Retrospective Assessment of Our Most Anticipated Films of 2012
In early January of 2012, the Stars & Popcorn brain trust got together for a little old-fashioned prognosticatin’. Three of us –...
Read MoreTo Rome with Love
When in Rome, do as Woody Allen would do. To anyone else, Rome is simply the Eternal City. To writer/director Woody Allen, it’s more...
Read More2012 Oscar Predictions
BEST PICTURE The Artist- Thomas Langmann: Joseph Hunter, James Miller and Patrick Sessoms The Descendants-Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and...
Read MoreNews: Hugo and The Artist lead the way for 84th Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just released the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards, and although it should go...
Read MoreStars & Popcorn’s Most Anticipated Films of 2012
We live in a sentimental culture, constantly looking backward: We study history, we value records, we have holidays based strictly on...
Read MoreBox Office Bombast: December 9-11
Theaters reported particularly dismal numbers this past weekend, the worst overall turnout in more than three years. A pair of...
Read MoreBox Office Bombast: November 18-20
Ladies of every age flocked to theaters this weekend to get their fix of vampires, werewolves and dancing penguins, a phenomenon that...
Read MoreBox Office Bombast: August 5-7
For many movie-goers this weekend, the cumbersome hitching of one preposition to the next was not deterrent enough to keep Rise of the...
Read MoreBox Office Bombast: July 29-31
So a cowboy, an alien, a Smurf, and Steve Carell walk into a bar. One misplaced “mom jeans” joke later and it’s an...
Read MoreBox Office Bombast: July 22-24
In an uncertain showdown, Captain America: The First Avenger out-maneuvered Harry Potter to take the top spot at the domestic box office...
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