Based on a true story The Sessions will open your eyes, titillate and warm your heart. The strange account features excellent convincing acting on the part of John Hawkes and Helen Hunt earning them what I feel will be an Oscar Nomination. If you want to see something completely different, poignant and unusual presented in a very creative film, then The Sessions would be an excellent choice.
This Must Be The Place, an Eccentric Comedy (Film Review)
November 15th, 2012 
John Delia Doing what Sean Penn likes best, acting in indies like no other performer can, he’s latched on to the film This Must Be the Place. Released in Europe a year ago, it finally makes its way to American movie theaters. This simple little film should have large appeal to the film festival crowd and those who have a penchant for eccentric comedies.
The film involves a former rock legend Cheyenne (Sean Penn) who’s now retired and living off the continuous flow of money still being earned by the sale of his records. Dressing in the same stage make-up and clothing style he wore when he performed before millions, his daily trips to town are noticed by Goth chicks who swoon over him. His wife Jane (Frances McDormand) loves the fact that he still lives in the past as she too shared that part of his life.
Disney’s Oz: the Great and Powerful, Final of Three Posters Revealed
November 15th, 2012 Beyond the Marquee 
Oz the Great and Poweful (Final Payoff One Sheet Poster 3 of 3)
Over the past couple of week’s we ‘ve shared with you the first two of three final one-sheets for Disney’s OZ: the Great and Powerful. The 1st was a cool image of a wicked witch poised and standing against a magical landscape. The 2nd which had mixed reactions, was calvacade of assorted characters that inhabit the world of OZ. And this week appears to be the main attraction, the primary cast of James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz upon the yellow-brick road, with the Emerald City in the distance and some looming tornado trouble brewing around them. Let us know what you think of this final payoff poster for the film in the comments below. Click ahead to see all of the Oz: the Great and Powerful one-sheets and a larger version of this weeks for your viewing pleasure! PLUS…we’ve assembled all 3 together to form the one all-mighty Great and Powerful triptych poster!
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (the Bodacious Blu-ray Review)
November 13th, 2012 Steve Czarnecki 
Most Excellent!!! Bill and Ted NOW on Blu-ray!!!
I love time-travel movies and there’s a real neck and neck race for me between Back to the Future and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, so I was beyond stoked when the Twentieth Century Fox Blu-ray for Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure showed up on my doorstep for review! I was still in high-school when this film came out and it’s soundtrack and dialogue were staples of my late teen years. Though the sequel was not as triumphant as the original, this adventure started them all, and with a third film in development, there’s no time like the present to start catching up on history, movie history that is. This is a movie that saw a young and innocent Keanu Reeves and the foul-mouthed comedian George Carlin in a squeaky clean role that made time-travelling contemporary and cool!!! Click ahead for my review of the Blu-ray (now on home video)
Brave, Takes Aim at Family Market (Video Review)
November 13th, 2012 John Delia On the short list for an Oscar, the animated film Brave comes to home video in a 5 disc Blu-ray Combo pack that includes Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray (2 Discs), DVD & Digital Copy. The Pixar/Disney film has an adventurous theme that plays to all family members young and old alike. Loaded with bonus features including “La Luna” and a short created for the home video called “The Legend of Mor’du” this entertainment package has it all.
The movie centers on Merida, a young princess full of spirit and energy. Living in the Highlands of Scotland with parents King Fergus, Queen Elinor and her three brothers, her idea of fun involves a speedy ride through the rocky woods while shooting arrows at targets. Loving her independence Merida wouldn’t ever think of being courted for marriage.
A BRIEF RETURN TO MONKEE BUSINESS
November 12th, 2012 Brian Joseph Ochab 
The Monkees iconic guitar logo.
Last year I had the pleasure of seeing The Monkees at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. It was their 45th anniversary tour (2011).
Mickey, Davy and Peter (sans Michael Nesmith). The concert was just about perfect. It was a beautiful warm August evening, clear skies and the guys were in top form. The show followed a format consisting of a few hits up front then a middle section of B-sides and tunes from the movie Head. Finally they closed with more hits and a show-stopping encore. In the background a multi-media screen played clips of their TV show throughout.
It was magical, and The Monkees absolutely brought the house down. By the end of the concert, the audience was on their feet, clapping and singing and utterly dazzled. Since Michael Nesmith had made a surprise appearance at the Greek during the Monkees tour in the 80’s (for the encore) there was hope that he might show this time. Alas, Pappa Nez was not to be seen. But somehow the show worked. In fact, it kicked serious butt and received rave reviews.
A Magical Four-Day “HARRY POTTER” Marathon, Nov 12th – 15th only on ABC Family!
November 11th, 2012 Beyond the Marquee 
Harry Potter
Starting tomorrow, ABC Family stirs up some thrills with a four-day “Harry Potter” marathon. The marathon starts with “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” on Monday, November 12th and will run through Thursday, November 15. ABCFamily.com is also getting into the magical hijinks with never-before-seen online interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and Matthew Lewis throughout the four-day event. The interviews are broken down into four topics: Enemies – Tom Felton discusses the duels between Harry and Draco; stunts – Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe talk about some of their memories of the stunts they had to perform; comic relief — Matthew Lewis, Emma Watson and Tom Felton gossip about some of the more hilarious moments in the series; and girl power — Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe give their thoughts on Hermione’s journey from shy schoolgirl to powerful witch. Click ahead to check out the marathon’s air schedule…
