December 31st, 2014 
Kevin Stern 
If you think it would have taken a film genius to figure out our seventeenth LOCATION, LOCATION, Location? entry, you might be on to something. Without a doubt, it was one of the more obscure and difficult filming locations to guess since the area in question has changed quite a bit over the years!
December 29th, 2014 Beyond the Marquee 
2015 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Slate
With Marvel, PIXAR and Lucasfilm films now as a part of the regular list of movies produced and released thru Walt Disney Studios, it’s clearly an exciting year for all those at the Mouse House coming up.
From Cinderella, Inside Out, The Jungle Book, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Tomorrowland and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, to name a few half dozen, we can’t wait to buy our tickets for these and other upcoming releases from Disney.
Click ahead to check out synopses and information on the upcoming 2015 release schedule from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and start reserving time in your calendar now to check them all out.
December 29th, 2014 Kevin Stern 
Our seventeenth LOCATION, LOCATION, Location? entry will take some brain power to deduce because the location has changed so much over the years. In light of that, we’re making it a bit easier to guess by providing several photographic NOW clues to help the guessing process.
What we can tell you is that this location featured prominently in a film that is now regarded as a prime example of 1980’s pop culture. The house you see featured in these pictures did not exist during the filming of this movie, but pretty much sits where one once stood. Check back with BTM on Wednesday for the answer!
December 28th, 2014 Beyond the Marquee Our 6 and 3/4 year old Whovian Lindalee Rose brings the TARDIS home for the Holidays as she reviews the 2014 Doctor Who Christmas Special; “Last Christmas”
In “Last Christmas”, the Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? WHO else…Santa Claus!
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December 25th, 2014 Beyond the Marquee 
Jeff Gillen as Santa Claus in “A Christmas Story”
As with most families celebrating the Christmas holiday, there is no doubt that either before or after the presents are opened, that like ours, your family relaxes around the TV to watch TBS’s 24 hour marathon of the 1983 holiday classic, A Christmas Story. One family who watches religiously is the Gillen family of South Florida, and with good reason; the unforgettable grumpy Santa Claus character in that movie who warns little Ralphie that he’ll shoot his eye out and then gives him the boot (literally) was portrayed by none other than actor Jeff Gillen.
It’s been over 30 years since the release of that film, and sadly nearly 2 decades since Jeff Gillen passed away unexpectedly, but that doesn’t stop his family, nor the legions of fans of the film from flocking to the TV or DVD every year to watch one of the most cherished, beloved and institutionalized holiday films of all time. I’ve been friends with the Gillens for close to 25 years since I went to school with Jeff’s son, Phillip. I thought I’d catch up with Phil and ask him to recall what growing up with his father being one of the most iconic film Santa’s was like and how they feel about the movie when viewing it today. Read ahead after the jump to find out…
December 24th, 2014 John Delia
If you want to get the most out of the movie Foxcatcher beyond the amazing acting by Steve Carell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo refrain from reading up on the true story. This is not a comedy or an ordinary sports story about being the best, it’s a dramatic event that shocked the world and brought down an empire.
December 23rd, 2014 Beyond the Marquee 
Alien: Isolation
Get a room full of hardcore gamers and show them the 2005 film adaptation of the beloved video game “Doom”… and you will get a room full of unhappy campers. “Doom” is just one case among many of revered games that have suffered mistreatment at the hands of Hollywood. The 1997 movie “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation,” based on the classic arcade and console game, brought the genre to a new low, and German director Uwe Boll’s “Alone in the Dark” got a measly 2.3 out of 10 user rating on IMDB.
When making movies out of popular games, what are these directors doing wrong? For one, they forget they are making a movie, not a non-playable video game; successful adaptations take the source material and adapt it to the language of the new medium. Out of necessity, video games offer either very simple narratives (“Mortal Kombat”) or highly complex ones. The key is to find the middle ground—Christoph Gans found it in “Silent Hill,” as did veteran director Mike Newell in his rendering of “Prince of Persia” (yes, it’s Hollywood eye candy, but it’s also a fun ride).
Click ahead for recently or soon-to-be released sci-fi and fantasy video games could make awesome movies…
