By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) When Bob Dylan first sang, “The times, they are a-changin.” he wasn’t just whistling Dixie. Big changes in pop culture, politics, mores, and music arrived in a huge way in the 1960s. Dylan, the main icon of 60s folk music changed as well when he went… Continue reading Review: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
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Review: SAVING MR. BANKS
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) The choice of Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers is spectacular because they are two of the best actors on the planet in my opinion. Author P. L. Travers reflects on her difficult childhood while meeting with filmmaker Walt Disney during… Continue reading Review: SAVING MR. BANKS
Review: WALKING WITH DINOSAURS
By Mark Saldana Rating: 1.5 (Out of 4 Stars) There is not much to be said about this visually impressive movie adaptation of the BBC television miniseries. Well, that sentence pretty much details one of the few positive aspects of this 3D film which obviously is intended for young children and has nothing to offer… Continue reading Review: WALKING WITH DINOSAURS
Review: THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5) I am a huge fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories and I reveled in watching the 1978 animated version of Lord of the Rings when I was much younger; not to date myself. I very much looked forward to seeing these stories remade using current technology and I… Continue reading Review: THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
Surprise Screening Pass Giveaway: THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
TVR has passes (for two) to offer to a free advance screening of this movie, directed by, and starring Ben Stiller. A day-dreamer escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, he takes action in… Continue reading Surprise Screening Pass Giveaway: THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
Screening Pass Giveaway: WALKING WITH DINOSAURS
TVR has several family four packs to give away for an advance screening of this film which features the voice talents of John Leguizamo and Justin Long. See and feel what it was like when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, in a story where an underdog dino triumphs to become a hero for the ages. (Synopsis… Continue reading Screening Pass Giveaway: WALKING WITH DINOSAURS
Movie Trailer: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead. It’s great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there’s no feeling… Continue reading Movie Trailer: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
Review: FROZEN
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) I planned on taking my twelve year old niece and mother to see this film but at the last minute they had to cancel, so I was left on my own to see this film and absolutely loved it and wished they had not missed the… Continue reading Review: FROZEN
Review: PHILOMENA
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 5 (Out of 5 Reels) I am an absolute fan of all things Dame Judy Dench and when I saw the trailer for Philomena I knew immediately that I wanted to see it. A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman’s search for her son, who was taken… Continue reading Review: PHILOMENA
Review: HOMEFRONT
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 1 (Out of 5 Reels) I have actually enjoyed Jason Statham’s previous work in the Transporter series; that is the first and third film. He also performs well in the remake of The Italian Job along-side Donald Sutherland, Edward Norton and Mark Wahlberg. A former DEA agent moves his family to… Continue reading Review: HOMEFRONT