Synopsis: From the beloved novels by Michael Bond and producer David Heyman, Paddington tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) who travels to the city in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had […]
Oscar Preview – It’s all Birds, Boys, and Budapests
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the list of nominees for the 87th Academy Awards, with the ceremony scheduled to take place on February 22, 2015. As usual, there are safe bets and snubs, but the quality of the cinematic output for the year was high enough to make some of […]
‘Selma’ Takes A Powerful Look Into The Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today’s activists should see Selma for what it is and take a page or two out of Dr. Martin Luther King’s book of non-violent resistance.
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘The Dark Half’ – George A. Romero And Stephen King Make Terrifying Twins Out Of Timothy Hutton
There are few novelists who have had as much success getting their works turned into films as Stephen King. Seemingly every page that has come out of the writer’s prolific imagination has been made into a movie, mini-series, or anthology television episode. Big-name filmmakers line up to work with him, too; the movies made from […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘The Nest’ – A Creature Feature With A Case Of The Heebie-Jeebies
One of the most effective things that a horror movie can do is take a seemingly innocuous presence and turn it into something frightening. A popular subject for this treatment is insects; everyone sees them every day without much thought, but when a movie makes them go haywire, it’s terrifying. Whether it is ants, like […]