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A Quickie With Lisa Marie: The Ides of March (dir. by George Clooney)
George Clooney’s new political film The Ides of March opened last Friday and so far it appears to have mostly gotten positive reviews that are more respectful than enthusiastic. Well, I saw The Ides...
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Poll: Which Movie Should Lisa Marie Watch on March 20th?
Anyone who knows me knows that sometimes I just can’t help but love being dominated. That’s why, on occasion, I’ll give you, our beloved readers, the option of telling me which film to watch and...
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Teaser Trailer: The Master
This was released about a week ago. It’s the first teaser trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film, The Master. Essentially, Joaquin Phoenix acts a lot like Joaquin Phoenix while an unseen...
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Trailer: The Master (dir. by Paul Thomas Anderson)
Finally! Following the release of two intriguingly vague teasers, the official trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film, The Master, has been released! There’s not another film coming out this...
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Quick Review: The Master (dir. by Paul T. Anderson)
If I had a choice between watching the worst of Paul T. Anderson’s films and the best of Paul W.S. Anderson’s films, P.T. would win just about every time. Unless of course it’s about Event Horizon. I...
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By the way, here are the Satellite Award Nominations…
In even more Oscar season news, the International Press Association announced their nominations for the Satellite Awards yesterday. Les Miserables led with 10 nominations. If you’re like most people...
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I Got Your Golden Globes Right Here…
We’re halfway through Oscar season and that means that it’s time for the Golden Globes to weigh in. To be honest, I think the Golden Globes are somewhat overrated as an Oscar precursor. For the most...
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What If Lisa Marie Determined The Oscar Nominees…
With the Oscar nominations due to be announced this week, now seems like a good time to indulge in something I like to call “If Lisa Marie Had All The Power.” Listed below are my personal Oscar...
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Trailer: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Exclusive Teaser)
The next installment in The Hunger Games series, Catching Fire, looks to return later this year with a new director taking over the reins. Gary Ross began the series as director of the first film and...
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Teaser Trailer: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One
At this point, does it even matter what scenes they put into the trailer for Mockingjay? I mean, we all know that we’re going to see it and we’re probably going to love it, right? They could probably...
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Back to School #48: Scent of a Woman (dir by Martin Brest)
Along with my current series of 80 Back to School reviews (48 down, 32 to go!), another one of my long time goals has been to watch and review every single film to ever be nominated for the best...
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For Your Consideration #6: Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay...
Of the three The Hunger Games films released so far, Mockingjay Part One is definitely the weakest. That does not, however, mean that it’s a bad film. It’s just that it doesn’t quite reach the...
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Shattered Politics #81: Charlie Wilson’s War (dir by Mike Nichols)
I hate to say it but Charlie Wilson’s War did not do much for me. I hate to say that because this 2007 film is fairly well-acted, well-directed, and well-written (by Aaron Sorkin, whose scripts usually...
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Embracing the Melodrama Part II #93: Boogie Nights (dir by Paul Thomas Anderson)
The 1997 film Boogie Nights (which, amazingly enough, was not nominated for best picture) is a bit of an overwhelming film to review. It’s a great film and, if you’re reading this review, you’ve...
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Sci-Fi Film Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 (dir by Francis...
It’s finally over! It probably sounds like I’m really excited that the final Hunger Games adaptation has been released. It may sound like I’m happy that the saga of Katniss Everdeen and her life in...
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Lisa Reviews An Oscar Nominee: Capote (dir by Bennett Miller)
The first time I ever saw the 2005’s Capote, I thought it was a great film. I guess that shouldn’t be a surprise. I love movies about writers and I love biopics and, as the title indicates, Capote was...
View ArticleFilm Review: 25th Hour (dir by Spike Lee)
(SPOILERS) First released in 2003, 25th Hour is one of those films that gets better and better with each subsequent viewing. Monty Brogan (Edward Norton) may have done some very bad things in the past...
View ArticleScenes That I Love: The Awards Ceremony From Boogie Nights
I would like to think that when the Palme d’Or is awards in Cannes, it’ll be half as exciting as when Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) picked up his second Best Actor trophy in Paul Thomas Anderson’s...
View ArticleMusic Video of the Day: Try by Michael Penn (1997, dir by Paul Thomas Anderson)
I was going to do one of the videos that Paul Thomas Anderson directed for Haim today but I changed my mind at the last minute. That’s nothing against Haim or the video. Haim’s great and their videos...
View ArticleScenes That I Love: Freddie and Dodd’s Final Meeting From Paul Thomas...
Today’s scene that I love comes from 2012’s The Master, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (who is celebrating his birthday today). Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix were never...
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