Before The Conjuring, there was Annabelle. The creepy doll that stole the first ten minutes or so of The Conjuring is getting her own movie. Produced by The Conjuring and Insidious director James Wan and directed by Wan’s longtime cinematographer John R. Leonetti, Annabelle hits theaters this October. For those who can’t wait, check out […]
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Kings of Pastry
Synopsis: Release Date: September 15, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Documentary, Drama Film Review Production So much suspense…over pastry? The documentary Kings of Pastry chronicles sixteen chefs as they vie for the coveted Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (Best Craftsmen in France). Please refer to out Frame of Mind section for the full review of […]
Angelina Jolie’s New ‘Maleficent’ Poster Will Scare Young Children
Angelina Jolie has fantastic cheekbones, naturally. But when Maleficent‘s make-up artist got a hold of them she turned them into some of the scariest cheekbones you will ever come across. It is all part of the transformation in making Jolie Maleficent, and with each new poster, each new image from the film, or the like, […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday’ – The Black Sheep Of The ‘Friday The 13th’ Franchise
There’s a Friday the 13th this week. So, it’s as good a time as any for Cinema Fearité to take a look at the wackiest – and most maligned – entry into the popular and prolific Friday the 13th franchise, the ninth film in the series, the one made in 1993 after Jason had gone […]
Edinburgh 2015: Hirschbiegel’s Outstanding WWII Thriller ’13 Minutes’
A mere 13 minutes would have changed the world forever, and one of the greatest atrocities in history could have been avoided. In German director Oliver Hirschbiegel’s (Downfall, Das Experiment) newest film, the WWII-centered thriller 13 Minutes (Elser), he tells the true story of how one man, working alone, tried to change the world in […]
The Runaways
Synopsis: The story of the groundbreaking band, The Runaways. Release Date: January 24, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Biographical, Drama Film Review Production “Girl’s don’t play electric guitars”. Wanna bet? The Runaways took the music scene by storm in 1975, paving the way for female “rock” musicians for decades to come and this film does […]
‘Shutter Island’ Juxtaposes The Visually Stunning With Ugly Human Nature
A stronger sense of reality being established in Shutter Island would help, but Martin Scorsese’s thriller with a dose of horror still stands strong.
Film Review: ‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox’
Synopsis: A group of angry farmers try and get rid of a fox and his family so they will not have to share their chickens any longer. Release Date: November 25, 2009 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Animation, Adventure Film Review Production This movie may be animated but it’s not a movie for children alone. It […]
‘The Gunman’ Has Too Much Muscle, Not Enough Brain
Synopsis: In this action thriller, Sean Penn stars as former special-ops agent James Terrier, who is suddenly targeted by some of the world’s best hit men. Terrier must dig into his top-secret past to figure out who wants him dead, and why. Release Date: March 20, 2015 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Action, Film Review Production […]
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Synopsis: Release Date: October 29, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Thriller Film Review Production Beginning exactly where the second film ended this third installment in the Millennium trilogy fails to acknowledge the possibility of a new viewer to the series. For the returnee it will require a very good memory as to prior […]