“I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led…”. Bilbo Baggins riddling the dragon Smaug in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Recently I’ve felt a bit like Bilbo Baggins himself — traversing the wonders of Middle Earth… by way of Los Angeles. First going to the World […]
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EXCLUSIVE: The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug: Premiere, Props, Sets, Review & Opening!
December 14th, 2013 
Beyond the Marquee 
Posted in BOOKS, Jay West, MAJOR MOTION PICS, ON-LOCATION, PROPS & COSTUMES, TRAILERS, Uncategorized 
3 Comments »Check Out the Hidden Secrets and Fun Surprises in the New Disney Animated Film – FROZEN !
December 13th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee Disney and PIXAR are notorious for hiding inside jokes, secret images or hidden characters into their films. It’s been going on for decades and we hope it continues to for decades to come. It’s always cool to catch a glimpse at another character, visual or audible reference from another one of your favorite films, and […]
A Happy 33rd Birthday to POPEYE the Movie!!!
December 12th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee Hard to believe that it was 33 years ago today that the movie ‘Popeye’ was released in theaters. A young actor named Robin Williams, hot off his role as television’s favorite martian, Mork, starred in his first motion picture, along with actress Shelly Duvall. The musical-comedyPopeye, directed by Robert Altman, was based on a classic cartoon and comic series […]
5 Secrets of Smaug the Dragon from ‘The Hobbit’
December 12th, 2013 Sterling Spencer-Hayden Our friend Alex Hillsberg over at FinancesOnline.com shot us over some info about what/who could be the most wicked character in an upcoming film, Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug the Dragon from ‘The Hobbit’. Come December 13 all Middle Earth is set for a fiery encounter, or at least 13 dwarves, a hobbit and a wizard […]
Dilemmas of a Film Fan #FilmFanProblems
December 11th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee There are people who watch films for fun, and there are people who watch films to engage their brain and nitpick about it to their friends. Basically, there are people who think Batman’s weapon arsenal was cool, and those who assess how the “Dark Knight Rises” villain, Bane, can eat food with a giant outward-facing […]
Hollywood is Getting Ready for a Grudge Match!
December 6th, 2013 Beyond the Marquee Hollywood heavyweights Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro team up in what is expected to be a fabulous holiday season flick about a rivalry that is 30 years in the making, in Grudge Match! Sylvester Stallone is back in the ring – even after he hung up his gloves in Rocky Balboa. This latest rendition of his […]
THOR: THE DARK WORLD (Soundtrack Review & Other Marvel Musical Missives)
December 5th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo There’s no better day to review the soundtrack for Thor: The Dark World than Thor’s Day, A.K.A. Thursday, A.K.A. today. The Asgardian’s first foray into film was the 2011 adaptation of the Marvel comics version of the Norse myth, a robust noble epic that made the inevitable sequel something to look forward to. Its score […]
