Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “Night School”!

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Denise

Gaaaaah!  Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart are gonna be on screen together for Night School, and I’ve got passes y’all!  Synopsis!

Star Kevin Hart and producer Will Packer, who partnered for the hit Ride Along and Think Like a Man series, bring their signature style to Night School.  The comedy from director Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip) follows a group of misfits who are forced to attend adult classes in the longshot chance they’ll pass the GED exam.

The trailer is fantastic, and I can’t wait to see these two play off each other.  Let’s go!

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Con News: Baltimore Comic-Con welcomes Sherilyn Fenn!

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Denise

BCC is bringing an amazing actress to Baltimore this year – Sherilyn Fenn! That’s right, the Twin Peaks (and Gilmore Girls, and…) actress is coming to town before her gig on Titans.  And let’s hope there’s plenty of dish from this fantastic woman. Wanna know more? After the jump, baby!

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “The House With A Clock In Its Walls”

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Denise

Ready for some spooky?  I’ve got passes for The House With A Clock In Its Walls, and I’m ready to share.  Why?  Becuase Eli Roth & Eric Kripke of course.  Synopsis!

In the tradition of Amblin classics where fantastical events occur in the most unexpected places, Jack Black and two-time Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett star in The House with a Clock in Its Walls, from Amblin Entertainment.  The magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart.  But his new town’s sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches when Lewis accidentally awakens the dead.

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “Life Itself”!

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Denise

I’ll admit I get wrapped up in TV’s This Is Us.  It’s riveting!  So when I heard TIS creator Dan Fogelman was helming the movie Life Itself, I got psyched. Synopsis!

As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes in Life Itself. Director and writer Dan Fogelman (“This Is Us”) examines the perils and rewards of everyday life in a multigenerational saga featuring an international ensemble including Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Olivia Cooke, Sergio Peris- Mencheta, Laia Costa, Alex Monner and Mandy Patinkin. Set in New York City and Carmona, Spain, Life Itself celebrates the human condition and all of its complications with humor, poignancy and love.

Y’know, with an all-star lineup like this, I’d be excited to see this film even without Fogelman…but having him here makes it all the more intriguing. Ready? Let’s go!

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Con News: Book debuts at Small Press Expo!

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Denise

A great thing about SPX is that there are lots of book launches at the con.  And this year’s no different.  Peep what’s coming your way, and get a jump on your friends!  Hey, comic book bragging rights are definitely a thing.

Me? I’m looking forward to The Nib Magazine #1 – look at that great cover! Blame This On The Boogie also looks fantastic. Check out all of the debuts hitting SPX after the jump – and see you there!

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “The Predator”!

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Denise

Yay!  September’s here! And you know what that means; only one more month ’til Halloween time!!!  So to get my fellow spooky fans ready for The Season? I’ve got passe for The Predator!  Synopsis!

From the outer reaches of space to the backwoods of southern Georgia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before. And only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biology professor can prevent the end of the human race.

I loved director Shane Black’s work on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys.  And his screenplay for The Long Kiss Goodnight is one of my absolute favorites. (“IT’S NOT ABOUT LAUNDRY!“)  So are you ready to see what he’s got going on for the Predator franchise? Let’s go! Continue reading →

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “A Simple Favor”!

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Denise

Happy September everybody! Why not start out the month with thrills, chills, Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively?  I’ve got passes for the B’more screening of A Simple Favor, and I’m ready to give ’em to ya. Synopsis!

A SIMPLE FAVOR, centers around Stephanie (Kendrick), a mommy vlogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily’s (Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town. Stephanie is joined by Emily’s husband Sean (Golding) in this stylish thriller filled with twists and betrayals, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, murder and revenge.

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“Operation Finale” – a powerful start to Oscar season

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Denise

Nutshell: Real-life Nazi hunters get a powerful and moving film tribute, thanks to a stellar ensemble cast and nimble screenplay. Kingsley and Isaac deliver performances people will be talking about when award ballots start to fly. Don’t even bother with popcorn with this one; you’ll be too riveted to the screen. Grade: A-

“We should be putting him down like a mad dog.”

Story: During WWII Adolph Eichmann conceived and carried out the Final Solution, which led to the deaths of over six million Jews, along with millions of other individuals. Eichmann disappeared after the War’s end. In 1960, Mossad agents in Israel were tipped off to the possibility of Eichmann’s location in Argentina. A team of agents were sent to capture him, alive, for trial.

Genre I’d put it in: Powerful Docudramas

Remake, Sequel, Based-On, or Original: Based on the real-life capture of WWII war criminal Adolph Eichmann by members of the Mossad.  Continue reading →

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Small Press Expo announces this year’s Ignatz Award nominees!

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Denise

It’s that time of year again kids. Time for the bestest indie comics gathering to announce their best of picks. Or as I like to think of it, Goodreads Queue Expander Season! Because SPX just dropped their nominations for their Ignatz awards!

So many incredible noms…I’ma make it raaaaaain in Artist’s Alley (again)! Read on for the full list – and CONGRATULATIONS to all the nominees!

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “Peppermint”!

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Denise

Jennifer Garner is a total badass.  So who else is looking forward to seeing her bring the pain in her newest flick, Peppermint? Because I have passes y’all… Synopsis!

Peppermint is a high impact, Jennifer Garner led, action thriller which tells the story of young mother Riley North (Garner) who awakens from a coma after her husband and daughter are killed in a brutal attack on the family. When the system frustratingly shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerilla. Channeling her frustration into personal motivation, she spends years in hiding honing her mind, body and spirit to become an unstoppable force – eluding the underworld, the LAPD and the FBI- as she methodically delivers her personal brand of justice.

YES PLEASE.  You too?  Then let’s go!

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