Opulent, majestic, creative and revealing Farewell, My Queen delivers a nicely directed piece of historic French lore. The movie features outstanding performances by Lea Seydoux and Diane Kruger and brilliantly captures the fervor and wickedness surrounding the days before the French Revolution in 1789. Filming, sets and costumes are exceptional creating an atmosphere that charms […]
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FAREWELL, MY QUEEN – an Opulent Tale of Woe (Film Review)
August 3rd, 2012 
John Delia Grab Your Lab Coats and Head to the FRANKENWEENIE Science Fair!!!
August 3rd, 2012 Beyond the Marquee Calling all aspiring scientists! It’s time to put on your lab coat and let your imagination go wild. Our good friends at the Discovery Science Center (DSC) are proud to partner with the famous El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood to host a Frankenweenie Science Fair in conjunction with the October 5th release of the movie Frankenweenie […]
Check In to COMA, Stat! (Blu-Ray Review)
August 2nd, 2012 Angie Olson Before “Grey’s Anatomy” introduced us to the lusty antics and high-stakes drama of the surgeons at Seattle Grace Hospital, screenwriter and director Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, ER) wrote and directed the medical thriller Coma, out now on Blu-Ray from Warner Home Video. Based on the novel by Robin Cook, this film will make anyone think twice […]
Beyond the Marquee: The Web-Series (Episode 21): Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design
August 2nd, 2012 Beyond the Marquee Do you ever wonder what the costumes from your favorite television show look like in person? Well, it’s that time of year where the FIDM Museum plays host to the 6thAnnual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibition. The exhibition showcases costumes from this past year’s hottest television shows in a very up close and personal […]
ATM, Cashes in on Terror (Blu-Ray Review)
July 31st, 2012 John Delia The thrill flick ATM has all the elements for a good night of terror especially for the novice horror lovers. A strong trio of actors gets able direction from newcomer David Brooks who frames his film in a small space for maximum fright factor. Now on Blu-ray you can get this chiller with all its […]
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No Comments »CLOUD ATLAS Website Reveals Innovative Character Timeline!
July 31st, 2012 Ethan Reynolds Beyond the Marquee was clued in to an innovative new website design promoting the highly anticipated Tom Hanks film, Cloud Atlas, due in theaters October 26. Featured at the official movie website, http://cloudatlas.warnerbros.com/index.html#, the main page displays a unique morphing animation based on a timeline of all the film’s characters and their various looks. Accompanying the […]
Downtown Cinema (with Malone) Reviews SPAWN [1997] (Blu-Ray Review)
July 31st, 2012 Malone Popular culture is a funny thing. Certain trends hit wildly popular and often come back to haunt us years later. The 90’s was all about pop-rap, flannel shirts, depression and ultimately a corporate sponsored faux 1960’s “raging against the machine”. A bohemian lifestyle reminiscent of Paris in the late 1800’s flourished – not in saloons […]
