Tag Archives: Frances McDormand

Movie Review: ‘Promised Land’

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Nat Almirall

So far as I’ve seen, the kerfuffle surrounding the funding and production of Promised Land has received more attention than the film itself. So in case you haven’t heard, the film portrays the process of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” in … Continue reading →

Posted in Focus Features, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Dave Eggers, Focus Features, fracking, Frances McDormand, Gus Van Sant, Hal Holbrook, John Krasinski, Matt Damon, Promised Land, Rosemarie DeWitt, Scoot McNairy, Terry Kinney, Titus Welliver | Comments Off

Movie Review: Moonrise Kingdom

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Nat Almirall

I originally was going to write that Moonrise Kingdom was, at 94 minutes, among Wes Anderson’s shortest films, but after researching the running times of his previous work, it actually is right in the middle–shorter than The Life Aquatic (119 … Continue reading →

Posted in Focus Features, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Focus Features, Frances McDormand, Jared Gilman, Jason Schwartzman, Kara Hayward, Moonrise Kingdom, Roman Coppola, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson | Comments Off

Wes Anderson is Being Wes Anderson-y in the Trailer for ‘Moonrise Kingdom’

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Matt Raub

There aren’t that many current directors who have a laser-pointed style that can be seen from a mile away. Thankfully, Wes Anderson is one of those directors. You can spot a film like The Royal Tenenbaums or Life Aquatic from space and know … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Indie, Movies, News, Trailers, Video | Tagged Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Jared Gilman, Jason Schwartzman, Kara Hayward, Life Aquatic, Moonrise Kingdom, Roman Copolla, Royal Tenenbaums, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson | Comments Off

Film Review: ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Nat Almirall

When asked about his role in Jaws 4: The Revenge, Michael Caine once said, “I never saw it—but I saw the house it paid for, and it’s fantastic!” I suspect John Turturro’s been saying something similar for the past four … Continue reading →

Posted in Dreamworks, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Alan Tudyk, Dreamworks, Frances McDormand, glenn morshower, Hasbro, Hugo Weaving, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Julie White, Ken Joeng, Kevin Dunn, Leonard Nimoy, Lester Speight, Michael Bay, Peter Cullen, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Shia LaBeouf, Tom Kenny, Transformer: Dark of the Moon, Transformers 3, Tyrese Gibson | Comments Off

First Theatrical Trailer for ‘Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon’ Hits

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Matt Raub

You know you can tell a good trailer when 90% of it is all doom and gloom. That’s just what we’re getting with the first full-length feature trailer for Michael Bay’s Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. If you’re just … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Movies, News, Paramount, Prequels and Sequels, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video | Tagged Dark of the Moon, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Ken Jeong, Michael Bay, Patrick Dempsey, Peter Cullen, Revenge of the Fallen, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Shia LaBeouf, Transformers, Tyrese Gibson | Comments Off

‘Transformers: Dark of The Moon’ Gets A Misleading Teaser Trailer

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Matt Raub

Michael Bay loves teaser trickery when it comes to his epic Transformers film franchise. We all remember the first teaser that started it all, which gave many of us hope for what turned out to be a pretty lackluster franchise. … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Geek, Movies, News, Paramount, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video | Tagged Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Ken Jeong, Patrick Dempsey, Peter Cullen, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson | Comments Off

‘Transformers 3’ Has A Subtitle: Dark Of The Moon?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Matt Raub

With the fan reaction being as negative as it could have been for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, it was expected that the studio and Michael Bay would be very careful in choosing a title for the third film. Fans … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Movies, News, Paramount, Prequels and Sequels, Sci-Fi | Tagged Alan Tudyk, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Ken Jeong, Megan Fox, Michael Bay, Patrick Dempsey, Revenge of the Fallen, Shia LaBeouf, Transformers, Tyrese Gibson | 3 Comments

The Flickcast’s ‘On The Radar’

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Bob Starr

This week On the Radar Michael Bay does his part to help take down the American car industry, MGM loses a bidder as it struggles to stay afloat, and in completely contradictory fashion James Cameron, of all people, advocates against 3D. Maleficent finds … Continue reading →