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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)
Box Office Review – March 7 – Johnny Depp’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ crushes competition
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 8:57 in Box Office | viewed times | 0 Comments
Box Office Estimate for the weekend of March 5-7. Rank. Movie Title – Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week # 1. Alice in Wonderland – $116,300,000 I 3,728 I $116,300,000 I 1 Bayer’s TSR – 6/10 2. Brooklyn’s Finest – $13,500,000... (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)
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)
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)
Box Office Review – Feb. 28 – ‘Shutter Island’ dominates ‘Cop Out’ & ‘The Crazies’
Written on 1 Mar, 2010 at 9:40 in Box Office | viewed times | 0 Comments
Box Office estimates for the weekend of Feb. 26-28. Rank. Movie Title – Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week # 1. Shutter Island – $22,200,000 I 3,003 I $75,076,000 I 2 Bayer’s TSR – 9/10 He Said – She Said …... (Continue reading)
Box Office Preview – February 26 – ‘Cop Out’ and ‘The Crazies’ are coming
Written on 25 Feb, 2010 at 23:16 in Box Office | viewed times | 7 Comments
Hitting the screens this week… Cop Out The Crazies The Ghost Writer (limited – Chicago) A Town Called Panic (limited – Portland) Check FILM REVIEWS Friday morning for full reviews of these films. This week boasts two new wide releases, the highly anticipated Kevin Smith movie... (Continue reading)
This Year’s BAFTA Winners – The ‘British Oscars’
Written on 21 Feb, 2010 at 18:22 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
With less than fourteen days left until the Oscars, the Orange British Film Academy Awards have made their decisions on what is the best of the best from the year past. With a list of nominations not too far off... (Continue reading)
Box Office review – Feb. 19 – ‘Shutter Island’ beats lovers of ‘Valentine’s Day’
Written on 21 Feb, 2010 at 17:55 in Box Office | viewed times | 2 Comments
Rank. Movie Title – Weekend Gross | Total Gross | Week # 1. Shutter Island – $40,200,000 | 2,991 | $40,200,000 | 1 Bayer’s TSR – 9/10 2. Valentine’s Day – $17,160,000 | 3,665 | $87,422,000 | 2 Bayer’s TSR – 5/10 3. Avatar –... (Continue reading)
Box Office Preview – Feb. 19 – ‘Shutter Island’ is coming
Written on 19 Feb, 2010 at 5:00 in Box Office | viewed times | 12 Comments
Hitting the screens this week … Shutter Island Bayer’s TSR – 9/10 (trailer below) That’s it. That’s the list. Looks like a bleak week for movies, but that’s good news for Martin Scorsese and Shutter Island. Not only is it the only big release... (Continue reading)
8th Annual TSR Movie Awards – Vote Now
Written on 18 Feb, 2010 at 22:45 in TSR Awards | viewed times | 0 Comments
It’s time. It’s everybody’s favorite … the 8th Annual THE SCORECARD REVIEW Movie Awards. Created by Jeff Bayer, film critic with The Scorecard Review and “Keep it Local” on KOIN Local 6 in Portland. Movie fans, movie geeks … this is for you.... (Continue reading)
‘The Hurt Locker’ director Kathryn Bigelow to make HBO pilot
Written on 16 Feb, 2010 at 13:17 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Kathryn Bigelow, who is up against amicable ex-husband James Cameron’s Avatar with The Hurt Locker at this year’s Academy Awards, is set to make a splash elsewhere later in the year. Where, you may ask? Well, in your living room... (Continue reading)
Lars von Trier + Martin Scorsese = ‘Taxi Driver’ Remake?
Written on 15 Feb, 2010 at 16:39 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
On top of reports that a new film is in the works that would reunite director Martin Scorsese with actor Robert De Niro, some buzz has been floating around this year’s Berlin Film Festival about a project that is “Travis... (Continue reading)
Scorsese and De Niro to Reunite for First Film Since ‘Casino’
Written on 15 Feb, 2010 at 9:34 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Martin Scorsese’s premiere of his new film Shutter Island brought out a number of A-list stars, but more exciting was news of Scorsese’s next project, which is slated to be a reunion with Robert De Niro. Scorsese seemed determined... (Continue reading)
Bradley Cooper rejoining ‘A-Team’ director Joe Carnahan for ‘The Grey’?
Written on 13 Feb, 2010 at 10:58 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
It looks like Bradley Cooper and The A-Team director, Joe Carnahan are eager to team up together again. Cooper is in talks of joining the cast of Carnahan’s next directorial project entitled The Grey. It sounds like a standard survival... (Continue reading)
Penelope Cruz to join Johnny Depp in fourth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’
Written on 12 Feb, 2010 at 9:03 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean seems to have been dead in the water since the third installment of the highly successful franchise was released in 2007. However, good news for Johnny Depp and Captain Sparrow fans as news has emerged... (Continue reading)
Marc Webb’s ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot Coming July 3, 2012 in 3D
Written on 11 Feb, 2010 at 10:22 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
It doesn’t seem like that long ago that news of Sam Raimi giving up the Spider-man franchise and Marc Webb taking over hit the internet and newsstands. However, since then, a lot seems to have happened, according to Sony,... (Continue reading)
Tom Cruise and J.J. Abrams back for ‘Mission Impossible IV’
Written on 10 Feb, 2010 at 10:02 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Looking for a little Ethan Hunt? Big news in Hollywood as Tom Cruise is set to reprise his role as Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible IV. Continuing the franchise is J.J. Abrams who directed Mission: Impossible III, but more recently... (Continue reading)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead to star in ‘The Thing’ prequel
Scream queen Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Final Destination 3, Black Christmas) is set to revive The Thing, according to Heat Vision. In a rather confusing turn of events, this film will serve as a prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter classic,... (Continue reading)
Director Christopher Nolan to be ‘Superman’s’ “godfather” while scripting third Batman film
Written on 9 Feb, 2010 at 14:14 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Kneel before Nolan! The director of The Dark Knight has seen the dreams of Superman fans across the world, and is going to help make what they could just as well fantasize a reality. According to Deadline Hollywood, the writer/director who... (Continue reading)
‘Valentine’s Day’ 2: New Year’s Eve?
Written on 8 Feb, 2010 at 17:19 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Before the film has even come out, (this Friday), a “sort-of-sequel” to the star-filled Valentine’s Day is already said to be in the works. Valentine’s Day stars Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba, Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper, Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner, Jamie Foxx,... (Continue reading)
Box Office Review – Feb. 7 – ‘Dear John’ beats ‘Avatar’
Written on 7 Feb, 2010 at 22:57 in Box Office | viewed times | 0 Comments
WEEKEND TOP 5 STUDIO ESTIMATES, FEBRUARY 5-7, 2010 Rank. Movie Title – Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week # 1. Dear John – $32.4 million | 2,969 | $32.4 million | 1 McLaughlin’s TSR – 4/10 2. Avatar – $23.6 million... (Continue reading)
Taylor Lautner to play ‘Stretch Armstrong’
Written on 6 Feb, 2010 at 16:09 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Ladies, don’t hold your breath for Robert Pattinson to play the evil arch-nemesis (who’s simply misunderstood), but Taylor Lautner will be extending himself for the lead role in Stretch Armstrong. Variety reports that Universal has landed The Twilight Saga: New Moon... (Continue reading)
Portland International Film Festival to screen Oscar nominees
Written on 4 Feb, 2010 at 10:51 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
The 33rd Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) Screens Oscar Nominees CLICK HERE for the full Festival Schedule The 33rd Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) will provide Portland audiences with an early look at four of this year’s 2010 Oscar Nominees including two... (Continue reading)
‘Star Trek’s’ Zachary Quinto to play George Gershwin in the key of Spielberg?
Written on 4 Feb, 2010 at 8:15 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Gershwin fans, “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” but according to Deadline Hollywood Daily, Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto has been picked by Dreamworks to play the role of George Gershwin in a musical biopic based on the New York songwriter. Composer... (Continue reading)
Bamfestpdx and ‘Sonicsgate’ coming to Portland
Written on 2 Feb, 2010 at 19:58 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
BAM: Beer and Movie Fest, Portland’s first annual beer and theater pub festival, was co-created by local film buff Jacques Boyreau (JBOY Promo), Aaron Mesh (screen editor for Willamette Week) and Beer Northwest Magazine, in an effort to showcase Portland’s... (Continue reading)
Thanks from Oscar nominees – Crazy Heart
Written on 2 Feb, 2010 at 19:52 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
First come the nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards … then come the thanks. Here’s statements from actors with the film Crazy Heart. Jeff Bridges, CRAZY HEART BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA “I’m so grateful to have... (Continue reading)
Thanks from Oscar nominees – Precious & Up in the Air
Written on 2 Feb, 2010 at 19:40 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
First come the nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards … then come the thanks. Here’s statements from actors with the films Precious and Up in the Air. FROM ANNA KENDRICK, Academy Award nominee for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: “I am thrilled beyond words... (Continue reading)
Thanks from Oscar nominees – Coraline & A Serious Man
Written on 2 Feb, 2010 at 19:36 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
First come the nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards … then come the thanks. Here’s statements from people with Coraline and A Serious Man. “We are very happy to have received these nominations and would like to thank the... (Continue reading)
82nd Annual Academy Awards – complete Oscar nomination list
Written on 2 Feb, 2010 at 9:06 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
It’s finally time. No, not for the actual 82nd Annual Academy Awards, those aren’t until March 7. The Oscar nominations are here. Here’s the complete list of nominations: Best Picture Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious A Serious Man Up Up in the Air Best... (Continue reading)
January 2010 Film and DVD reviews
Written on 31 Jan, 2010 at 20:56 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
With James Cameron’s Avatar still crushing the box office in January, it’s been rough for the rest of the films. So, what was the best film that came out in January? Extraordinary Measures with Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser gets... (Continue reading)
Box Office Review – Jan. 31 – James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ beats ‘Edge of Darkness’
Written on 31 Jan, 2010 at 20:50 in Box Office | viewed times | 0 Comments
Box Office Estimates for the Weekend of January 29-31: 1. “Avatar” ($30 million) Bayer’s TSR – 7/10 Complete “Avatar” Coverage 2. “Edge of Darkness” ($17.1 million) Allen’s TSR – 5/10 3. “When in Rome” ($12.1 million) McLaughlin’s TSR – 5/10 4. “Tooth Fairy” ($10 million) Bayer’s TSR –... (Continue reading)
AC/DC’s “Shoot to Thrill” Iron Man 2 video and soundtrack listing
Written on 31 Jan, 2010 at 20:26 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
AC/DC’s Music to be featured in “IRON MAN 2” Band to Release AC/DC: Iron Man 2 Album on Monday April 19, 2010 Los Angeles, CA. January 26, 2010 – Through a unique collaboration between Marvel Studios and Columbia Records, AC/DC’s music will... (Continue reading)
‘The Princess and the Frog’ Blu-ray extras and release date March 16, 2010
Written on 31 Jan, 2010 at 20:21 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG Critically-Acclaimed Animated Feature Premieres March 16, 2010 on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD Megan Lehar’s Princess and the Frog review Burbank, Calif., January 26, 2010 – Tiana, the ninth and newest enchanting addition to the legendary lineage of Disney... (Continue reading)
‘Minority Report’ Blu-ray extras and release date April 20, 2010
Written on 31 Jan, 2010 at 20:18 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
On April 20th, Paramount Home Entertainment Minority Report on Blu-ray! TOM CRUISE STARS IN DIRECTOR STEVEN SPIELBERG’S SCIENCE FICTION THRILLER ARRIVING ON BLU-RAY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER MINORITY REPORT Filled with Sensational Action, the Futuristic Drama Debuts on Blu-ray April 20, 2010... (Continue reading)
‘The Fourth Kind’ Blu-ray and DVD release date March 16, 2010
Written on 31 Jan, 2010 at 20:14 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Creepy. Perplexing. Unfair. You be the judge. The Fourth Kind hits Blu-ray and DVD on March 16, 2010. Morrow McLaughlin’s film review of The Fourth Kind The Fourth Kind … Fact or Fiction OVERVIEW: In 1972, a scale of measurement was established... (Continue reading)
Box Office Review – Jan. 24 – ‘Avatar’ beats ‘Legion’ and passes ‘Dark Knight’
Written on 24 Jan, 2010 at 23:19 in Box Office | viewed times | 0 Comments
WEEKEND TOP 5 STUDIO ESTIMATES, JANUARY 22-24, 2010 Rank. Movie Title – Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week # 1. Avatar – $36.0 million | 3,141 | $552.8 million | 6 Bayer’s TSR – 7/10 Complete “Avatar” Coverage 2. Legion –... (Continue reading)
SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards – Just the Winners
Written on 24 Jan, 2010 at 23:09 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Here are the results of the Screen Actors Guild Awards: Film Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture “The Hurt Locker” “Precious” “Nine” “An Education” “Inglourious Basterds” – WINNER Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart” – WINNER George Clooney, “Up... (Continue reading)
The 33rd Portland International Film Festival
Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 10:59 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Northwest Film Center Presents: The 33rd Portland International Film Festival February 11-28, 2010 The World Comes to Us in Film. The Northwest Film Center announces the 33rd Portland International Film Festival (PIFF), its annual cinematic foray of thought-provoking, engaging and entertaining works... (Continue reading)
IFC picks up Todd Solondz’s ‘Life During Wartime’
Written on 22 Jan, 2010 at 17:53 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
A small victory for the independent film world – writer/director Todd Solondz has finally found a distributor for his latest film, Life During Wartime. At the previous Venice International Film Festival, Wartime won Solondz accolades for best screenplay. Finally, Americans will... (Continue reading)
‘Clash of the Titans’ Might Dominate in 3D
Written on 22 Jan, 2010 at 17:53 in News | viewed times | 3 Comments
A change is coming. Thanks to the success of Avatar, Warner Brothers Studios is now considering releasing its fantasy-actioner remake Clash of the Titans in the popular and profitable format of 3D. (This proves that the Avatar experiment was right in... (Continue reading)
Is ‘Hiroshima’ next after Pandora for ‘Avatar’s’ James Cameron?
Written on 22 Jan, 2010 at 15:10 in News | viewed times | 5 Comments
A man named Tstutomu Yamaguchi died earlier this month. His significance? He’s the only human being on record to have survived both nuclear bomb blasts at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, despite being at ground zero for both explosions. A book about... (Continue reading)
Pattinson, Penn and Witherspoon see ‘Elephants’?
Written on 22 Jan, 2010 at 14:22 in News | viewed times | 2 Comments
The acting credibility for The Twilight Saga: New Moon star Robert Pattinson continues to blossom, as the budding actor is circling around a Depression-era drama that is about to feature two other big names: Reese Witherspoon and Sean Penn. Titled Water... (Continue reading)
George Clooney’s ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ on DVD March 23
Written on 21 Jan, 2010 at 11:54 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
What’s not to like about Fantastic Mr. Fox? George Clooney? Meryl Streep? The answer is “nothing.” So if you haven’t seen it yet, or are curious when you can own the film, here are all the necessary details and special... (Continue reading)
Marc Webb is directing Spider-Man 4, Joseph Gordon-Levitt to follow?
Written on 19 Jan, 2010 at 20:34 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Marc Webb is directing Spider-Man 4, in theaters the summer of 2012. My spidey senses were properly tingling when I threw out the name Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the next possible web-slinger. Webb just got done directing Levitt in 500 Days of... (Continue reading)
Golden Globes 2010 – Just the movie winners
Written on 18 Jan, 2010 at 9:44 in News | viewed times | 0 Comments
Avatar is better than Inglourious Basterds … I don’t want to live in that world. The Hangover gets respect (besides money and laughs). Plus Ricky Gervais killed it, especially his joke saying, “I love to drink as much as the... (Continue reading)
Box Office Review – Jan. 17 – Golden Globe winner & Box Office Champ ‘Avatar’
Written on 18 Jan, 2010 at 9:38 in Box Office | viewed times | 0 Comments
WEEKEND TOP 5 STUDIO ESTIMATES, JANUARY 15-17, 2010 Rank. Movie Title – Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week # 1. Avatar – $41.3 million | 3,285 | $491.8 million | 5 Bayer’s TSR 7/10 Complete “Avatar” Coverage 2. The Book of... (Continue reading)
‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ DVD/Blu-ray gets release date
Written on 16 Jan, 2010 at 17:08 in News | viewed times | 4 Comments
A two-disc special edition of the blockbuster ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ will be arriving on Saturday, March 20th. It will be available in both DVD/Blu-ray. As of this moment, we only know of a few extras. There will be a... (Continue reading)
Michael Cera or Robert Pattinson to play the next Spider-Man?
There isn’t a whole lot to post here, as this is just speculation. But as some of you may know by now, Sam Raimi and actor Tobey Maguire have jumped ship from the Spider-Man series, and the comic book character... (Continue reading)