I thought was truly worth anything. The... (Continue reading)
Jeff Bayer on the CORT AND FATBOY show talking ‘Cop Out,’ ‘Blues Brothers’ and more
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 15:23 in Articles | viewed times | 0 Comments
Let’s see. We’ll call this one … THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENT OF MY LIFE Either that or … THE DAY CORT AND FATBOY LET ME PLAY ON THEIR PODCAST If you aren’t from Portland, you might not know Cort and Fatboy. They were at... (Continue reading)
Cop Out
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 10:00 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Cast: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Guillermo Díaz, Seann William Scott
Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: February 26, 2010
Final Score: 3/10... (Continue reading)
Alice in Wonderland – interviews with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Michael Sheen
Written on 25 Feb, 2010 at 11:37 in Interviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is just a week away. If the beautiful imagery in the trailer isn’t enough to get you on board, here are the film’s stars and talking about the project due out on March 5, 2010... (Continue reading)
Flicks on 6 – new DVDs ‘The Informant!’ ‘The Box,’ ‘The Vampire Assistant’ and more
Written on 24 Feb, 2010 at 8:59 in Video Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
This week on “Keep it Local” we talked about the new DVDs out this week … The Informant! starring Matt Damon (or Fatt Damon as I like to say for this role) The Box starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden Everybody’s Fine starring... (Continue reading)
He Said – She Said … Shutter Island
Written on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:15 in He Said - She Said | viewed times | 2 Comments
Once again it’s time for another installment of He Said/She Said. This time, we’re doing Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island starring Leonardo DiCaprio. As always, if you don’t want to read about plot spoilers, leave now. We won’t be offended. Bayer’s TSR... (Continue reading)
Cop Out – Interviews with Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Kevin Smith and more
Written on 20 Feb, 2010 at 14:38 in Interviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Cop Out is coming. Too bad it’s no longer called A Couple of Dicks. The Kevin Smith directed cop comedy with Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan is almost here. Kevin Pollak and Adam Brody are along for the ride as... (Continue reading)
Flicks on 6 – Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Shutter Island’ and Oscar Shorts
Written on 20 Feb, 2010 at 12:09 in Video Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
This week on “Keep it Local” we talked about Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, Hollywood Theatre is showcasing the Oscar nominated shorts, plus my Top 6 includes Mother and Sonicsgate. Shutter Island Directed by: Martin Scorsese Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max... (Continue reading)
Flicks on 6 – DVDs ‘Law Abiding Citizen,’ ‘Black Dynamite’ and ‘Good Hair’
Written on 20 Feb, 2010 at 12:01 in Video Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
This week on “Keep it Local” I sat down with the ladies and talked about the new DVDs out now. The movies … Law Abiding Citizen – Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx Coco Before Channel – Audrey Tautou Black Dynamite – Michael Jai White and the... (Continue reading)
Shutter Island
Written on 19 Feb, 2010 at 8:12 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 1 Comment
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow, Michelle Williams
Running Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: February 19, 2010
Final Score: 9/10... (Continue reading)