Tag: Adaptation

Movie Trailer: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 21, 2016

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN Director: Tate Taylor Starring: Emily Blunt, Justin Theroux, Allison Janney, Luke Evans, Edgar Ramírez, Laura Prepon, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Lisa Kudrow Now I know what book I’ll be picking up the next time I swing through Barnes & Noble. Maybe that will be tomorrow. Readers that were obsessed with…
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Movie Rewind: FIELD OF DREAMS (1989)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 1, 2016

Originally posted April 8, 2014 FIELD OF DREAMS (1989) Director: Phil Alden Robinson Starring: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones, Timothy Busfield, Burt Lancaster, Frank Whaley In honor of baseball season, I wanted to look back at one of my favorite baseball movies. I asked my Facebook and Twitter followers…
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Movie Review: THE FINEST HOURS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 29, 2016

THE FINEST HOURS Director: Craig Gillespie Starring: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, Kyle Gallner, John Magaro Disney is no stranger at taking true stories and attempting to turn them into inspiring movies. They’ve done that with many underdog sports films (Remember the Titans, Miracle, McFarland, USA…) Their latest is focused…
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Movie Review: THE 5th WAVE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 22, 2016

THE 5th WAVE Director: J Blakeson STarring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Liev Schreiber, Ron Livingston, Maria Bello, Nick Robinson, Zackary Arthur, Tony Revolori, Maika Monroe, Alex Roe Just when I thought the YA genre of teen lit was winding down, we get another series getting the big screen treatment. This time we have Chloë Grace Moretz…
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Movie Review: BROOKLYN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 20, 2015

BROOKLYN Director: John Crowley Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Jessica Paré It seems rare to have a romantic film these days that doesn’t involve a terminal illness, Nicholas Sparks, vampires, or a bad script. Brooklyn is a rare breed, as it doesn’t have any of that. Eilis (Ronan) is…
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Movie Review: THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 19, 2015

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin It’s all come down to this for Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) who was given the title of the Mockingjay. She is seen as the face of the…
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Movie Review: ROOM

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 30, 2015

ROOM Director: Lenny Abrahamson Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Joan Allen, William H. Macy The opening night gala film for the 2015 Twin Cities Film Fest was Room starring Brie Larson, which also received the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival. Expectations were high, but I went in knowing very little…
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Movie Review: GOOSEBUMPS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 25, 2015

GOOSEBUMPS Director: Rob Letterman, Starring: Dylan Minnette, Jack Black, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, Ken Marino I remember reading R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps and Fear Street series as a kid. I was also reading Stephen King at the time, so apparently I liked to get scared that far back. The Goosebumps books were…
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Movie Review: STEVE JOBS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 16, 2015

STEVE JOBS Director: Danny Boyle Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg, Seth Rogen, Katherine Waterston After the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, I saw hordes of people reading the book “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson as a way to get inside his head and use it for motivation in their business…
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Movie Review: THE MARTIAN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 6, 2015

THE MARTIAN Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastian, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sebastian Stan, Kate Mara, Michael Peña, Askel Hennie, Donald Glover, Kristen Wiig Last year, Jessica Chastain and Matt Damon starred in the science fiction epic Interstellar. They didn’t share any scenes together, but now they are back to familiar territory in…
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