Posts Tagged ‘holiday movies’
 

 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”

> EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE:  Worth A Ticket –  Earns Its Tears If EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE accomplishes nothing else–and it actually accomplishes quite a bit–it’s served t...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “War Horse”





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
by Mitch Salem
1

 

 
by Mitch Salem
1

 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Les Miserables”

  LES MISERABLES – Worth A Ticket – One Day More Finally Arrives In light of some of the early reactions, perhaps the most important thing to note about LES MISERABLES the film is that it is, in fact, the f...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: Friday Studio Scorecard – 12/23/11

> Anyone who thinks the boxoffice isn’t in a slump needs a new prescription for bifocals. Note:  since December 24 is a traditionally deadly day at the boxoffice (closed theatres, family plans)  that would make ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
by Mitch Salem
0

 

 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Sitter”

  THE SITTER:  Not At Any Price – Adventures In Bad Moviemaking   Jonah Hill is awfully lucky to have made Moneyball this year.  In that film, fueled by a brilliant Aaron Sorkin/Steven Zaillain script, he gave...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: Early Saturday Numbers – 12/24/11

> As is traditionally the case, movie boxoffice declined sharply on December 24, the lowest ebb of the holiday period.  According to Deadline, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Paramount) remains #1, with $5.6M o...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

AFI FEST Film Review: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

  THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY:  Buy A Ticket – Ben Stiller’s Imaginative, Flawed Reboot Of The Classic Tale The movies Ben Stiller directs for himself (Reality Bites, Zoolander, Tropic Thunder) are nearly ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Hugo”





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
by Mitch Salem
0

 

 

HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: EARLY SATURDAY NUMBERS – 12/31/11

> According to Deadline, most films were down 20-30% from Friday, which is par for the course on New Year’s Eve, due to early theater closings and non-movie plans for the night.  But there are a few oddities: Most no...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “We Bought A Zoo”





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
by Mitch Salem
0

 

 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol”

  MISSION:  IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL:  Worth A Ticket – Routine But Spectacular   With MISSION:   IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL, Brad Bird makes the very unusual transition from animation auteur...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Film Review: “Frozen”

  FROZEN:  Buy A Ticket – Your Grin Won’t Melt Until It’s Time to Leave A curious shift has been occurring at Disney over the past few years.  Glamor child Pixar has been churning out second-hand blockb...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “A Dangerous Method”





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
by Mitch Salem
0