Noah - Powerful, Intriguing and Provocative

Perhaps the reason that I was so intrigued by Russell Crowe's new movie, Noah, was the unanimity among very conservative Muslims, evangelical Christians and Roman Catholics that this was a study in misanthropy and a perversion of Genesis. And then there was a piece in the Wall Street Journal quoting Director and self-proclaimed atheist Darren Aronofsky "bragging" that this was the "least biblical" of any Bible story ever. ...

Costume Ideas For Halloween - Transform Into a Superhero

In the recent years, a large number of great movies with Superheroes have been released. This makes it easy to understand why superhero costumes are very popular during Halloween celebrations. Why wouldn't they be? ...

Clint Eastwood Goes Ape - Twice

In 1978, Clint Eastwood made the first of two movies in which he would star with, of all things, an orang-utan called Clyde. That movie was called Every Which Way But Loose, and despite all his advisors telling him not to make this "monkey" film - "It's just not you," they said - Clint took the gamble and went ahead and did this rather uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy. ...

What Acoustic Issues Are Faced by Commercial Cinemas?

In any commercial cinema, there will be three types of acoustic problems that need to be addressed - these need to be controlled in order to encourage a healthy level of ticket sales. Movie fans will not appreciate paying a premium entry price for a film that they can only hear in certain areas of the auditorium, and the same problems will occur for any type of movie. ...

An In-Depth Look at "Need for Speed"

Need for Speed movie starring Breaking Bad Aaron Paul, Dakota Johnson, Sir Maejor, Imogen Poots, and Dominic Cooper. Aaron Paul plays as an auto mechanic who loves to fully build and restore muscle cars to racing conditions. ...

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" - A New Film Report

Do you like slapstick films? How about an old world film that's filled with crazy antics... or a nostalgic glance back at the way hotels operated in grand fashion? Or what about a farce: earnestly evoking quasi-tears in your eyes, sometimes? Well, Wes Anderson's new film, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" could be one you should see. ...