The Richard Gere DIY Film Festival, Or How to Appreciate the Underappreciated Actor
Richard Gere appears in good movie after good movie and it’s time you noticed.
Oscars
PIC of the Week – The Shape of Water
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 3/15/18 – The Shape of Water
PIC of the Week – Thor: Ragnarok
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 3/8/18 – Thor: Ragnarok
PIC of the Week – Tom Jones
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 3/1/18 – Tom Jones
Worth Reviving – Papillon
You could not find two more opposite actors in style and persona. Yet, the chemistry is undeniable.
Acting with…Nothing?
Another year of Oscar nominations has come and gone and still no accolades for Andy Serkis.
Movie Review – Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
If you’re ever wondering if a movie is worth seeing, just look for two words – Annette Bening.
Movie Review – The Disaster Artist
THE DISASTER ARTIST (and the book on which it is based) tries to pull back the veil on who Tommy Wiseau is and how his project went wrong.
PIC of the Week – The Hospital
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 1/18/18 – The Hospital
Movie Review – Coco
BRAVE and INSIDE OUT both won Oscars, and I’m predicting the same for COCO.
Movie Review – Murder on the Orient Express
Branagh pays great attention to the overall ugliness of this crime and the sadness and loneliness that follows Poirot.
Speaking Out
Thankfully, it’s getting harder and harder to continue on with the safe refuge Hollywood provides for sexual predators.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…The Maiden Heist
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “The Maiden Heist”.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…The Triplets of Belleville
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “The Triplets of Belleville”.
Movie Review – Gifted
In Marc Webb’s new film, “Gifted”, we’re supposed to buy into the premise that Captain America’s niece is incredibly advanced and intelligent. Not so hard to do.
Movie Review – Beauty and the Beast
This movie had no shot.
“Oscar Talk…and Bits” (w/Brady Novak) – “Get Out” & more
Oscar week counter-programming includes “Get Out”, “Collide” & “Rock Dog”. The Movie Guys can only get to the one that looks most promising (“Get Out”), then it’s on to Oscar talk with Brady Novak. .
Oscar Rant 2017
Paul Preston’s annual, exhaustively-researched, category-by-category breakdown of the entire Oscars for 2017
Film Festivals: Positive Reviews & Deserved Boos: Pt. 9 – The ALL CRAP Edition
Justin Bowler’s weekly rating of film festival friendliness – this week: CISF, Cinemagic London, Atlanta & Liverpool Independent Film Festivals.
Batting .1000 – Hollywood’s Winning Streaks
To achieve perfection in the arts is nearly impossible because it’s a widely subjective form of expression. And yet, there are a few filmmakers who you could say come close to a perfect record in their field.
THE TOP TEN FILMS OF 2015
Funny how that happens when we first see a film, read a book, listen to music or even appreciate a work of art. The question being, is it worth coming back to?
MOVIE REVIEW – SPOTLIGHT
Newspapers may not be long for this world, but the movie about the newspaper investigation team will always be great.
AWARDS WATCH 2015
Self-congratulation is still the rage in TinselTown. Who are we to not report on it? Agree? Disagree? It doesn’t matter, the awards will go out week after week until the Oscars, February 28nd, 2016.
THE TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014…A SECOND (AND THIRD) OPINION
It’s Oscar Sunday, and with The Oscar Rant out there, more opinions have popped up about the ten best films of 2014.
OSCAR RANT 2015
Paul Preston’s annual, exhaustive, no-stone-left-unturned once over of all the nominees. All of them.
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – WHIPLASH
WHIPLASH is a story about the pursuit of excellence. To me, it was the best picture I saw all of last year.
WORTH REVIVING – “BECKET”
Movie Guy Ray Schillaci fires up his new column, “Worth Reviving”, which looks at films that get lost in the shuffle of over-hyped Hollywood offerings. This edition gives the once-over to the 12-Oscar-nominated “Becket”, with Peter O’Toole & Richard Burton.
THE MOVIE GUYS AT THE PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL – VIDEO #7
Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” is the closing night film at The Phoenix Film Festival. The film follows the story of a young boy as he grows into an 18-yr. old. Two can play at that game.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST LIVE FROM THE OSCARS RED CARPET…SETUP – “Son of God” & “Non-Stop”
Showcast Episode 39: The Movie Guys are LIVE! from the Oscars red carpet…setup area, where construction workers are hauling ass to make Hollywood & Highland ready for TV. Paul, Karen and Adam go over the major nominees and give their Top 5 films of 2013. Plus, previews of “Non-Stop” and “Son of God” and an Oscar version of Karen’s Birthdays!
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – AMERICAN HUSTLE
I do not have a degree in film or writing, and do not have any authority to speak on film theory. That being said, I will expunge those thoughts and focus on what I am good at… judging people.
THE LATEST – DEVIL’S DUE, MARTIN SCORSESE & TWIN PEAKS – 1/29/14
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes a Golden Globes recap, Scorsese on the future of movies and Devil Baby Attack!
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “ME, HUNKY” (w/John Steven Rocha) – “I, Frankenstein”
Showcast Episode 34: Hunky Frankenstein returns to The Admiral’s Club to protest “I, Frankenstein”. Plus, a look at movie news, Paul fights a cold, and guest John Steven Rocha joins The Movie Guys for Oscar talk.
I GET IT…YOU’RE AN ACTOR
It’s award season again. Actors…please don’t embarrass me.
The Tom & Suzie Show – 12/22/13
Movie Guy Paul Preston called into the Christmas party going on in studio at The Tom & Suzie Show on WBAD.NET. He joined fellow WBAD-ers The Hater Nation and others to talk the holidays, what The Movie Guys is all about and film in general, including why there are no poorly-reviewed slave movies.
THE LATEST – ROBERT DOWNEY, JR., JERRY LEWIS & GEORGE CLOONEY – 8/13/13
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes a new Robert Downey, Jr. commercial, lost footage from “The Day the Clown Cried” and an awesome George Clooney rant.
DOC-UARY: 31 DOCS IN 31 DAYS – PART ONE
Our guest columnist Chris MacKenzie watched a documentary a day in January. He reports on the great non-fiction films he saw in PART ONE of a ten-part series.
AWARDS WATCH 2012
Self-congratulation is still the rage in TinselTown. Let’s jump in, shall we? Here are all the awards that will go out week after week until the Oscars, February 24th, 2013.
MOVIE REVIEW – RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Is this the best movie ever made? Well, the great thing about movies is that arguing what the best one of all time is can keep you arguing until you pass out. But this is certainly my favorite, hands down.
The Oscars – Best Supporting Actors & Picture – NEWS 92FM
Movie Guy Paul Preston talks with afternoon anchors Bonnie Petrie and Mike Barajas about the actors nominated for Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Actress, including Christopher Plummer, Kenneth Branagh, Octavia Spencer and Berenice Bejo. They also predict the big prize – Best Picture.
AWARDS WATCH 2011
Click on the link above to keep track of the movie awards season 2011/2012. All the nominees and winners as they are announced – NEW: Winners of The 84th Academy Awards and Indie Spirit Awards!