Month: September 2015

YOUR FIRST LISTEN: “WRITING’S ON THE WALL” By SAM SMITH FROM SPECTRE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 27, 2015

YOUR FIRST LISTEN: “WRITING’S ON THE WALL ” By SAM SMITH FROM SPECTRE Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Dave Bautista, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw The latest James Bond theme, “Writing’s On the Wall”, has finally been released weeks after it was announced that Grammy winner Sam…
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Movie Review: THE INTERN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 25, 2015

THE INTERN Writer/Director: Nancy Meyers Starring: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Andrew Rannells, Rene Russo, Adam DeVine, Jason Orley, Anders Holm, Linda Lavin I was a little surprised to find out that Oscar winners Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro have never starred together in the same movie before. They’ve worked with many of the…
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Movie Review: EVEREST

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 20, 2015

EVEREST Director: Baltasar Kormákur Starring: Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, John Hawkes, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Debicki I already knew this, but Everest has now confirmed that I have no desire to go climb Mount Everest or any other summit like that. In 1996 two expeditions attempt…
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Movie Review: BLACK MASS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 17, 2015

BLACK MASS Director: Scott Cooper Starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Rory Cochrane, Dakota Johnson, Adam Scott, Corey Stoll Black Mass is the intriguing true story of James “Whitey” Bulger (Depp) who was known as one of the most violent and dangerous gangsters in South Boston. The film…
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FALL MOVIE PREVIEW 2015 EDITION

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 15, 2015

FALL MOVIE PREVIEW 2015 EDITION This fall season may be one of the best in recent years. It’s chock-full of exceptionally buzzy movies that I’m super excited about. We have films from big directors (Spielberg, Abrams, Mendes, Scott), promising teen/children’s movies (The Good Dinosaur, Goosebumps, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2), and of course plenty…
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Movie Review: THE VISIT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 11, 2015

THE VISIT Writer/Director: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Kathryn Hahn M. Night Shyamalan is back and returning to his horror roots with The Visit. He uses a found footage/documentary style approach about two young kids, Becca (DeJonge) and Tyler (Oxenbould), who go and visit their grandparents for the…
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Movie Rewind: EX MACHINA (2015)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 10, 2015

EX MACHINA Writer/Director: Alex Garland Starring: Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno I’m just going to throw it out there and say that Oscar Isaac is one of my favorite actors working today. He seems to transform himself with every role without it feeling too showy. In Ex Machina, he plays Nathan, the…
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Movie Review: A WALK IN THE WOODS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 2, 2015

A WALK IN THE WOODS Director: Ken Kwapis Starring: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Nick Offerman, Kristen Schaal, Mary Steenburgen If you saw the book cover for “A Walk in the Woods” you would probably recognize it as it’s one of those popular books that makes it on a bestseller list, people are reading…
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A WARM RETURN HOME FOR “NO ESCAPE” FILMMAKERS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 2, 2015

An interview with John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle by Paul McGuire Grimes The original version of this was first published in City Pages on September 1, 2015 It was a welcome return home to Minnesota for John Erick Dowdle and his brother Drew as they made an appearance at the…
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