27 May
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X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Hugh Jackman, Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Halle Berry, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore The fans rejoiced when it was announced that Bryan Singer signed on to direct the latest outing in this series. He got the series going with X-Men and then upped the ante with the stellar X2 in 2003. Unfortunately he departed the series and we were left with Brett Ratner directing X-Men: The Last Stand, which still leaves a sour note in moviegoers’ memories. Since the original trilogy, we have had two terrible stand-aloneRead More →

03 January
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AMERICAN HUSTLE Director: David O. Russell Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K., Jack Huston, Michael Peña, Robert DeNiro Sometimes it is the most random choices and tidbits that catch my eye that lead me to believe I will really love the movie. The use of the vintage Columbia Pictures studio logo and the phrase “Some of this actually happened” hit just the right spot even though I am sure most people will gloss right over them. I do not know too many folks that take an interest in studio logos. While Irving Rosenfeld (Bale) runs a chain ofRead More →

27 November
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THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Lynn Cohen, Donald Sutherland I have seen enough of these movies adapted from young adult books to know that the majority of them are crap. I love that The Hunger Games series has set a high bar which others in a post-Harry Potter era will have to compete with when it comes to gaining a wide audience base outside of screaming teen girls. The second film, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, kicks itRead More →

29 October
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X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PASTDirector: Bryan SingerStarring: Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Ian McKellen, Michael Fassbender, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Anna Paquin, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Evan Peters Of all of the Stan Lee/Marvel creations, the X-Men rank as my #1 favorite. My inner geekdom dates back to my childhood watching the cartoons, deciding which super power I would want, and which X-Men was my favorite. Director Bryan Singer is returning to the X-Menfranchise after departing after X2 in 2003. I have been geeking out over this movie ever since it was announced that the casts from both the original trilogy and X-Men: First Class would beRead More →

31 July
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AMERICAN HUSTLEDirector: David O. RussellStarring: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Robert DeNiro, Jeremy Renner Oh, the hair! The costume design! I already love the look and tone of this 1970s con artist story. Russell’s previous film Silver Linings Playbook was one of my favorite films of 2012. The film’s leads are all veterans of working with David O. Russell and Bale and Lawrence have both won Oscars for their work in The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook, respectively. Russell was interviewed on “Good Morning America” and was excited by the fact that his actors are playing all new characters that they have never had a chance toRead More →

15 April
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THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIREDirector: Francis LawrenceStarring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Sam Claflin, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody HarrelsonI must say that this teaser trailer was more than I expected. Usually teaser trailers contain a couple of images from the film with some narration or dialogue from the film playing over it. This teaser feels like your standard full length trailer. The second in theThe Hunger Games trilogy looks to be just as thrilling, exciting, and exhilarating as the first part. Now that Katniss (Lawrence) and Peeta (Hutcherson) have won The Hunger Games, they must embark on a victory tour ofRead More →

25 February
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THE 85TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS And the winners are: BEST PICTURE Argo BEST DIRECTOR Ang Lee, Life of Pi BEST ACTRESS Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook BEST ACTOR Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Chris Terrio, Argo BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Brave BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM Paperman BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi BEST COSTUME DESIGN Jacqueline Durran, Anna Karenina BEST DOCUMENTARY Searching for Sugar Man BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT Inocente BEST FILM EDITING William Goldenberg, Argo BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Amour BESTRead More →

20 February
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Unleash Your Inner Foodie: FOR YOUR OSCAR PARTY CONSIDERATION I am once again honored to have DeeAnn McArdle publish one of my articles for her wonderful foodie and entertaining website “Unleash Your Inner Foodie”. She asked me for my annual article regarding all things Oscars! We throw an Oscar party each year with many friends so I thought this was a perfect idea for her website. Don’t forget to check out the rest of her website for fabulous recipes and cocktails for your Oscar party! Here’s the beginning of the article: “We’re delighted our favorite Movie Critic – Paul McGuire is back to share hisRead More →

28 January
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THE 19th SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD WINNERS As an actor, I love watching the Screen Actors Guild Awards. I am not a member of SAG/AFTRA so I am not an actual voter, but I have some friends that are members so it was fun hearing them talk about the movies they have gotten in the mail to watch. Actors love getting these awards as they sometimes mean the most to them as they are being awarded by their fellow actors and peers. Here is a list of the winners from the 19th SAG Awards: OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE The CastRead More →

14 January
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THE 70th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD WINNERS It was a big night in Hollywood as the 2013 Golden Globes were handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. While it usually is a precursor to the Oscars, there is no overlap in members of the Academy and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Ben Affleck won for Best Director and he was completely left off the Oscar nomination list. Here are the winners of the Motion Picture portion of the evening: Best Motion Picture-Drama ARGO Best Motion Picture-Musical/Comedy LES MISERABLES Best Director BEN AFFLECK Best Actor-Drama DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, Lincoln Best Actress-Drama JESSICA CHASTAIN, Zero Dark Thirty BestRead More →