B-Movie Bonanza!
With the availability of so much entertainment vying for our attention, there is one genre that can easily be missed…B-movies.
The Dark Knight Rises
Movie Review – Dunkirk
The film feels as cold as INTERSTELLAR with not one character to genuinely care about.
Movie Review – Today I Watched…Dunkirk
Paul Preston’s ongoing effort to watch a movie a day for the rest of his life. Today’s movie – “Dunkirk”.
A Letter to DC and WB
The current leadership of DC is going to be the downfall of the modern superhero boom.
Details on the Upcoming “Assassin’s Creed” Movie, Reviews of the “Assassin’s Creed” Video Games, GameStop is Awesome! And Why Best Buy SUCKS.
The title really says it all.
Batman: Movies and Games Review
THE BATMAN MOVIES…AND THE BATMAN VIDEO GAMES…REVIEWED…AT THE SAME TIME!!! (I KNOW, RIGHT?!?)
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME
The title says it all.
MOVIE REVIEW – MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
The setting along with the vehicles are gloriously post-apocalyptic and the soundtrack rouses us like never before. But where is Max in all of this?
MOVIE REVIEW – FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Bathsheba has a strong head about her that reminds me of Black Widow, who outsmarts her opponents long before she dismantles them with fighting technique.
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME, PART THREE – SUPERHERO FILMS
The title says it all. Part three of The Movie Guys “Best of All Time” series looks at the greatest superhero films per year for the last forty or so years.
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME, PART TWO – HORROR
The title says it all. Part two of The Movie Guys “Best of All Time” series looks at the greatest horror movies per year for the last forty or so years.
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME, PART ONE – COMEDIES
The title says it all. Part one of The Movie Guys “Best of All Time” series looks at the greatest comedy films per year for the last forty or so years.
WHEN NUMBER THREE SEEMS MORE LIKE NUMBER TWO
The history of “third chapters” (known as “threequels,” thanks to those people who love to invent new terms while butchering English) is filed with good examples — and an outstanding series of atrociously bad ones.
OSCAR RANT 2013
Paul Preston’s annual, super-thorough, no-category-left-uncovered, massive undertaking of an Oscar rant is available for you to read, print out and argue about.
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.
The Dark Knight Rises – NEWS 92FM – 7/20/12
Movie Guy Paul Preston talks with afternoon anchors Bonnie Petrie and Mike Barajas about what’s new in theaters. This was Paul’s appearance the day after the shootings in Colorado that marred “The Dark Knight Rises”‘ midnight screenings. Paul discusses the fallout and gives a quick review with Bonnie & Mike.
THE SUMMER OF THE CLOWN
The Cultural Impact of Christopher Nolan’s Batman Films and How Heath Ledger Tricked You Into Believing “The Dark Knight” Was the Trilogy’s “The Empire Strikes Back”.
MOVIE REVIEW – LAWLESS
This film plays out like a quality western without the old west.
THE DARK KNIGHT RAISES (QUESTIONS IT CAN’T ANSWER)
Perhaps in years to come, once we’ve gotten a little more distance on it, the entire Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy will be thought of in the public mind less as an entire piece, and more along the lines of “The one with Heath Ledger in it as Joker, and the other two.”
THE LATEST – 7/22/12
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes the Colorado shootings, a new Thomas Jane short film and Indiana Jones on Blu-Ray
HEY MOVIES, I GOT YOUR BACK
It’s a horrible tragedy when violence upsets something like a sporting or holiday event. But when violence mars the arts, I find it especially disturbing.
INCEPTION RISES
Christopher Nolan doesn’t make bad movies. Ever. Even this one looks great. Two bits of awesomeness stitched together.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 7/7/12
New movie trailers include “Alex Cross”, “Anna Karenina”, “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Django Unchained”, “Dredd”, “Jack Reacher”, “Les Miserables”, “On the Road”, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, “The Prototype”, “Red Hook Summer”, “Robot & Frank” and “Taken 2”
THE LATEST – 7/6/12
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes Ron Perlman’s awesome Make-A-Wish story, “Brave” Easter Eggs and a strange “Prometheus” abortion story…
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 5/7/12
New trailers include “The Amazing Spider-Man”, “The Dark Knight Rises”, “The Expendables 2”, “FDR: American Badass”, “Girl in Progress”, “Magic Mike”, “Ruby Sparks” and “Your Sister’s Sister”
THE LATEST – RUSSELL CROWE, THE PASSION PLAY & IMAX – 4/23/12
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes the death of Judas (or the actor who played him), Russell Crowe is cast as Noah (yes, that Noah) and the hefty return of IMAX
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 12/23/11
New trailers include “The Dark Knight Rises”, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”, “Paranorman”, “Prometheus”, “This Must Be the Place”, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and “Wrath of the Titans”
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – FALL 2011
Excited about upcoming movies? You will be. Or, you’ll be frustrated by how much trailers give away. Either way, they’re all here for your enjoyment.
Included: “The Adventures of Tintin”, “Albert Nobbs”, “The Amazing Spider-Man”, “Battleship”, “Big Miracle”, “Brave”, “Carnage”, “The Darkest Hour”, “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”, “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, “Green With Envy”, “Haywire”, “The Iron Lady”, “John Carter”, “Mirror, Mirror”, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”, “New Year’s Eve”, “The Pirates! Band of Misfits”, “Red Tails”, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”, “The Sitter”, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”, “Twixt”, “Underworld: Awakening”, “War Horse”, “We Bought a Zoo” and “The Woman in Black”