Preview of the film: ‘The Lighthouse’ | Movie previews
Robert Eggers’ debut feature, “The Witch” of 2015, was a horror film steeped in 17th-century folklore, so much so that it was like the kind of tale the Puritans might tell to scare people away. each other and not stray from the right path. As a filmmaker, Eggers has an attention to detail that creates […]
Film Preview: Rochester Polish Film Festival | Movie previews
Every year since 1997, the Rochester Polish Film Festival has offered local audiences a collection of film screenings, highlighting some of the best contemporary Polish films. Sponsored by the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies at the University of Rochester, this year’s festival kicks off on Tuesday, November 5 and runs through Sunday, […]
Fate / Grand Order Camelot movie features Bedivere in new trailer and visual
Earlier in the day, the official site for the Fate / Grand Order Shinsei Entaku RyÅiki Camelot (Fate / Grand Order The Divine Realm of the Roundtable Movie: Camelot) updated movie with a new key visual and teaser trailer. We break down the details below. The 63-second promo focuses on Bedivere, who is played by […]
Film Preview: Rochester Labor Film Series | Movie previews
It seems that not a day goes by that there is no article in the news focusing on workers’ rights around the world. From Amazon making headlines every two weeks due to the exploitation of their warehouse workers, the anti-union rhetoric of our current national administration, the increasing use of automation and robotics to take […]
Preview of the film: ‘Judy’ | Movie previews
Sensational Renée Zellweger stars as legendary Judy Garland in Rupert Goold’s biopic “Judy”, directed with love and deeply compassion. Too often, Garland’s legacy of talent threatens to be eclipsed by the traumas of his life, but with a transformative performance that goes beyond mere mimicry, Zellweger helps find humanity under notoriety. Adapted by Tom Edge […]
Preview of the film: ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ | Movie previews
It’s hard not to cringe upon hearing the description of “The Peanut Butter Hawk” initially. With his title conscious twee and an intrigue involving an unlikely friendship that develops between an outlaw fisherman and a young man with Down’s syndrome obsessed with wrestling as they navigate the southern United States, it seems on paper that […]
Preview of the film: ‘Good Boys’ | Movie previews
I’ll be the first to admit it: hearing little ones swear is pretty funny. But the juxtaposition between naughty words and faces of cherubs will not get you far. Fortunately, the new comedy “Good Boys” has more to offer than the sight of pint-sized star Jacob Tremblay dropping F-bombs, and wrapping his hijinks around a […]
Preview of the film: ‘The Farewell’ | Movie previews
The bittersweet drama “The Farewell” begins with a title card informing us that what we’re about to see is “based on a real lie”. Telling the story of a family’s decision to keep their matriarch’s terminal cancer diagnosis a secret, the film was inspired by the real-life family experience of writer-director Lulu Wang, a story […]
How to Make Money Watching Videos and Movie Previews
If you love to watch movies and videos, there are several ways you can make and save money on your viewing efforts. The logic behind the whole idea is that movie studios often want to gauge an audience’s reaction before releasing their films on a large scale. Then there are other platforms as well that […]
Preview of the film: ‘The Tomorrow Man’ | Movie previews
The filming of “The Tomorrow Man” drew a lot of local attention when the cast and crew arrived to shoot here for about six weeks in August and September 2017. Brought to the area through tax incentives from the New York State and Rochester Work. / Finger Lakes Film Commission, the production had a bit […]
Preview of the film: “Rocketman” | Movie previews
“Restraint” shouldn’t be the first word that comes to mind when describing the larger-than-life singer Elton John. But that’s exactly the descriptor that came to me while watching director Dexter Fletcher’s surprisingly shy and conventional rock musical biopic of The Artist’s Most Unconventional Life. The tagline for “Rocketman” is “based on a real fantasy”, and […]
Film Preview: Rochester International Film Festival | Movie previews
With more and more media competing for our collective attentions, it seems shocking that mainstream feature film directors have yet to learn the value of slim runtime (just watch the recent “Avengers : Endgame “, which recorded a whopping three hours). Perhaps that’s why the Rochester International Film Festival – also known by its unofficial […]
Preview of the film: ‘Wild Nights with Emily’ | Movie previews
One of my favorite things about watching movies for a living is having the opportunity to experience the work of a new filmmaker and then watch that artist develop and refine their voice with each new project. Example: the wonderful independent filmmaker Madeleine Olnek. Olnek specializes in ironic, impassive and affably unpolished comedies, first gaining […]
Preview of the film: ‘Hotel Mumbai’ | Movie previews
In November 2008, members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an extremist terrorist organization based in Pakistan, ambushed Mumbai, carrying out large-scale coordinated attacks on 12 different sites in India’s largest city. The siege lasted for days and ultimately claimed the lives of over 160 people. A brutally realistic and heartbreaking recreation of that horrific event, “Hotel Mumbai†focuses […]
Preview of the film: ‘The boy who mastered the wind’ | Movie previews
The moving debut film by Oscar-winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” is based on the true story of Malawian engineer William Kamkwamba, a self-taught genius teenager who built a windmill for save his village from a certain famine. . Adapted from Kamkwamba’s blockbuster memoir in 2009, the film played Sundance with […]
Every Sandler movie streaming on Netflix
Ah yes, Adam Sandler. Either you love him and praise his traditional (albeit mediocre) comedic genius, or you’ve inexplicably hated everything he’s appeared in since you first laid eyes on Little Nicky. Whichever camp you’re on, there’s no doubt you’ve watched Adam Sandler on Netflix a lot more than you’d probably admit, especially since he […]
Thursday Night Movie Previews: Why They’re Box Office Essential
On the night of August 9, executives of Warner Bros. made an unexpected and enjoyable discovery: “The Meg,†their prehistoric shark movie that cost $ 150 million and took more than two decades to hit the big screen, was not going to explode. Initial national figures for “The Meg” showed $ 4 million in tickets […]
Netflix vertical movie previews are here because it’s all wrong now
Aside from the quality of the movie, it looks terrible. No one should adopt this format. But Netflix thinks it’s a smart move. “One of the best ways to know if you’ll like a new series or a new movie is to watch a short trailer,†said Cameron Johnson, director of product innovation at Netflix. […]
Netflix 30-Second Mobile TV, Movie Previews Look Like Snapchat Stories
Netflix is ​​taking a social media page with a new feature that will allow users to watch TV and movie previews in vertical video orientation on their mobile phones. The 30-second mobile previews are presented as a slideshow with circular thumbnails, much like the presentation of Snapchat and Instagram Stories. As with the popular “stories†[…]
Bonus: Meet the new owners of Cinema Theater | Movie previews
Since opening its doors in 1914, the Cinema Theater (957 South Clinton Avenue) has grown into one of the oldest continuously operated theaters in the United States. With its distinctive pink art deco facade and warm, welcoming atmosphere, the cinema holds a beloved place in Rochester’s cinematic landscape. This unique and welcoming atmosphere is one […]
November Movie Previews – Long Island Weekly
It’s hard to believe it’s November already, especially with the off seasonweather situation. As we prepare for Thanksgiving, theaters are releasing exciting new films for our enjoyment. With Thor: Ragnarok and Daddy’s house 2 Already in theaters, the following are just a few sneak peeks of what’s hitting theaters this month. Thor: Ragnarok (PG-13) Now […]
Why do we call movie premieres “trailers”?
When working on the beat of a movie, the most obvious question you ask yourself when people find out about what you are doing is the most obvious: “So, what did come out right now?” (That’s a question that’s too often answered, especially in early spring and late summer, with eyes looking up and a […]
‘Land Ho!’, ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’, ‘A Long Way Down’ – Dan’s Papers
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Receive our Hamptons Insider newsletters direct to your doorstep. This week, Cineast presents a preview of the new films Earth Ho!, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and A long descent. Earth Ho! Is there a fountain of youth? We know it’s not in Florida, but has […]
Big shiny robot | Weekend Movie Previews: X-Men Mixed Smoothies 05/23/2014
And that’s how it ends – a battle to the death to save our future by plundering our past. Adam Sandler in a bloody standoff with Hugh Jackman. What do you get when you have Desperate Mutants against Brady Bunch? Mixed X-Men smoothies, with a side of Binoche. Welcome to the NS ! Weekend movie […]