To say Marvel’s Iron Man 3 is better than Iron Man 2 is the understatement of the year. The sequels may occupy the same world but, in terms of quality, they’re not even in the same ballpark. The golden Avenger’s third solo outing restores the series to the glory of the original and, in some [...]
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INVINCIBLE IRON MAN 3 (Film Review)
May 3rd, 2013 
Steven D'Arcangelo OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL SCORE (Soundtrack Review)
March 11th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo The blockbuster Disney film Oz: The Great and Powerful personifies the heyday of Hollywood blockbustery with every element — special effects, costumes, camera angles, performances. The musical score is no different. For more on the film, check out this film review. For more on the score, read on. Tweet
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1 Comment »THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (Film Review)
March 8th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo Opening this weekend is Disney’s Oz: The Great and Powerful. Is it great? Is it powerful? For the most part yes. The part that isn’t, however, is pretty significant. You’d think that the Broadway musical Wicked would’ve already covered everything there is about the formative years of the Land of Oz, but there’s more to mine [...]
And the OSCAR Should Go To…
February 23rd, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo The Academy Awards are my Superbowl. Kick-off consists of red carpet interviews. Halftime is the montage of tech awards distributed weeks prior (i.e. the bathroom break). I look forward to each broadcast and pride myself on seeing the majority of films nominated for Best Picture. This year, however, the increase of nominees from five to [...]
VALENTINE’S DAY FILMS FOR EVERYONE
February 14th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo As everyone with a calendar knows, February 14th is Valentine’s Day. It’s also a day of new film releases. So if you want to celebrate cinematically, you’ll have several choices. You can play it safe with Safe Haven, the latest Nicholas Sparks love story without spark. Or you can go the counterprogramming way with A [...]
Posted in ANIMATED, BLU-RAY, DVD, INDEPENDENT FILMS, MAJOR MOTION PICS, MOVIES, Steven D'arcangelo, T.V., VIDEO No Comments »Happy 20th Anniversary GROUNDHOG DAY…the Movie.
February 2nd, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo Believe it or not, it’s been two decades since the release of 1993’s Groundhog Day, one of my top three favorite Bill Murray comedies of all time (Ghostbusters and the underrated Quick Change being the other two). I sure don’t believe it. I feel like egocentric weatherman Phil Connors himself, wondering where all the time [...]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Film Review)
December 14th, 2012 Steven D'Arcangelo I loved the Lord of the Rings books and loved the films even more. So when I heard the director of that trilogy, Peter Jackson, was making The Hobbit (the prequel to LOTR), I thought it was fantastic news. And then it was announced that one movie would become two, similar to the last Harry [...]
TOP 5 SPORTS MOVIES THAT NEED TO EXIST
November 8th, 2012 Steven D'Arcangelo Kicking off Friday in Southern California is the annual All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival, a 3-day event featuring films and filmmakers celebrating the wide wide world of sports. Given how many sports exist, a festival devoted to movies about them is a natural (not The Natural), but with such a wealth of cinematic [...]
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Video Review)
October 25th, 2012 Steven D'Arcangelo Honest Abe. The Great Emancipator. Abolisher of slavery. And, in his spare time, slayer of the undead. New this week on DVD and Blu-ray (just in time for Decision 2012) is last summer’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Produced by Tim Burton, who’s having a prolific year (see Frankenweenie, skip Dark Shadows), and directed by Timur [...]
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Above and Beyond
July 21st, 2012 Steven D'Arcangelo For those living in a cave (a… Batcave?), opening this weekend is the final installment in the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy, or, as it’s being billed, The Dark Knight Trilogy. Like George Lucas rebranding Star Wars as A New Hope, Nolan and WB are trying to do the same with their franchise. Should’ve thought of [...]
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Film Review)
July 3rd, 2012 Steven D'Arcangelo It’s nice to see the producers of the Spider-Man franchise finally take advantage of Stan Lee’s penchant for adjectives by naming the latest installment after the wall-crawler’s flagship comic book. Hopefully other comic titles like Spectacular Spider-Man and Web of Spider-Man will follow as sequel titles, rather than just tacking on numbers as the Sam [...]
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July 3rd, 2012 Steven D'Arcangelo “They’re giving away tickets to the Amazing Spider-Man premiere and all you gotta do is answer geek questions! You know, about comics and crap. You’re a geek, so pick up the phone.” This is all I heard from my wife for days, urging me to call her favorite LA-based morning radio show. On a whim [...]
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June 21st, 2012 Steven D'Arcangelo Brave represents many firsts for Pixar Studios. It’s their first feature with a female protagonist, first directed by a female, first period piece, first with nudity (seriously). I’m pretty sure it’s the first with a gay character (check out how the witch’s male crow describes a Scotsman) and I’m definitely sure it’s the first original [...]
IN THE DARK WITH DARK SHADOWS (Film Review)
May 10th, 2012 Steven D'Arcangelo Dark Shadows, the new Tim Burton movie based on the old TV series, is soap opera with a supernatural twist. All the soap tropes are present — lies, affairs, murders — but the Ewings and Carringtons have been replaced by vampires and werewolves. If anything can make me a fan of soap opera this should [...]
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MEET THE MARQUEE’OLOGISTS
October 12th, 2011 Beyond the Marquee I know what you’re thinking, “What the heck is a Marquee’ologist!?!?” Well, don’t go running to look up Mar·quee·ol·o·gist [Mahr-kee-ol-uh-jist] in Webster’s Dictionary … it’s just what our team calls themselves here at Beyond the Marquee. All of us here at this Entertainment Website are a diverse group of committed individuals full of passion, personality [...]
Projections for The Projection Booth
October 12th, 2011 Steven D'Arcangelo Welcome to The Projection Booth! What is The Projection Booth? Good question. Before uncovering the answer, let’s examine some definitions courtesy of TheFreeDictionary.com. projection booth A booth, as in a theater, in which a movie projector is operated. Tweet
