The Phoenix Favorite Film for the week ending Sep 3, 2010 as voted by the Phoenix Film Critics Society is “The Tillman Story” with a score of 7.2 out of 10!
Each week the membership of the Phoenix Film Critics Society votes on the movies opening for the upcoming week for the Phoenix Favorite Film!
The Phoenix Film Critics Society is the official association that represents the movie reviewing press members for the State of Arizona, whose movie reviews appear in the print, broadcast mediums, and on-line. For more information about the Phoenix Film Critics Society visit our website at www.PhoenixFilmCriticsSociety.org
Movie Review: ‘Going the Distance’, an adult date movie with a realist look!
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Written by Stan Robinson
Thursday, 02 September 2010
There’s ‘date movies’, those films that deal with the aspects of male-female interaction from either perspective, with focus on coming together as a couple. ‘Going the Distance’ presents the basics of those same elements, in an ‘adult’ fashion for men and women, which is quite refreshing!
The base story: a woman (Drew Barrymore) from Los Angeles, while on an internship in New York, meets a guy (Justin Long). What starts as a likable convenient relationship of addressing the normal physicality of the human species, discover they truly like each other. Having to return to LA after the internship, they decide that ‘Going the Distance’ is worth the effort as they deal with the familiar situation of distant relationships.
Movie Review: ‘The Tillman Story’, a documentary with broad appeal interest…
National Movie News
Written by Stan Robinson
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
The greater majority of documentary films are ‘niche’ or defined audiences due to subject matter or the theme of the movie. ‘The Tillman Story’ has potential broad viewership, especially in Arizona, because of the many levels of the central person, Pat Tillman.
For sports, an Arizona State University and Arizona Cardinals football player; military, an Army Airborne Ranger; and for the masses across the country, a person who felt the need to serve his country giving up a lucrative NFL football contract.
Stan Robinson’s ‘Most Anticipated Movies’, September 2010!
National Movie News
Written by Stan Robinson
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Those movies are (in alphabetical order): ‘The American’, ‘Animal Kingdom’, ‘Devil’, ‘Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole’, ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife 3-D’, ‘The Tillman Story’, ‘The Town’, ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’, and ‘You Again’.
Each month I’ll give you a look at the movies I’m looking forward to seeing as a moviegoer, just like you! I worked in the motion picture industry for 22 years before retiring in 2008 and approach viewing movies with a profound love of the art of telling stories… How do I pick them? Well, some I’ve heard the ‘buzz’ about, others I watch the trailers at NCM.com and my curiosity is peaked. Here’s my September list!
As the saying goes, the ’buzz’ has been high as the Phoenix, AZ opening for ‘The Tillman Story’ nears. It’s playing exclusively at the Harkins Camelview Theater in Scottsdale, AZ starting September 3, 2010.
For a documentary as a rule, the appeal is either the subject matter is of interest on a particular topic, like the effect of ‘green house’ gases or well a known person with appeal to a specific demographic. In this case the subject matter, combines with the person, crossing a multitude of demographics, ideologies’, and yes the hearts of the masses.
In Arizona thoughts of Pat Tillman are constant...
Joseph J. Airdo's 'Silver Screen Scoop!' for the week of 30 August 2010!
National Movie News
Written by Joseph J. Airdo
Monday, 30 August 2010
Although his character had been written out due to failed deal negotiations, Dustin Hoffman will reprise his role of Bernie Focker in “Little Fockers,” after all. Hoffman this month is expected to shoot a few scenes with Barbara Streisand and a large scene near the end of the film featuring all of the main characters.
Dimension Films is developing a sequel to this summer's “Piranha 3D,” in spite of the movie earning a mere $10 million in sixth-place during opening weekend. Made for an economical $24 million, the horror flick garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics across the country.
Jessica Alba has been cast as a retired spy turned housewife who has been reactivated in Robert Rodriguez's “Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World.” Franchise regulars Antonio Banderas, Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara will also be back, albeit in cameo form.
The Phoenix Favorite Film for the week ending Aug 27, 2010 as voted by the Phoenix Film Critics Society is “Mao’s Last Dancer” with a score of 7.3 out of 10!
Each week the membership of the Phoenix Film Critics Society votes on the movies opening for the upcoming week for the Phoenix Favorite Film!
The Phoenix Film Critics Society is the official association that represents the movie reviewing press members for the State of Arizona, whose movie reviews appear in the print, broadcast mediums, and on-line. For more information about the Phoenix Film Critics Society visit our website at www.PhoenixFilmCriticsSociety.org
If ‘heist’ films are your ‘guilty pleasure’, and there’s nothing like a well laid plain going astray, this movie has the makings of being just that as a group of seasoned ‘Takers’ find their one last $20 million plan before calling it quits, interrupted by a hard-boiled detective who’s hot on their trail!
‘Takers’ is one of those pleasant surprises. Originally scheduled for release earlier in the year and then having various tentative release dates, one tends to wonder. Think the ‘Ocean’ series of movies with a more serious tone...
Movie Review/Interview: ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’, a documentary, drama, musical, and, a true story!
National Movie News
Written by Stan Robinson
Friday, 27 August 2010
The world, on both sides of the oceans, held its breath as the events of 1979 were slowly revealed about a Chinese ballet dancer named Li Cunxin who wanted political asylum while performing in the United States. Director Bruce Beresford presents a journey back in time that captures the lowly beginnings in China and the choice of destiny of a young boy through the art form of ballet, would put a strain on the ‘cultural/political bridge’ between two powerful countries, and catapult him to world fame as an exceptional ballet dancer…
‘Mao’s Last Dancer’… is a drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. At age 11 in 1968, Li was chosen from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and ‘taken’ to Beijing to study ballet...
Joseph J. Airdo's 'Silver Screen Scoop!' for the week of 23 August 2010!
National Movie News
Written by Joseph J. Airdo
Monday, 23 August 2010
Now that Andrew Garfield has been cast as Peter Parker in Sony's “Spider-Man” reboot, the attention has turned to the character's love interest, who, by the way, will not be Mary Jane Watson. Actresses rumored to be in the running include Teresa Palmer (“The Sorcerer's Apprentice”), Emma Roberts (“Twelve”), Imogen Poots (“Solitary Man”) and Lily Collins (“The Blind Side”).
In sequel news, Sylvester Stallone says that he has already “plotted out” the storyline for a follow-up to “The Expendables,” which will likely see a few new faces introduced to the cast of mercenaries while a few old faces depart, and the cast and crew of political thriller “Salt,” including star Angelina Jolie, are ready to go should a second chapter of their film be greenlit.
Finally, “Iron Man” screenwriters Art Marcum and Matt Holloway have been hired to pen the live-action “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” reboot; “Ed Wood” scribes Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski are set to write the stop-motion animation “Addams Family” reboot; and “Avatar's” Sam Worthington will star as the titular vampire in “Dracula: Year Zero.”
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Watch the ‘Fair Game’ trailer based on the 2003 true-life event!
National Movie News
Written by Stan Robinson
Thursday, 19 August 2010
We followed the national news story. The movie ‘Fair Game’ gives an inside look at Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts), a CIA agent whose status was leaked to the public by the White House, and her husband, Ambassador Joseph Wilson (Sean Penn) after he wrote a 2003 New York Times commentary that the Bush administration had manipulated intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to justify the invasion of Iraq.
The Summit Entertainment release is set for November 5, 2010!
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The Phoenix Favorite Film for the week ending Sep 3, 2010 as voted by the Phoenix Film Critics Society is “The Tillman Story” with a score of 7.2 out of 10!
There’s ‘date movies’, those films that deal with the aspects of male-female interaction from either perspective, with focus on coming together as a couple. ‘Going the Distance’ presents the basics of those same elements, in an ‘adult’ fashion for men and women, which is quite refreshing!
The greater majority of documentary films are ‘niche’ or defined audiences due to subject matter or the theme of the movie. ‘The Tillman Story’ has potential broad viewership, especially in Arizona, because of the many levels of the central person, Pat Tillman.
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Those movies are (in alphabetical order): ‘The American’, ‘Animal Kingdom’, ‘Devil’, ‘
As the saying goes, the ’buzz’ has been high as the Phoenix, AZ opening for ‘The Tillman Story’ nears. It’s playing exclusively at the Harkins Camelview Theater in Scottsdale, AZ starting September 3, 2010.
Jessica Alba has been cast as a retired spy turned housewife who has been reactivated in Robert Rodriguez's “Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World.” Franchise regulars Antonio Banderas, Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara will also be back, albeit in cameo form.
The Phoenix Favorite Film for the week ending Aug 27, 2010 as voted by the Phoenix Film Critics Society is 
If ‘heist’ films are your ‘guilty pleasure’, and there’s nothing like a well laid plain going astray, this movie has the makings of being just that as a group of seasoned ‘Takers’ find their one last $20 million plan before calling it quits, interrupted by a hard-boiled detective who’s hot on their trail!
The world, on both sides of the oceans, held its breath as the events of 1979 were slowly revealed about a Chinese ballet dancer named Li Cunxin who wanted political asylum while performing in the United States. Director Bruce Beresford presents a journey back in time that captures the lowly beginnings in China and the choice of destiny of a young boy through the art form of ballet, would put a strain on the ‘cultural/political bridge’ between two powerful countries, and catapult him to world fame as an exceptional ballet dancer…
In sequel news, Sylvester Stallone says that he has already “plotted out” the storyline for a follow-up to “The Expendables,” which will likely see a few new faces introduced to the cast of mercenaries while a few old faces depart, and the cast and crew of political thriller “Salt,” including star Angelina Jolie, are ready to go should a second chapter of their film be greenlit.
