‘McFarland, USA’ joins a lengthy list of films that will play alongside SBIFF’s Oscar-friendly tributes.
'McFarland, USA' will close out 30th annual Santa Barbara Film Festival
Posted by Matt Patches · 8:32 am · January 8th, 2015
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Superman at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:06 pm · June 10th, 2013
Looking back at how the Man of Steel has fared at the Academy awards with DC’s reboot on the way.
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I guess we should talk about that 'Man of Steel' trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:51 am · April 17th, 2013
There were 183 seconds that got a lot of fanboys excited yesterday, (insert dirty joke here), and we might as well get into it in this space. Yes, the trailer for Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” landed a solid punch when it dropped during CinemaCon and then hit the net immediately after. To say the least, it had some impressive stuff to offer.
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Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey perform at the Oscars in 1999
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:13 am · February 18th, 2012
Whitney Houston is being laid to rest today in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. I’ve been watching people like Alicia Keyes and Kevin Costner (who delivered a knock-out remembrance) pay tribute to the late singer, who was discovered dead last weekend at the Beverly Hilton Hotel today, and I have to say, the more I’ve considered this situation all week, as of course the media has kept turning it over so it’s always there to be considered, the sadder I’ve become.
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The Lists: Top 10 performances in Clint Eastwood films
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:31 am · November 8th, 2011
With Leonardo DiCaprio’s work in “J. Edgar” on the way, we take a look at the greatest performances from Clint Eastwood cinema. Examples who made the cut include Kevin Costner in “A Perfect World,” Jessica Walter in “Play Misty for Me” and even Eastwood himself makes an appearance.
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