Yearly Archives: 2021

There is something truly extraordinary that separates Tick, tick…Boom! From other big-screen musicals. The Lin-Manuel Miranda directed and scored musical biopic about Rent uber genius Jonathan Larson just simply soars, inspires, and will leave audiences cheering, tearing, and primed to tackle all the dreams you can dream. Rent’s journey from […]

Tick, tick…Boom! Review: Lin Manuel Miranda Delivers a Divine Salute ...

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The latest trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s latest mind-bender has arrived, starring Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) and Cate Blanchett (Carol). From the get-go, this trailer gets under your skin and that is exactly what the filmmaker is seeking. Searchlight Pictures is releasing Nightmare Alley in theaters on December […]

Nightmare Alley Trailer Explores Guillermo del Toro’s Holiday Phycological Thriller

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Back in 1979, the No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future was the event. A who’s who of music’s best and brightest stars came out to New York City’s Madison Square Garden for two nights to raise money and awareness. The highlight, unquestionably, was the performance of Bruce […]

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band No Nukes Concert ...

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One of Australia’s most popular exports came to America’s shores via a Mel Gibson character that he and creator and film director George Miller had created. Mad Max was like an Old West outlaw, except instead of working the landscape of late 1800s New Mexico, Gibson’s Max drove his souped-up […]

Mad Max Anthology 4K Review: George Miller’s Blockbuster Series Gets ...

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One of my big cinematic pet peeves involves the musical biopic. That beast of a movie project is no easy task. A filmmaker is charged with bringing to life a musical existence lived to the fullest where in some cases, enormous social implications were involved that helped change the world […]

Respect Blu-ray Review: Singing the Praises of a National Treasure

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Timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the theatrical release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Middle-Earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition 4K is out now and is THE complete collection of all things related to the world created by author J.R.R. Tolkien back in 1937 […]

Middle-Earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition 4K Review: Peter Jackson + JRR ...

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